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Dr Miller sneezed for the twentieth time this
morning. He was ___1___
most unwell. His throat was ___2___ sore that it ached
every time
he ___3___ to swallow. In addition, he was
___4___ a high
temperature. He was also extremely tired ___5___
sneezing and had almost
___6___ up an entire box of tissues. "Whoever says doctors don't
___7___ sick?" he wondered
to himself.
He was sure that he ___8___ caught his cold from one of
his patients.
He wished that he could go home for a good ___9___.
However, he
had promised his son, Kenneth, that he would ___10___ a
talk during Kenneth's
school assembly in half an hour's ___11___. He glanced
___12___
his prepared speech and groaned. He could now ___13___
the beginnings of a bad headache.
In the end, he ___14___ that he could not possibly' give
a speech
___15___ his condition. He drove quickly to Kenneth's
school and
___16___ profusely to the Principal. Dr Miller felt bad
that he had to cancel
his ___17___ as he was not feeling
___18___.
During assembly that day, the Principal ___19___ an
announcement,
"Due ___20___ unforeseen circumstances, Dr Miller's talk
on 'How to Keep Fit' has been cancelled." |
