Question 1

You've got a...... temperature and a ...... nose - you're not going to school today.

Accepted Answer

high/runny

Answer

high/sore

Answer

sore/broken

Answer

sore/runny

Question 2

A drink of hot lemon and honey is good for a(n) ...... throat.

Accepted Answer

sore

Answer

infection

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high

Answer

runny

Question 3

One wrist is ...... - the other is just fractured.

Accepted Answer

broken

Answer

runny

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high

Answer

sore

Question 4

The car accident left him with a(n) ...... eye and a(n) ...... nose bleed.

Accepted Answer

black/nose

Answer

runny/nose

Answer

black/high

Answer

infection/black

Question 5

The doctor put him on antibiotics to clear up the chest ...... .

Accepted Answer

infection

Answer

broken

Answer

sore

Answer

bleed

Question 6

One problem is that these drugs are highly ...... .

Accepted Answer

addictive

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addicted

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addict

Question 7

This flu is dangerous mainly for the ...... and the very young.

Accepted Answer

aged

Answer

ageless

Answer

ageing

Question 8

White blood cells are a ...... mechanism of the body against disease.

Accepted Answer

defence

Answer

defenceless

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defensive

Question 9

Hospitals smell of ...... because they use a lot of it.

Accepted Answer

disinfectant

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infectant

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disinfection

Question 10

What people don't realise is that depression is a ...... and common condition.

Accepted Answer

serious

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seriously

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seriousness

Question 11

The nurse came to ...... my temperature every two hours.

Accepted Answer

take

Answer

get

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feel

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find

Question 12

I asked the doctor to write me a ...... for painkillers.

Accepted Answer

prescription

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description

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recipe

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paper

Question 13

If you make sure you get rest, you'll get ...... this illness in no time.

Accepted Answer

over

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through

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around

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at

Question 14

I've had a sharp ...... in my side for days now.

Accepted Answer

pain

Answer

ache

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hurt

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itch

Question 15

The runner was admitted to hospital ...... of chest pains and breathlessness.

Accepted Answer

complaining

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suffering

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moaning

Answer

diagnosed

Question 16

We must have got food poisoning, because the whole family was ...... all night.

Accepted Answer

throwing up

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bringing up

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bringing back

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throwing out

Question 17

...... a day keeps the doctor away.

Accepted Answer

An apple

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a piece of fruit

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an orange

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a banana

Question 18

Tom's got a cold, so I'm not going near him - I don't want to ..... it.

Accepted Answer

catch

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find

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take

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pass

Question 19

You should have your inhaler with you at all times in case you have an asthma ...... .

Accepted Answer

attack

Answer

infection

Answer

failure

Answer

illness

Question 20

I don't think it's anything serious - just a ...... .

Accepted Answer

cold

Answer

cancer

Answer

flu

Answer

measles

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