Part 2
You are going to read an atce about a man who discovered that he ad 2 dangerous allergy. Seven
sentences have been removed frm the arte. Choose from the paragraphs A-H the ane which fits
teach gap (9-15). There fs one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. Tere san example atthe
beginning
Mark your answers on the separate answer shect
The day my life changed
Iwas a bright and sunny Saturday afternoon
when events conspired against me fo rearrange
the rest of my i, in a manner | could never
have foreseen. My intention had infact been to
rearrange my lie but | had planned ta do it ia
very ditloront way.
What {had in mind was winning a lot of money
0 that | could leave my job, and go and lve
somewhere warm and sunny. (8). Tid
this almost avary weekend and seldom won
anything, but as they say, ‘You never know’
nile | was standing inthe quoue to buy my
chance ofa new lil, | decided to get myselt
something rice for supper (10) Some
tasty sandwiches woul be ust the ting wih a
cup of cocoa a iti later on. It was acting on
this impulse that proved te be my downial
‘That evening, while | was eagerly anticipating
the results ofthe lotory craw, | made mysalt
the promised peanut butter sandwich and sat
‘ov infront of the telviion to relax. But very
‘00n| realised tha ll was not wel. Very
strange things were happening ome.
(1. ‘Within minutes i had spread to
the rest of my face and my throat fit.
constricted. When I looked in the miro, | could
‘00 that my face had gone very red and a rash
was spreading over my entre body.
Although | had na idea what was actually wrong
‘wth me, the link withthe peanut butter
Sandwich was obvious. (12). assumed
‘hat the jar | had bought was ‘of, but when |
checked the seltby date twas fxd for nino
months ahead, So thal was the problem. It
had to be me,
| was bopinang to feel alot worse so |
tax to take me to the casually
the local hospital. Aer batery of tees, | was
called into the consulting room, There | was
aiven the diagnosis. (13) The
Specialists explained to me thal ahough it was
impassile to tll whether this was @ mild or
s2vere form of the allergy, | should assume i
ry condition was serous. They said tha or tne
rest of my ie | would have to carry a special
syringe with me so that leould inject myselt
with acenaline If came into contact with
peanuts by accident.
twas this inlarmation that changed my le and
ow ook at everything eat wih great care
(a). now diligent study labs on
ppackels and jars fo tho warning “May conan
traces of rus
‘Sadly, many people who are free ofthe problem
Soni ake a nut allergy seriously. Even some of
ny trends ee it has att ofa Joke, inspite of
the problems it causes me in many ferent
situations, some serious some less so.
(5). ‘But have 10 desie to experiance
the symptoms of nut alrgy again - sc | shall
have fo accent the rearrangement of my
‘everyday ile 2 a permanent feature