Vocab Review 1

Unfortunately, scientists have been unable to find a _____ for this complaint.

• prevention

• disorder

• therapy

• cure

Answer explanation

a cure to this complaint: a treatment to this minor illness

The man was put into an isolation ward because the disease was highly _____.

• infected

• harmful

• harmed

• infectious

Answer explanation

infected (adj): being exposed to an organism that causes a disease

infectious (adj): likely to spread infection

After several hours the doctor was finally able to give us his _____.

• diagnosis

• disease

• symptoms

• signs

Answer explanation

diagnosis (n): the identification of the nature of an illness

symptom (n): a change in your body or mind that shows that you are not healthy

Eating fatty foods can damage your _____.

• healthy

• health

• harmful

• unhealthy

You can't always play it safe. Sometimes you need to _____ a risk.

• have

• make

• put

• take

It's important to set yourself clear _____ so that you know what you are aiming for.

 

• ambitions

• goals

• decisions

• opportunities

All she cares about is clothes and expensive cars. She is really _____.

• realistic

• optimistic

• materialistic

• pessimistic

I like making things with my own hands. It gives me a lot of _____.

 

• satisfaction

• exhaustion

• fulfilment

• creation

I always try to keep a positive _____ on life.

• overview

• overlook

• outlook

• insight

Answer explanation

outlook (n): a person's point of view or general attitude to life.

 

The cost of _____ has risen dramatically in the last few years.

• life

• live

• lives

• living