Healthcare

Healthcare

Exercise 1: Matching the Sentence

Select the best answer

Multiple Choice

1. Mrs Brady has suffered from terrible rheumatism for years.

• (B) This is deposited on the walls of the arteries and can

  block them.

• (C) They can easily be spread from one person to another.

• (D) Pains or stiffness in the joints or muscles can be very difficult to live with.

Multiple Choice

2. More women than men are affected by arthritis.

• (G) Anyone who has caught the virus is reminded that it

  cannot be treated with antibiotics, and they should stay inside until the symptoms have passed.

• (H) The painful inflammation of a joint may require surgery.

• (I) However, the government denies it has made cutbacks

  to the National Health Service.

Multiple Choice

3. Air conditioning units are often responsible for spreading infections

around an office.

• (B) This is deposited on the walls of the arteries and can

  block them.

• C) They can easily be spread from one person to another.

• (E) They don't get enough exercise.

Multiple Choice

4. Cardiovascular disease is becoming more common in Britain.

• (A) Illnesses which affect the circulation of blood are

  particularly common with people who are overweight.

• (B) This is deposited on the walls of the arteries and can

  block them.

• (E) They don't get enough exercise.

Multiple Choice

5. Too much exposure to the sun can cause skin cancer.

• (I) However, the government denies it has made cutbacks

  to the National Health Service.

• (J) However there are drugs which can slow down its cell-destroying properties.

• (K) Once the body's cells start growing abnormally, a cure can be difficult to find.

Multiple Choice

6. It is important not to eat too much food with a high cholesterol content.

• (E) They don't get enough exercise.

• (B) This is deposited on the walls of the arteries and can

  block them.

• (D) Pains or stiffness in the joints or muscles can be very difficult to live with.

Multiple Choice

7. Too many people these days live a sedentary lifestyle.

• (E) They don't get enough exercise.

• (F) This is because their immune system is not properly developed.

• (G) Anyone who has caught the virus is reminded that it

  cannot be treated with antibiotics, and they should stay inside until the symptoms have passed.

Multiple Choice

8. People in positions of responsibility often have stress-related illnesses.

• (J) However there are drugs which can slow down its cell-destroying properties.

• (K) Once the body's cells start growing abnormally, a cure can be difficult to find.

• (L) The pressures of a high-powered job can cause

  nervous strain, which may require drugs.

Multiple Choice

9. Premature babies are vulnerable to illnesses.

• F) This is because their immune system is not properly developed.

• (G) Anyone who has caught the virus is reminded that it

  cannot be treated with antibiotics, and they should stay inside until the symptoms have passed.

• (H) The painful inflammation of a joint may require surgery.

Multiple Choice

10. Healthcare professionals say that hospitals around the country are suffering from serious underfunding.

• (G) Anyone who has caught the virus is reminded that it

  cannot be treated with antibiotics, and they should stay inside until the symptoms have passed.

• (I) However, the government denies it has made cutbacks to the National Health Service.

• (J) However there are drugs which can slow down its cell-destroying properties.

Multiple Choice

11. The AIDS virus is incurable.

• G) Anyone who has caught the virus is reminded that it

  cannot be treated with antibiotics, and they should stay inside until the symptoms have passed.

• (J) However there are drugs which can slow down its cell-destroying properties.

• (K) Once the body's cells start growing abnormally, a cure can be difficult to find.

Multiple Choice

12. The country is currently experiencing its worst flu epidemic for over 30

• (E) They don't get enough exercise.

• F) This is because their immune system is not properly developed.

• G) Anyone who has caught the virus is reminded that it

  cannot be treated with antibiotics, and they should stay inside until the symptoms have passed.

Exercise 2: Replacing the Words or Phrases

Selecting the best answer

Multiple Choice

1. If you suffer from a bad back, a massage may be able to cure or relieve the disorder.

• vitamins

• therapeutic

• operation

Multiple Choice

2. One of the secrets of remaining in good health is to choose food to eat that is high in fibre and low in fat.

• protein

• vitamins

• a diet

Multiple Choice

3. Most people, when they are ill, rely on modern pills and tablets to cure them.

• conventional medicine

• vitamins

• holistic medicine

Multiple Choice

4. Some old-fashioned cures for illnesses, such as herbal tablets and remedies, are becoming increasingly popular.

• holistic medicine

• vitamins

• traditional medicines

Multiple Choice

5. Many people are turning to treatments which involve the whole person, including their mental health, rather than just dealing with the

symptoms of the illness.

• holistic medicine

• vitamins

• debilitating

Multiple Choice

6. Doctors sometimes refer their patients to a medical specialist attached to a hospital.

• surgeon

• consultant

• welfare state

Multiple Choice

7. It takes many years of training to become a doctor specialising in surgery.

• surgeon

• operation

• welfare state

Multiple Choice

8. Meat, eggs and nuts are rich sources of a compound which is an essential part of living cells, and which is essential to keep the human body working properly.

• active

• protein

• diagnose

Multiple Choice

9. On his holiday, he had to take essential substances which are not

synthesised by the body but are found in food and are needed for

growth and health, because the food he ate lacked the B and C groups.

• vitamins

• minerals

• diagnose

Multiple Choice

10. Calcium and zinc are two of the most important substances found in food

• vitamins

• minerals

• diagnose

Multiple Choice

11. Most doctors recommend an energetic lifestyle, with plenty of exercises.

• diagnose

• medicines

• active

Multiple Choice

12. British people enjoy free healthcare thanks to the large amount of money which is spent to make sure they have adequate health services.

• welfare state

• medicines

• debilitating