35. Patients. Choose the right answer.

1. She was ….. that we could go and see her in hospital.

a) anxious b) concerned c) delighted d) mad

2. The woman was in a ….. emotional state after hearing of her son's accident.

a) doubtfully b) greatly c) highly d) largely

3. She didn't seem to know what was happening at all, she looked completely ….. .

a) bewildered b) doomed c) doubtful d) undecided

4. We're sorry you are ill and send you our best wishes for a speedy ….. .

a) recovery b) relief c) repair d) survival

5. She will never be able to ….. the winters in Poland because of her health.

a) repulse b) resist c) stand d) sustain

6. Sam is in hospital again. The poor chap seems accidents ….. .

a) bound b) destined c) disposed d) prone

7. After her long illness she looked quite ….. .

a) elevated b) emaciated c) emancipated d) emasculated

8. He's been very ill but we think he'll ….. it.

a) come back b) get over c) pull through d) take off

36. Patients. Choose the right answer.

1. Don't ask me anywhere. Since my operation I am not ….. going out.

a) able to b) in for c) up to d) willing to

2. If you've got a bad cold, it's no wonder you're ….. .

a) on form b) out of order c) out of sort d) under the weather

3. His doctor warned him to ….. it easy for a few months and relax.

a) exist b) live c) pass d) take

4. You know that smoking always brings ….. a fit of coughing.

a) in b) on c) out d) up

5. I think I need a holiday. I have been feeling rather ….. lately.

a) below standard b) downcast c) off colour d) under strength

6. He took the pills and a week later he was as right as ….. .

a) dawn b) rain c) sunshine d) water

7. Poor old man! He has one foot in the ….. .

a) bath b) door c) grave d) shoe

8. Sue looks the picture of ….. since she returned from her holiday.

a) health b) wealth c) well-being d) wholesomeness

9. After a month in the sunshine she was well on the ….. to recovery.

a) avenue b) direction c) road d) route

10. The patient recovered from his operation ….. .

a) by bits and pieces b) by degrees c) gradual d) in bits and pieces

11. A few months after her successful operation she felt on top of the ….. .

a) earth b) land c) sky d) world

12. After your treatment, doc, I felt as ….. as a fiddle.

a) fine b) fit c) straight d) well

37. Smoking. Choose the right answer.

1. Smoking is a dirty ….. .

a) custom b) fashion c) habit d) manner

2. You will die of lung cancer if you ….. in smoking so many cigarettes.

a) assist b) consist c) insist d) persist

3. It is well-known that smoking can do you great ….. .

a) damage b) danger c) harm d) trouble

4. His doctor advised him to ….. himself to three cigarettes a day.

a) border b) cage c) keep d) limit

5. Heavy smokers are twenty-five times more likely to be …..by lung cancer than non-smokers.

a) attacked b) gripped c) stricken d) taken

6. I used to be quite a ….. smoker, but I gave it up several years ago.

a) bad b) frequent c) heavy d) strong

7. Smoking is a very bad habit, which many people find difficult to ….. .

a) beat b) break c) breathe d) cough

8. Can you ….. me an effective way to stop smoking?

a) advise b) instruct c) show d) suggest

9. All cigarette packets carry ….. about the effect of smoking on health.

a) an advice b) an alarm c) an alert d) a warning

10. It has been conclusively ….. that smoking causes many diseases.

a) admitted b) approved c) declared d) established

11. Experts have found that breathing in tobacco smoke can be …..to non-smokers.

a) harmful b) spoiling c) unhealthy d) wholesome

12. He never stops smoking; one cigarette after another. I'm afraid he's become a …..smoker.

a) chain b) cord c) line d) rope

13. You have a very nasty cough. You must….. on cigarettes.

a) cut down b) give up c) reduce d) take down

14. I hope you don't ….. to my smoking.

a) disapprove i) disagree c) object d) oppose

15. Many people have …. smoking. Why don't you follow their example!

a) ended b) given up c) gone from d) left