IX. Use the word at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space on the same line.

Nursing

Nursing is a job which demands great (0) strength ofSTRONG

character. Most (1) nurses work long PROFESSION

hours and are underpaid. They make the (2)_______ DICIDE

to become nurses in the (3)____________ that the KNOW

job will never make them (4) ___________; WEALTH

all they can hope for is the(5) that SATISFY

comes from helping people who need them. UNFORTUNATE

(6)_______, nurses’ (7) ________ often seem to EMPLOY

take advantage of this (8)_________ attitude, and IDEAL

make them work as many hours as possible for very

little money. So it is not (9)_________ that nurses SURPRISE

sometimes become (10)_________ with their bosses, PATIENT

and decide to take action to improve their working

conditions.

X. Read the text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits

each space.

Conventional and Natural Medicine

Medical science has made enormous (0) D in the twentieth century. Most of the great ‘killer’ diseases have been (1)____, and almost every day a new drug appears on the market. But the medical profession is (2)____ a crisis of confidence. Surveys (3)___ that less than 40 % of people really trust their family doctor. People are (4)___ away from conventional medicine to look for alternative (5) ___ of treatment.

The main reason for this is that conventional medicine has (6)____ to satisfy the needs of the (7) ____ of people. In spite of the apparent progress made by medical science, we are actually less (8)___then our parents or grandparents.

Medical students are taught that diseases are (9)___ by germs, viruses and toxins. Therefore treatment must (10) ____ on attacking these things. The mind and the emotions are not thought to play any (11) ____ in the disease process. But people who practise ‘natural’ medicine (12) ____ with this principle, and try to treat the whole person. They believe that personality and lifestyle are important when considering a patient’s (13)____ health.

Some conventional doctors are beginning to (14) ____ that there is a lot of truth in these ideas, and believe that natural medicine can be a valuable aid. Others (15) ____ regard it as a dangerous threat to their profession.

0 A steps B distances C increases D advances

1 A won B defeated C erased D broken

2 A experiencing B holding C bearing D living

3 A indicate B lead C describe D point

4 A growing B taking C turning D coming

5 A ways B makes C forms D fashions

6 A missed B stopped C lost D failed

7 A lot B majority C most D largest

8 A healthy B nutritious C fine D wholesome

9 A caused B made C brought D involved

10 A aim B function C concentrate D try

11 A game B piece C part D action

12 A reject B dislike C object D disagree

13 A normal B typical C common D general

14 A recognise B observe C view D know

15 A still B yet C but D even

XI. Read and translate the dialoge and practise it in pairs: