Excel 7 M 8 ex. 3 p. 88 Live the dream. Sleep more! Listen and read

1 – When I was about 12, I (1 - ) the chance to go to western China, looking for rare plants in an extraordinary area of the mountains and forests.

a) got

2 – I wasn’t all that (2 - ) in plants.

c) interested

3 – But my dad’s a botanist by (3 - ) and he was going as assistant to Professor Beall, who was leading the expedition.

b) profession

4 – It was an important international expedition and my name was (4 -) not on the list of the participants.

b) definitely

5 – But at the (5 - ) moment, one of the experts broke his ankle.

c) last

6 – Of course, he had to (6 - ) out.

a) drop

7 – It was impossible to get anyone else to go at such (7 - ) notice, so my dad suggested taking me, for experience.

d) short

8 – The professor was so surprised that he agreed without thinking, but he obviously began to (8 - ) doubts as soon as the plane was in the air.

a) have

9 – I remember him (9 - ) that he hoped I was not going to run around.

d) saying  

10 – He also hoped I wouldn’t (10 - ) on rare specimens, as if I was a little kid!

a) tread

11 – My dad didn’t say anything as bad as that but he did say he hoped he wasn’t going to (11 - ) bringing me.

b) regret

12 – They didn’t realize it at that time that my only ambition was to get a photo of a wild panda; and in the end that was (12 - ) what I did!

c) exactly