Speech practice.

Health

100

A respiratory condition marked by attacks of spasm in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing is…

Asthma

200

Choose the right answer:

People who are treated in health centres (policlinics) are called ____ .

a) out-patients

b) in-patients

out-patients

300

Fill in the blank:

I’ve been on _______ for a fortnight already, but I don’t feel any better so far.

sick leave

400

Choose the odd-one-out:

Appendicitis, cholera, typhoid fever, case, diphtheria .

Case

500

Find a synonym for the word: to be ill 

To be laid up with

London history

100

A bus that has 2 levels, so that passengers can sit upstairs or downstairs.

Double-decker

200

Choose the right answer:

______, originally a royal hunting forest, is the largest park in Lon­don.

a) Hyde Park

b)Regent’s Park 

Hyde Park

300

Fill in the blank:

Just as “Westminster' stands for Parliament so “Whitehall” is often used as the name for ____.

central Government

400

Choose the odd-one-out:

Whitehall, Westminster, Kensington Gardens, Wall Street, Threadneedle

Wall Street

500

Find a synonym to the word: money

Currency

Education

100

A high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university is…

Secondary school

200

Choose the right answer:

About 90% of English secondary school students attend a ____ school.

a) comprehensive

b) primary

Comprehensive

300

Fill in the blank:

Students working for their first degree at university are called _____.

Undergraduates

400

Choose the odd-one-out:

Primary school, nursery school, comprehensive school, secondary school, university

Comprehensive school

500

Find a synonym to the word: high school

Secondary school