2 a) Read the model and complete the gaps.

Maria Skłodowska-Curie was a famous scientist. She was born 1) in Warsaw, Poland in 1867. Maria studied maths and physics 2) at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. In 1895 she married Pierre Curie, her professor. Together 3) they discovered radium and researched cancer treatment. Her husband died in 1906. Maria devoted herself to continuing their research 4) while raising their two daughters. She helped develop the use of X-rays and 5) was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes for 6) her work. During World War I, she trained nurses and doctors to X-ray injured soldiers. Maria Skłodowska-Curie died 7) of leukaemia in Paris in 1934. I admire 8) her because she was a brave scientist who saved lots of lives risking hers.