FAMINE IS A STATE OF EXTREME HUNGER SUFFERED BY THE POPULATION OF A...

60.Famine is a state of extreme hunger suffered by the population of an area due to_____

of the food supply. (SUFFICIENT)

Insert a suitable word in each of the blanks to finish the following passage.

The man who was (61)______ as the greatest escapologist of all time is Harry Houdini.

Houdini, whose real name was Erich Weiss, was born in Hungary but grew up in America.

His first professional engagement was a trapeze (62)_______ in vaudeville show. Later he

taught himself how to escape (63)______all kinds of chains and bindings. He went on

tours of Europe and America and became famous for his amazing escapes.In one of his

more spectacular escapes he had his hands and legs (64)________ then he was locked in a

packing case, which was finally (65)__________ with steel tape and dropped into New

York Harbour. He managed to escape in (66)_________59 seconds. Despite the fact that

he was (67)______ a superman, Houdi never claimed to have magic powers. His habit

included regular exercise. He depended only (68)

his skill, physical strength and

fitness. He trained very hard. He completely denied all claims made by people who said

that they had supernatural powers, and insisted that they had (69)__________ power

whatsoever. To prove this, he would (70)_____ how the trick had been done, by

performing it himself. On his death, he left his library of magic to the nation.

Rewrite or combine the sentences without changing their original meaning, using the

words given at the beginning of each sentence.