Choose the correct answer that best fits each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.
ESTHER'S STORY
When Esther left school at the age of sixteen, her aunt Flory gave her £500 for her birthday. Esther used her aunt's money to (5) __________ up her own business. She bought fruit, sugar and some glass jars and began making her own jam.
At first, her parents didn't want Esther to spend her time (6) __________ jam and they thought that she should study instead. They hoped that one day she would be a teacher or a doctor. But Esther didn't listen to them. She just kept on making jam. After (7) __________ months, she started selling it to the local market.
After two years, her business was very large, and her parents were very (8) __________ with her. She made all kinds of food which she sold to shops and supermarkets. She was (9) __________ busy that she had to get some people to work for her.
