| A | B |
| autobiography | life story written by the person who lived it |
| optimist | a person who believes things will work out for the best |
| dwell | to live in; spend time in |
| tirelessly | without resting |
| protocol | rules of behavior for representatives of governments |
| keenly | intensely, strongly |
| straightforward | direct, honest |
| modestly | humbly |
| ambassador | government representative to a foreign country |
| identity | sense of self |
| protocol | A director of ____ makes sure that important government visitors are greeted and caredfor properly |
| dwell | Shirley Black does not like to __ in the past |
| autobiography | She wrote her ___ to set the record straight |
| modestly | She talks of her movie career ___ ; she does not brag. |
| optimist | Her cheerfulness shows that she is a true _____. |
| ambassador | As ___ to Ghana, she represented the United States in that country. |
| keenly | She feels ___ proud of her career as an actress. |
| straightforward | She talks about her life in an hoest, ____ way. |
| identity | She has a strong sense of her own ___ and does not confuse herself with the popular child star that she was. |
| tirelessly | Shirley Black works ___ and with real enthusiasm at any job she undertakes. |