I.Choose a,b, or c.

c)pillows

1.My grandfather was __________________________ to (the) hospital yesterday. 9. Turn __________________________ please. I have to wash your back.
a)prescribed a)off
b) admitted b)around
c) accepted c)on
2. There were two doctors __________________________ ( = working) when we arrived.
a)doing their duty 10. The doctor wants to take some more __________________________.
b)on demand a)blood exams
c)on duty b)blood tests
c)tests of blood
3.P1: Does the patient have health __________________________? P2: No, she is
uninsured. II. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer.
a)assurance
b)insurance bathe, illness, outpatient, disability, discharged, geriatrics, increase, administer,
c)assistance preventive, therapy

4. Everything went smoothly. There were no __________________________.

1………………………………. is a field in medicine that focuses on the health of older people.
a)complications
b)compliments
2. His………………………………………… is not serious. = He is not seriously sick.
c)completions
3. We will have to…………………………………you dosage. = You will have to take more medicine.
5. I've been taking birth control pills __________________________. ( = for many years)
a)for years
4. A………………………………. is something that may prevent you from functioning normally.
b)on a yearly basis
c)yearly
5. The nurse will …………………………………….. ( = give) the vaccine to Mrs. Williams.
6. There's nothing to worry about. This is a __________________________ ( = standard)
6. One of the nurse's main duties is to…………………………………. ( = wash) the patients.
procedure.
a)routine
7. None of the patients stay at the clinic. They only visit on an……………………………..basis.
b)routing
c)rooted
8. We have to begin your………………………………….. ( = treatment) as soon as possible.
7. This is a contagious disease that can only be __________________________ by/through
9. These are………………….measures. ( = steps taken to make sure something doesn't happen)
sexual intercourse.
a)transferred
10. That patient has been…………………………… from the hospital. (= allowed to go home)
b)transplanted
c)transmitted

8. I'm here to change your __________________________. ( = the container used by

bedridden patients to go to the bathroom)
a)bedpan
b)bedding
III. Match each word with its definition. 7. What time ________________ she ________________ (start) school every day?
8. Our teacher always ________________ (give) us a lot of homework.
antibiotics occurs when the body doesn't have 9. What ________________ they ________________ (do) at the moment?
enough red blood cells 10. Mark ________________ (not watch) TV, he's reading.
acute not harmful (not cancerous) 11. He ______________________ (usually/ not listen) to classical music.
12. We ________________ (not go) to the park because it’s raining.
disease wounds that develop on a patient's body 13. How often ________________ you ________________ (go) to the gym?
from lying in one place for too long 14. She ________________ (cry) because the film is very sad.
anaemia a medical disorder that is harmful to a 15. He ________________ (wash) his car every Saturday.
person's health 16. Irene and Eve ________________ (always/ do) their homework.
diagnosis higher than normal body temperature 17. She ____________________ (brush) her hair every day.
benign strong discomfort in certain areas of the 18. Where ____________________ (you/ go)?
body 19. He can’t talk to you right now. He ____________________ (speak) on the phone.
20. Every morning, he ____________________ (wake) up, he ____________________
fever quick to become severe/bad
(brush) his teeth, he ____________________ (eat) breakfast, he
infection medication that kills bacteria and cures ____________________ (change) his clothes, and he ____________________ (go)
infections to work.
pain medical explanation of an illness or 21. I can’t take it anymore! You ____________________ (always/ yell) at me!
condition 22. After her work, she ____________________ (always/ leave) in a hurry, in order to
bedsore diseased area of the body catch the bus.
23. He ____________________ (never/ go) anywhere without his keys.
24. Parents ____________________ (always/ take) care of their children.
25. Mary can´t answer the phone because she ________ (have) a shower.
IV. Read the patient complaints. Which specialist does each patient need? 26. Helen ________ (wash) her hair every day.
27. The kids ________ (play) football at the moment.
1. My husband and I just took a home pregnancy test, and it came out positive. We 28. Kevin ________ (not/ like) cats, but he ________ (adore) dogs.
want to know when we are due and we want to make sure the fetus is healthy. 29. At the moment, they ____________ (stand) in the rain.
2. My left eye has an infection that won't go away and my vision has been blurry for 30. What time ____________ (usually / the boys / wake up)?
two weeks now.
3. I've been having major chest pains this week. I'm also having trouble breathing. VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense (simple or continuous)
4. I get terrible acne and I have tried all of the products in the pharmacy. I don't know
what to do now.
1. While Tom (read)................, Amely (watch).................a documentary on TV.
5. My baby is not developing properly. She hasn't put on any weight in two months
2. Marvin (come).................home, (switch)....................on the computer and (check)
and she keeps getting ear infections.
...................his emails.
3. The thief (sneak)....................into the house, (steal).................the jewels and
V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense (simple or continuous) (leave)...................without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen).................while the teacher (explain)....................the tenses.
1. She ________________ (not/ eat) pizza very often. 5. While we (do)....................a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie).............on the beach.
2. What computer game _____________________ (you/ play) now? 6. He (wake)......................up and (look).................at his watch.
3. I ________________ (not/ like) traditional music. It’s boring! 7. We (wait)..................for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come).........around the corner.
4. They ________________ (play) football in the park every weekend. 8. I (cycle)................through the park, when I (hear)....................a strange noise.
5. Mark ________________ (watch) TV at the moment. 9. I (fall)..........................asleep while I (watch).......................TV last night.
6. What time ________________ she ________________ (finish) school today?
 10. When Mike and Jane (paint).....................the walls, their dog (knock)...........over the
paint pot.
11. Tom (break)........................his leg when he (play)........................frisbee.
12. The last time …………………….(see) Daniel he ……………….(work).
13. I………............(not answer) the phone because ………………………(study).
14. When I ……………………… (phone) my friends, they………………………………… (play)
monopoly.
15. Yesterday at six I ………………………………………………… (prepare) dinner.
16. The kids …………………… (play) in the garden when it suddenly ………………………
(begin) to rain.
17. When the post man ……………… (arrive), my father …………………… (have a shower).
18. When I ……………..(look) in the room, the baby ………………(sleep) quietly.
19. Sebastian………………(arrive) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she
………………(not be) there. She…………..(study) French in the library.
20. It's strange that you……………….(call) because I……………….(think) about you.
21. The Titanic…………………..(cross) the Atlantic when it ……………..(hit) an iceberg.
22. The firemen…………………..(rescue) the old woman who………………….(be) trapped on
the third floor of the burning building when the roof fell in.
23. Samantha…………………. (live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact,
she………………. (live) there when the Berlin Wall came down.
24. When I……………………(wake)this morning I saw it …………………………(snow).
25. Sharon………………………(be) in the room when John told me what happened, but
she……………………..(not hear) anything because she ………………………..(not listen).
VIII. Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use a comparative form.
1. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today it’s only six degrees. (colder)
Today it’s ____________________________________________________.
2. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train. (longer)
It takes ______________________________________________________.
3. Dave and I went for a run. I ran ten kilometers. Dave stopped after eight
kilometers. (further)
I ran ________________________________________________________.
4. Chris and Joe both did badly in the exam. Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%.
(worse)
Joe did ______________________________________________________.
5. I expected my friends to arrive at about 4 o’clock. In fact they arrived at 2.30.
(earlier)
My friends ____________________________________________________.
6. You can go by bus or by train. The buses ran every 30 minutes. The trains run every
hour. (more often)
The buses _____________________________________________________.
7. We were very busy at work today. We’re not usually as busy as that. (busier)
We __________________________________________________________.

VII. Complete the sentences by using either the comparative or the superlative forms of the
adjectives in brackets.

1. Venice is ……………… than Milan but it is ……………………… (small / beautiful)

2. Some people think Venice is the ……………………. city in the world (interesting)
3. Coil is ……………………………. than oil. (dirty)
4. Mount Everest is …………………………. than Mont Blanc. (high)
5. The population of London is ……………….than the population of Paris (large)
6. Russian is ………………..than English (difficult)
7. My hair is ………………………than his hair (curly)
8. The Nile is the ………………………..river in the world. (long)
9. Winter is the ……………………….. season (cold)
10. Some people say that English is the …………………… language to learn. (easy)
11. Munich is a ………………………..city than Florence. (modern)