Exercise - 7

Question: 1 I'm tired of waiting for buses, I'm going there ....... foot.

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Correct Answer : 1 [on]

Notes: I'm tired of waiting for buses, I'm going there on foot.

Question: 2 Who said growing up was .......?

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Correct Answer : 2 [fun]

Notes: Who said growing up was fun?

Question: 3 If you want to have your central heating checked, you need a ....... plumber.

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Correct Answer : 3 [trained]

Notes: If you want to have your central heating checked, you need a trained plumber.

Question: 4 The moment the lights went out, there were scences of ........

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Correct Answer : 4 [panic]

Notes: The moment the lights went out, there were scences of panic.

Question: 5 Don't be put ....... by his manner, he is really kind hearted.

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Correct Answer : 5 [off]

Notes: Don't be put off by his manner, he is really kind hearted.

Question: 6 When a film is really boring in the cinema, I tend to nod ........

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Correct Answer : 6 [off]

Notes: When a film is really boring in the cinema, I tend to nod off.

Question: 7 Have you heard the latest? John and Mary are ....... married.

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Correct Answer : 7 [getting]

Notes: Have you heard the latest? John and Mary are getting married.

Question: 8 As she had made such an impression on her employers, she was soon offered ....... .

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Correct Answer : 8 [promotion]

Notes: As she had made such an impression on her employers, she was soon offered promotion.

Question: 9 There's a new software program on the market that's supposed to protect your computer from any ........

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Correct Answer : 9 [virus]

Notes: There's a new software program on the market that's supposed to protect your computer from any virus.

Question: 10 As they always tell you the value of shares can go ....... as well as up.

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Correct Answer : 10 [down]

Notes: As they always tell you the value of shares can go down as well as up.

Question: 1 As soon as the doctor looked at her, he was able to ....... the cause of her frequent headaches.

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Correct Answer : 1 [diagnose]

Notes: As soon as the doctor looked at her, he was able to diagnose the cause of her frequent headaches.

Question: 2 Treatment of this particular disorder was beyond the doctor's capability and he ....... the patient to a specialist.

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Correct Answer : 2 [referred]

Notes: Treatment of this particular disorder was beyond the doctor's capability and he referred the patient to a specialist.

Question: 3 He left the surgery feeling a lot better than when he arrived because the doctor had reassured him that his condition was not ........

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Correct Answer : 3 [serious]

Notes: He left the surgery feeling a lot better than when he arrived because the doctor had reassured him that his condition was not serious.

Question: 4 The doctor took out of her bag an unusual ....... but promised her young patient that it would not hurt her.

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Correct Answer : 4 [instrument]

Notes: The doctor took out of her bag an unusual instrument but promised her young patient that it would not hurt her.

Question: 5 I must confess I feel much better today, as I have found that the medication prescribed has been most ........

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Correct Answer : 5 [effective]

Notes: I must confess I feel much better today, as I have found that the medication prescribed has been most effective.

Question: 6 Under the policy of the new health regulations if you decide to cancel your ....... and don't notify the surgery, you will be fined.

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Correct Answer : 6 [appointment]

Notes: Under the policy of the new health regulations if you decide to cancel your appointment and don't notify the surgery, you will be fined.

Question: 7 Before she was allowed to leave the hospital, a physiotherapist had to ....... the extent of her mobility.

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Correct Answer : 7 [assess]

Notes: Before she was allowed to leave the hospital, a physiotherapist had to assess the extent of her mobility.

Question: 8 The treatment has proved very successful but to check progress he has to arrange to visit the doctor's ........

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Correct Answer : 8 [annually]

Notes: The treatment has proved very successful but to check progress he has to arrange to visit the doctor's annually.

Question: 9 It is much easier to ....... an illness than it is to cure it.

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Correct Answer : 9 [prevent]

Notes: It is much easier to prevent an illness than it is to cure it.

Question: 10 Before they could start any kind of treatment, they had to write to the previous hospital in order to obtain her ........

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Correct Answer : 10 [records]

Notes: Before they could start any kind of treatment, they had to write to the previous hospital in order to obtain her records.