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8. COSMETIC SURGERY

What makes someone decide on plastic surgery? An actor explains; “I (1)
___ after my father in appearance. Ilis nose is big but mine was huge, and
it got me (2) ___ . I couldn’t (3 )_______a normal lifc. At school, the other
children (4) __ jokes about my nose, and I (5 )______ stand seeing myseir
in television plays. I thought I looked like a monster! The nose caused health
problems as well: because of its shape, I couldn’t breathe (6) ______ , and I
had a permanent (7 )______ throat.
“The doctor (8 )______ I should have an operation. I was nervous but my
wife (9 )______me. The operation went well, but my whole face (1 0 )_______
afterwards and I had two terrible black eyes. I had to keep the bandage on
my nose for a while and the (11) ______ didn’t disappear for ages. It was
months before I dared return to work. “But I’m not (1 2 )____ _ in the result.
My breathing problems have (13) ______and I no longer feel self-conscious
or (1 4 )______ about my appearance. I only regret I didn’t go into the design
of my nose in greater (15) . I chose a purely practical nose, but now I
would rather have a more beautiful one. I suppose that sounds vain!”

1. A. ask B. go c. look D. take
2. A. off B. down c. over D. through
3 A. direct B. spend c. produce D .lead
4. A. did B. laughed c. made D.spoke
5. A. didn’t B. couldn’t c. shouldn’t D. wouldn’t
6. A. properly B. exactly c. justly D. accurately
7. A. hurt B. ill c. sick D .sore
8. A. suggested B. persuaded c. advised D. told
9. A. recommended B. moved c. encouraged D. relieved
10. A. harmed B. ached c.injured D. pained
11. A. scratches B. damages c. bruises D. sprains
12. A. disappointed B. disgusted c. displeased D. dissatisBed
13. A. cleared up B. set off c. passed out D. fallen through
14. A. embarrassed B. depressing c. disturbing D. excited
15. A. detail B. feature c. part D. point

9. MY FRIEND’S WEDDING

My íriends Laura and lan got married last Saturday. It was a lovely (1)
______ . The music was wonderful and the (2) ______ sang beautifully. The
(3) looked absolutely stunning in a white silk dress with pearls
around the neckline. She was carr3ãng a (4 )______of roses and orchids. She
had asked her three sisters to be (5) and they looked very pretty as
well. There was one awkward moment when it seemed that the (6) ______
could not find the rings, but in the end it turned out that he was only

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