E Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. / 11 My friend Tom is very keen (0) on travelling. In fact, he has already travelled to the four corners of the (1) . Five years ago he came (2) with the idea of going to Africa on his own, even (3) he realised it was not a particularly safe thing to do. ‘The (4) is the limit to where you can go if you are prepared to take risks,’ said Tom and then he got (5) to work. He bought a plane ticket to Khartoum, collected all the necessary equipment, mapped out his route and was ready to set off. In (6) of all his preparations and enthusiasm, the trip finished soon after it began. In one of the Sudanese villages Tom (7) down with malaria, one of the tropical (8) very common in this part of the world. It was obviously his fault since he had forgotten to have several vaccinations before going to the tropics. This trip has certainly (9) its mark on Tom. (10) of his medical record, he has to be examined at least once a year. He also plans all his journeys well in advance (11) that he can be sure he hasn’t overlooked anything important.
