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Read the text and fill in the gaps with the word which best fits each space. There are two extra words you do not need to choose.Tom Daley is a …(1)… of the Great Britain Olympic team. He is the best diver in Europe now, but he couldn’t dive at all a few years ago. He saw a diving board at his local swimming pool when he was seven and in a few months he …(2)… dive really well. People in the sport started to …(3)… him, and told him that he could practice in the best diving centre in the UK.Before he could enter the Beijing Olympics, Tom needed to …(4)… in the first eight at the competitions in Beijing. He finished seventh, so at the age of fourteen, he returned to Beijing as part of the Olympic team. Although Tom couldn’t surprise everyone by …(5)… in Beijing, he finished seventh out of twelve divers in one event. Tom will be an amazing diver when he’s older!