Alek Wek is one of the world’s most popular models. She _______ in catwalk shows, high profile advertising campaigns and on the cover of Vogue magazine., has appeared, appeared, Her life, however,_____ /, hasn’t been, hadn’t been easy., Alek ____ into a poor family in Sudan in 1977, the seventh of nine children, has been born, was born, In 1983, civil war ___ ., broke out, had broken out, Alek ____ out in the streets, but it ____ too dangerous to go out., was playing, has got, used to play/got, In the end, Alek’s family _____ to leave their town and walk south. Eventually, the family ended up in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Unfortunately, in Khartoum, Alek’s father died., have decided, decided, Many years before, he ___ an operation on his hip, and during their long walks it _____ badly infected., had, was getting, had had, got, In 1991, Alek and her younger sister moved to the UK. Their older sister _____ there three years earlier,, was moving, had moved, and later their mother ____ them., joined, used to join, In 1995, Alek ____ at a market in London when a modelling scout______her, and against her mother’s advice, 18-year-old Alek ______ to become a model., shopped, approached, has decided, was shopping, was approaching, decided, was shopping, approached, decided, It was the right decision. She _____a top model for over 15 years. She also _____ handbags, and____ an autobiography called Alek. However, these days she spends more and more time working with charities which help Africa, like the Refugee Council., is ; designs; writes; spends, has been; is also designing; has written; is spending, has been, designs, has written, is spending, is, designs, has written, is spending, In the 1990s, Alek Wek ______ the stereotype of how a model should look. Now she ____ the stereotype of how a model should behave., changed, changes, was changing; is changing

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