SYMPTOMS. Choose the correct answers
1. You should put your hand in front of your mouth when you …..
a) sniff b) snore c) swallow d) yawn
2. Six people were overcome by ….. from a container in the laboratory.
a) fumes b) leaks c) odours d) outflows
3. She has been working so hard she feels quite ….. .
a) careful b)dull c) exhausted d) wasted
4. The dog was in a terrible ….. when we found it.
a) condition b) danger c) illness d) sickness
5. His illness made him ….. of concentration.
a) incapable b) incompetent c)powerless d) unable
6. I felt a sharp ….. when I put my hand in the boiling water.
a) ache b) harm c) pain d) suffer
7. If you have got measles, your body is covered in ….. .
a) blots b)dots c)freckles d) spots
8. Every time she eats shellfish, she comes out in ….. .
a) a blush b) a bruise c) an itch d) a rash
9. The baby is very fretful: he must be ….. some teeth.
a) cutting b)grinding c) making d) producing
10. There is a small hard ….. on my wrist. I think I’d better see the doctor.
a) bruise b)limp c) rash d)swelling
11. I have a bad cold, and have lost all ….. of smell.
a) degree b) scent c) sense d)skill
12. He ….. from rheumatism.
a) hurts b) pains c) suffers d) troubles
13. Women seem able to ….. pain better than men.
a)bear b) carry c) support d) wear
14. I couldn’t go to the party because of a ….. cold.
a) fast b) hurried c) sudden d) surprising
15. He fell heavily and was immediately conscious of ….. pain in his right arm.
a) acute b) hard c) raw d) strong
16. Left on his back, an unconscious casualty may ….. in his own vomit.
a) drown b) sink c) submerge d) suffocate
17. I have a ….. headache.
a) burning b) raving c) spitting d) splitting
18. Her sister’s ….. kept me awake for half the night.
a) blowing b) coughing c) flowing d) swallowing
19. His stomach began to ….. because of the bad food he had eaten.
a) ache b) be hurt c) harm d) pain
20. You can die from breathing the ….. from a car engine for too long.
a) air b) fumes c) smoke d)steam
21. He says he had got ….. in his stomach.
a) aches b) hurt c) pains d) suffering
22. I’ve got such a ….. throat I’m sure I must be going to have a cold.
a) hurt b) irritable c) sensitive d) sore
23. I think you should see a doctor about that ….. .
a) belch b) blister c) inflammation d) pimple
24. I’m not really ill, but I have a ….. headache.
a) delicate b) pale c) slight d) weak
25. Colour-blind people often find it difficult to ….. between blue and green.
a) compare b) contrast c) distinguish d) separate
SYMPTOMS. Choose the right answer.
1. When I tried to walk I had a sharp ….. in my leg.
a) cut b) hurt c) pain d) wound
2. Whenever she catches a cold, she gets a ….. all over her face.
a) blemish b) lump c) rash d) sore
3. She ….. of severe pains in her arms and legs.
a) complains b) grumbles c) remarks d) says
4. You’re looking very pale – do you ….. sick?
a) become b) fall c) faint d) feel
5. My husband does not feel at all well. I think he must have eaten something that….. him.
a) disagreed b) disturbed c) hurt d) poisoned
6. If you have a sore throat it is very difficult to ….. .
a) bite b) chew c) digest d) swallow
7. If you didn’t keep scratching that spot on your face, it would soon ….. .
a) cure b) heal c) mend d) remedy
8. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above ….. .
a) normal b) ordinary c) regular d) usual
9. I was so tired I couldn’t stop ….. .
a) coughing b) crying c) laughing d) yawning
10. After the accident she suffered brain ….. and couldn’t speak.
a) damage b) decay c) destruction d) disease
11. The child who swallowed a peanut began to ….. .
a) breathe b) choke c) cough d) yawn
12. May I please have a glass of water? I feel a little ….. .
a) bad b) faint c) hungry d) ill
SYMPTOMS. Choose the correct form.
The clinical thermometer is used (for, to) measuring (body’s, body) temperature. It (consists of, contains, includes) a tube made (from, of, with) glass, which (comprises, contains, consists of) a certain (amount, number) of mercury. When the mercury is (hot, heated), it (expands, extends, increases) and (raises, rises) up the tube, which is graduated in degrees Fahrenheit or Centigrade (according, depending) on the country of manufacture.