Facts from medicine
What is the common name for the condition called "influenza"?
a) Flu
b) Cold
c) Pneumonia
d) Asthma
a) Flu
Which word is correct? "He ____ his arm during the football match."
a) hurt
b) ached
a) hurt
Correct the mistakes:
"She was flushed by angry when he arrived."
She was flushed with anger when he arrived.
What does the idiom "to be under the weather" mean?
to feel ill or unwell
Write the Third Conditional form of the sentence:
"If she didn’t have a headache, she would have gone to the meeting."
If she hadn’t had a headache, she would have gone to the meeting.
Which vitamin is produced by the body when exposed to sunlight?
Vitamin D
Which sentence is correct?
a) She shuddered when she heard bad news.
b) She trembled when she heard bad news.
c) She ached when she heard bad news.
d) She flushed when she heard bad news.
She shuddered when she heard bad news.
Which sentence is correct?
a) I was in no condition to do the work yesterday.
b) I was in good conditions to do the work yesterday.
c) I had no conditions to do the work yesterday.
d) I was under no conditions to do the work yesterday.
I was in no condition to do the work yesterday.
Explain the meaning of: "As fit as a fiddle".
in good health and physical condition
Complete the sentence with the Third Conditional:
"If she __ (not neglect) her symptoms, the doctor __ (treat) her sooner."
If she had not neglected her symptoms, the doctor would have treated her sooner.
What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
a) Hypertension
b) Hypotension
c) Tachycardia
d) Arrhythmia
Hypertension
Complete the sentence with the appropriate word:
"The room was ____ because it had been occupied for a week".
Vacant
Choose the correct word:
"The pain was so bad that I couldn’t ____ thinking about it."
a) keep from
b) stay from
c) take from
d) bring from
a) keep from
Explain the idiom "to be in the pink of health."
being in perfect condition, or in good health.
Rewrite using the Third Conditional:
"If she takes the medicine, she will feel better."
If she had taken the medicine, she would have felt better.
What is the primary function of the immune system?
a) Regulating body temperature
b) Digesting food
c) Fighting infections
d) Producing red blood cells
Fighting infections
Correct the sentence:
"She walked barefooted in the garden".
"She walked barefoot in the garden"
Correct the mistake in this sentence:
"I read for oneself and then fell asleep."
I read for myself and then fell asleep.
Choose the correct idiom for the following sentence:
"He looked really pale and exhausted. He is clearly not ____."
a) the picture of health
b) full of beans
He looked really pale and exhausted. He is clearly not the picture of health
Correct the mistake in the following Third Conditional sentence:
"If I would have taken the painkillers, my headache would go away."
If I had taken the painkillers, my headache would have gone away.
Which neurological disorder is characterized by chronic, often debilitating headaches?
a) Epilepsy
b) Migraine
c) Parkinson’s disease
d) Multiple Sclerosis
Migraine
Fill in the blank:
"She ____ a note of the doctor’s instructions so she wouldn’t forget them."
"She made a note of the doctor’s instructions so she wouldn’t forget them."
Rewrite the sentence using a passive voice:
"The doctor prescribed the medicine for the patient."
The medicine was prescribed for the patient by the doctor.
Possible variant: The medicine for the patient was prescribed by the doctor.
What does the phrase "to feel off colour" mean?
to feel slightly ill, unwell
Complete the sentence using the Third Conditional:
"If the doctor __ (prescribe) antibiotics earlier, the infection __ (clear up) faster."
"If the doctor had prescribed antibiotics earlier, the infection would have cleared up faster."