Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word.
Charles Dickens, the famous English novelist, was (1) ……………..at Portsmouth. His father, a poor government servant, was arrested and imprisoned (2) ……………..debt. Therefore he had to earn his (3) ……………..at eleven in a factory. He had a very little (4) …………….., most of which was acquired from the (5) ……………..he read and the events in which he lived. Later he taught (6) ……………..shorthand and became (7) ……………..newspaper reporter. Then he began to write until his (8) …………….. . His most popular (9) ……………..are “The Pickwick Paper” and “David Copperfield”, an autobiographical novel with various scenes of his (10) …………….. life.
Charles Dickens, the famous English novelist, was (1) …born……..at Portsmouth. His father, a poor government servant, was arrested and imprisoned (2)…for..debt. Therefore he had to earn his (3) ...living..at eleven in a factory. He had a very little (4) ...schooling….., most of which was acquired from the (5) ….books....he read and the events in which he lived. Later he taught (6) …himself……..shorthand and became (7)…a…..newspaper reporter. Then he began to write until his (8) ……dealth……….. . His most popular (9) ……novels…..are “The Pickwick Paper” and “David Copperfield”, an autobiographical novel with various scenes of his (10) …realistic….. life.