Exercise - 7
Question: 1 I'm tired of waiting for buses, I'm going there ....... foot.
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 .......?
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.
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 ........
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.
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 ........
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.
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 ....... .
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 ........
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.
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.
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.
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 ........
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.
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 ........
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.
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.
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 ........
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.
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 ........
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.