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Underline the most suitable word or phrase.

a)There were ten people waiting in the doctor's office/surgery/ward.

b)After I ate the shellfish, I experienced/fell/happened ill.

c)George's cut arm took over a week to cure/heal/look after.

d)David fell down the steps and twisted his ankle/heel/toe.

e)Everyone admired Lucy because she was tall and skinny/slim/thin.

f)I've been digging the garden and now my back aches/pains/injuries.

g)Whenever I travel by boat I start feeling hurt/sick/sore.

h)The doctor can't say what is wrong with you until she cures/examines/recovers you.

i)Use this thermometer and take his fever/heat/temperature.

j)I seem to have caught/infected/taken a cold.

2Replace the words in italics with one of the words from the box. Use each word once only.

a) Janet fell from her horse and injured her backbone spine

b) I had a very bad toothache, and was in great pain all night c) The police discovered the dead person buried in the garden

d)One thing you can say about Ann, she has certainly got intelligence.

e)They have a new house right in the centre of the countryside.

f)Italian is actually Mary's native language

g) Before I dived in the water, I took a deep mouthful of air

h)After dinner, Jack had a pain from eating too much

i)Shirley had a strange expression on her face

j)David managed to grow a lot of hair on his face

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3 Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.

a) After speaking for two hours, the lecturer had a sore throat

b) Terry was on his hands and , looking for the fallen coin.

c)Paul gave his aunt an affectionate kiss on the

d)There was such a terrible smell that I had to hold my

e)Stan is deaf, but he can understand people by reading their

f)I never wear a watch because I don't like the weight on my

h)When Diane was a baby, she used to suck her

i)I've lost a lot of weight, especially around the

j)Norma wears a heart on a gold chain around her

4Complete each sentence (a-j) with a suitable ending (1-10). Use each ending once.

a)I think we should send for an ambulance 3

b)Some people go jogging every morning

c)It would be a good idea for you to go to the dentist's

d)The doctor gave Andy an injection

e)I'm going into hospital tomorrow

f)We took the cat to the vet

g)Susan took two aspirins

h)Nobody could find a stretcher

i)The doctor gave Helen a prescription

j)I bought some special cream

1 to have that bad tooth of yours taken out.

2to check whether it had recovered from its accident.

3to take old Mrs Jones to hospital.

4to put on my sunburnt arms and legs.

5to get rid of her headache.

6to reduce the pain and help him sleep.

7to take to the chemist's.

8to keep fit, or to lose some weight.

9to carry the injured man out of the building.

10to have an operation on my foot.

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5 Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

6 Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

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7 Match each sentence (a-j) with a suitable sentence (1-10) below which has the

same meaning.

b)Paul held his tongue

c)Richard jawed away for at least an hour

d)Dave had a lot of cheek to talk like that

e)Keith couldn't stomach his new boss

f)Harry backed his boss

g)William kept poking his nose in

h)Graham thumbed a lift to work

i)Charles put his foot in it

j)Jack's heart ached to be where he belonged

1 He talked.

2He supported him.

3He said the wrong thing.

4He was kind.

5He was rather rude.

6He didn't say anything.

7He interfered in other people's business.

8He hitchhiked.

9He missed home.

10He didn't like him.

8 Complete each sentence with one suitable word.

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