Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 31 to 35.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Winston Churchill was a politician who is remembered as one of Britain's greatest statesmen. ___(31)___a young man he served as a soldier in India and Egypt, and as a journalist in South Africa. He was a ___(32)___ of Parliament from 1900 to 1965, for five different constituencies. Between 1906 and 1929 he held many important positions in government. In 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister and Minister of Defence. His radio speeches during World War II gave the British people a strong ___(33)___to win the war. The Conservative Party, led by Churchill, lost the election of 1945, but he became Prime Minister again from 1951 to 1955 when he retired, aged 80. He was made a knight in 1953, the same year ___(34)___ he won the Nobel Prize for literature. Churchill was also a skilled painter. He was famous for smoking a large cigar, and ___(35)___ a V-sign for 'victory'. He was often referred to simply as 'Winnie' and is remembered with great affection in both Britain and the US.

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