1. Bill Clinton, whose father .......... a few months before he was born, wanted to be President from a very early age.

2. Clinton defied his critics by surviving an .......... of personal scandals.

3. Clinton .......... himself as a "New Democrat" and has frequently been referred to as the "Comeback Kid".

4. In 1978, at the age of thirty-two, Bill Clinton became the youngest governor in the .......... and in Arkansas history.

5. As President-elect, Clinton vowed to focus on economic issues like a "laser beam", working especially to overcome the .......... growth of the American economy.

6. Clinton suffered two major .......... during his administration.

7. Clinton's partner in his political .......... and marriage, Hillary Rodham Clinton, emerged as a key player in his administration.

8. Future history books may well note that Bill Clinton was the second President to have been on trial for .......... by the U.S. House of Representatives.

9. Clinton had a significant influence on the .......... of the Democratic Party.

10. Clinton succeeded in brokering peace negotiations in Northern Ireland between .......... Catholics and Protestants.