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Name: Hometown: Malmö,Sweden
A. Vocabulary
Fill in the missing words or phrases in the following text.
A Reasonable Fear
Eric has a disgusting habit of biting his fingernails when he is nervous. “I need a cigarette.” He said. “Don’t you know that smoking can seriously harm your health?” I teased, “Don’t you know that airplanes falling out of the sky can also be dangerous?” He said . I have to admit that I am no braver about flying myself, so as the plane started down the runway, I threw an long glance out of the window. And once we were in the air many of the passengers ordered drinks to relieve their anxiety.
Once in the air, I decided to catch up on some work during the flight, I handed a report to Eric for him to read, “No rest for the weary .” He joked. We were on our way to a convention on Eating Disorders, so we wanted to be well prepared.
“One of the problems of course is that the emphasis on being slim makes it hard for the fat girl to feel accepted.” Eric said. “Or boy...” I offered, “Yes, but for boys it is a different problem, look at this case for instance, after just a month’s treatment at the clinic, he was able to return to school.”
“Yes, but after an hour in therapy with a specialist this young girl already felt much better.” I countered.
“I wish my therapist were so effective...” Eric said, pressing the call button for the stewardess. He ordered another vodka and orange juice and then gripped the armrests on .
“I have spent hours on the psychologist’s therapy but I still haven’t been able to
quit smoking, let alone get over the