Fill in the Blanks Test your knowledgeOnline version Complete the following sentences by donald moore 1 order Despite Despite because to Due to to Due Although Nevertheless Although In of In order to 1 . failing miserably at school and university , he followed his dreams . 2 . she was rejected by 12 publishers , she kept trying to sell her book . 3 . make a breakthrough with the light bulb , he spent hundreds of hours experimenting . 4 . His company became hugely successful his passion and enthusiasm . 5 . her hard work and determination , she eventually became a literary sensation . 6 . She got shot in the head . , she didn't stop fighting for women's rights and access to education . 7 . the commercial failure of her first two Colombian albums , she continued making albums and rose to prominence in Hispanic countries . 8 . García Márquez never finished his higher studies , his success in journalism and writing short stories and books , led to some universities giving him an honorary doctorate in writing . 9 . financial constraints he couldn't use bronze for his sculptures but he was determined to sculpt and used other materials ( like acrylic resin and sawdust ) . 10 . become successful in television and movies in the USA , Vergara worked to make her looks more stereotypically Hispanic , by colouring her naturally blonde hair dark brown or black .