English Listening B1 Episode 08 - Track 10
Fill in the Blanks Exercise
Exercise (Track 10):
PHIL: Hi, _____(1).
WENDY: Mmm? Oh, hi Phil, it’s _____(2). Yeah, I’m doing OK. Not too _____(3).
PHIL: Hmm. You could try to sound more _____(4) when you say that!
WENDY: It’s just … I had my _____(5) this morning.
PHIL: Of course. How did it _____(6)?
WENDY: Awful. I want to be a doctor so much, but after that _____(7) ...
PHIL: Oh come on, I’m sure it wasn’t that _____(8). You’ve got nothing to worry about with your _____(9).
WENDY: Thanks, I know. But I’m pretty sure they want more than just _____(10). I mean, this is medical school. I read somewhere that for every place at university at least _____(11) apply. There are so many people who are _____(12) me to get into medical school. What do I do if I _____(13)? I’d be so embarrassed.
PHIL: But you didn’t just get good marks. You got the _____(14) at school in every subject. If only I had grades _____(15). And I’m sure you did your _____(16). You always do! So anyway, what happened at your interview that you seem to think went so _____(17)?
WENDY: Well, I was so _____(18) I could hardly speak. I must have sounded _____(19).
PHIL: But they’re expecting people to be _____(20). Who was interviewing you?
WENDY: Oh, it was two _____(21) from the hospital plus a second-year medical student who’s studying _____(22) now.
PHIL: Well, OK, but remember they’ve all done the _____(23) once. They must have understood how you were _____(24).
WENDY: I don’t know. Maybe. I’m still convinced that I _____(25) wrong. Doctors have to be really _____(26), don’t they? I mean, they have to tell nurses what to do and they also have to make decisions that could mean _____(27).
PHIL: Well, I _____(28) …
WENDY: And you can’t be nervous when you’re _____(29) a patient. I mean, can you imagine? If you were my patient and you said, ‘Oh, Doctor Wendy, do you think I’ll be _____(30)?’ and then you’d hear me saying, ‘Oh, um, well, uh, I, uh, think you’ll, um, be _____(31)!’
PHIL: You don’t sound _____(32).
WENDY: But –
PHIL: Listen to me Wendy – you don’t sound _____(33). I promise you. And anyway, what’s the _____(34) that can happen? OK, let’s just imagine that you don’t get a place at medical school _____(35) –
WENDY: Oh!
PHIL: Just _____(36)! Anyway, what would you do?
WENDY: Um …
PHIL: OK, well, I know what I’d do – I’d _____(37) next year and I’d take advantage of the time off to do something really _____(38). In fact, I’d do something that I knew would help me in my _____(39) year.
WENDY: Like _____(40)?
PHIL: Well, you say you need more _____(41), right? Well, do some research. Find out what you could do that will help you become more confident. I don’t know, like, you could try _____(42). Yes! What about that? You could get a job during the day, and then in the evenings, you could take part in a _____(43). And don’t forget, that would only be if you didn’t get a place on the medical course … which you _____(44), of course.
WENDY: Yeah, I _____(45) you’re right. Thanks, that’s really helpful. Actually, that _____(46) me, did you say there was something you wanted to _____(47) me about?
PHIL: Ah, yes, I’ve got an interview at the _____(48) at the university next week and I wanted to ask you to give me some _____(49). I mean, I’m not sure what kind of questions they’re going to _____(50).
WENDY: Right, OK, well, let’s have a _____(51) …
