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You are going to read a magazine article based on ,.11 inlerview wilh the footballer Ryan Gi:gs

Choose the rnost sutab.c question from the Ii,;t A-I for each part (1-7) of the interview. There is one

extra question which you do not need to use. "here is an exarnple al the beginning (O).

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D Do you have one piece o ) fadvice f.)r a boy who wanrsro be a ootbalier?

E Whar '1;1$ been the worstrnomenr?

Do you have any arnbirionsleft?

\X]~larhas been rhe greatesrthril! of your career?

e What is your greatest Iear?

G Can you recall yourprofessional debut.

H If you could keep (111)' one

possession whar would ir b l : " .1 ~lhich of your goal would

you take 0 1 1 video ro :: '1 dcscrrisl and?

F If you werenr a foorballerwhar would you be?

My career in football

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Ir was againsr Manchesrer Ciry. Tl-erc was a scramblc

on the goal moutb. The b:J1I hit me, hit anorher player,tbcn ene of rhcir players, rhen went inco the neto Afrerrhe gamc, thc manager sald he \\'3S going ro credir [hegoal to me. f \\.'85 17 at the time.

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rhoughr wc bcd a ver)' good chunce of doing well rhere.Alter the game agauist Romania , which was whcn weblew it , rhe fecling, in the dress: ng room was asdep-essed as l've ever experienced

tlie ones scored al the rnost importa-ir momcnrs. So !think the winner againsr Ipswich Town townrds .L c cndof (he season. jusr a roe-pokc from J fe w yards (1_ f, hurir ser tIS ou r he way ro the tirle and 1 was rcally h;p~"'~(ger it.

A layabour. I'm useless ar virtually evcryrlur-g else , Ask Il1 1 y mu m.

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L_L II'robablv I'd wanr ro keep ene of my mecia!s, 1ll.J~hl: rileE-\ Cup-winners' medal because ir has so muchrradirion.

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~ ho'bbi.es arid in':.e:cests of t.he young people

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