- •Lexical and grammatical tasks for intermediate control
- •I. Match synonyms to the following words:
- •II. Match antonyms to the following words:
- •III. Give the definition to the following words:
- •Incubation period – one of the infection period when symptoms are not shown
- •Insufficiency – low number of nutrition
- •IV. Choose the best answer among a, b, с, and d.
- •I hope I ____________________ my report by tomorrow.
- •V. A) Rewrite these sentences putting the verb into the passive voice.
- •Instruments have been prepared by him
- •I am not sure where he was yesterday. He might _______________ his granny in hospital.
- •VI. Fill in the gaps with the words or word combinations which suit best. Then make up three questions of different types to the text.
a cold – a common disease caused by microorganism which live in upper respiratory tract
acquired immunity – immunity which is received after vaccination
allergen – a specific molecule or microorganism which can cause allergic reaction
allergy – a specific reaction of our body when it is intruded by allergen
anaphylactic shock – certain allergic reaction which characterized by compressing the upper respiratory tract
angioplasty – surgery procedure which goal is to eliminate a vessel break
antacid – drugs which reduce stomach reflux
antibody – specific proteins which can recognize and destroy antigens
antihistamines – drugs used for reducing allergic reaction
aorta – the largest vessel of our body which leaves heart
arrhythmia – quick heart rate
asthma – disease during which your upper respiratory tract strangle after allergen intrude
astigmatism – blurred vision
capillary – the smallest vessel on our body
chickenpox – contagious viral disease, mostly childrens’
conjunctivitis – conjunctive inflammation
cyanosis – blue skin colour due to oxygen loss
cystitis – inflammation of bladder
dendrite – short process of a neuron
dermis – the middle layer of a skin
diabetes – one of the most common metabolism disease, caused by sugar metabolism failure
dysuria – urination disorder
gall bladder – bile container
gastritis – inflammation of stomach mucous layer
gland – organ which produce hormones
haemoturia – presence of blood in urine
haemoptysis – presence of blood in phlegm
heart attack – necrosis of heart muscle
heart failure – heart defect
hormone – specific chemical substance which can regulate work of organs
hyperglycaemia – heightened level of sugar on blood
hyperopia – eye defect, disability of watching on a short distances
hyperthyroidism – increased production of thyreiod hormones
hypothyroidism – decrease production of thyreiod hormones
Incubation period – one of the infection period when symptoms are not shown
Insufficiency – low number of nutrition
larynx – part of the upper respiratory tract with a voice box
myelin – cover of neuron processes
myocardium – the middle layer of the heart wall
nephrology – medical discipline about kidneys
nephron – the structural unit of a kidney
natural immunity – immune which we receive after birth of with mother feed
neurology – medical science about nerve system
nocturia – dominance of day urination over night urination
overproduction – increased production of something
pancreas – gland, which is situated under the stomach
plaque – the clot of fat inside the vessel
psoriasis – inflammation of skin
respiratory system – system which provides taking oxygen from the surrounding air
rhinitis – inflammation of mucous layer of the nose
the endocrine system – regulatory system which regulates body’s processed by hormones
systole – the condition of excited heart muscle
tunica media – issue layer in a vessel which consist of muscles
upper respiratory tract – part of the respiratory system which consis of nose, pharynx, larynx etc.
ureter – the tube through which urine flows
urethra – the entire path which urine leads from kidneys
urinary bladder – hollow organ which keeps urine inside
IV. Choose the best answer among a, b, с, and d.
You should _______ lots of fruit and vegetables to improve your immune system.
a. to eat b. eating c. eaten d. eat
The patient’s insulin pen ______ to have been left in the hotel.
a. turned out b. was turned out c. is turned out d. have turned out
The nurse let my relatives _________ the ward.
a. to enter b. entering c. entered d. enter
Carbohydrates __________ to have the greatest impact on blood glucose level.
a. are considered b. considered c. is considered d. consider
Your daughter will ______ by the Professor on Tuesday.
a. examine b. to examine c. be examined d. to be examined
About 30% of patients have brain surgery without _____ general anaesthetics.
a. giving b. being given c. having given d. having been given
If you have hiccups, try _____ your breath for as long as you can.
a. to hold b. hold c. being hold d. holding
Everyone heard the patient ______ the whole night.
a. coughing b. being coughed c. to cough d. to be coughed
‘What’s your weight?’ ‘I ______ 70 kilos.’
a. am weighing b. is weighing c. weighs d. weigh
I _____ a new course in biophysics next month.
a. start b. am starting c. have started d. have been starting
While the physician _____ the patient, the nurse left the surgery.
a. examined b. was examining c. had examined d. had been examining
86% of women aged 27-35 _____ within a year.
a. will conceive b. will be conceiving c. are conceiving d. will have conceived
The professor made us _________ extra homework.
a. to do b. do c. to be done d. be done
Your ______ English may become a problem.
a. not knowing b. not being known c. not known d. not having been known
Do you remember ______ that wonderful lecture on neonatology?
a. attend b. to attend c. to be attended d. attending
We were listening to the professor ______ symptoms and signs of otitis media.
a. describing b. described c. being described d. to describe
Susan has been working the whole night. She _____ tired.
a. is looking b. am looking c. looks d. look
Imagine! Today, I _______ 15 patients.
a. examine b. am examining c. have examined d. have been examining
Yesterday the nephrologist _____ the diagnosis of kidney failure in this patient.
a. confirmed b. was confirming c. had confirmed d. had been confirming
Look at this girl. She’s so pale. I’m afraid she _____.
a. will faint b. is going to fail c. will have failed d. will be failing
A stethoscope is used for ________ to the heart and lungs.
a. listening b. being listened c. having listened d. having been listened
I forgot ____ temperature in this patient.
a. take b. to take c. taking d. having taken
The students observed the nurse _______ blood for analysis.
a. to take b. taking c. be taken d. being taken
Lack of sleep can _________ your immune system.
a. weaken b. to weaken c. weakening d. weakened
She ___________ to be examining patients now.
a. is claimed b. claims c. was claimed d. has been claimed
This topic should ________ again.
a. discuss b. to discuss c. be discussed d. to be discussed
Try to work without _______ a noise.
a. making b. being made c. having made d. having been made
Don’t forget ______ the functions of the ear. You may be asked about them in the exam.
a. revise b. to revise c. revising d. being revised
The physician asked them _____ for a check-up visit in a week.
a. coming b. having come c. come d. to come
‘Why is this child crying?’ ‘He has just been given an antibiotic. It ____ awful.’
a. tastes b. taste c. is tasting d. are tasting
Not enough sleep makes the number of T-cells ___________.
a. to decrease b. decrease c. decreasing d. be decreasing
John and Kate _________ to study in the same group.
a. were happened b. was happened c. happened d. happens
You are expected _______ this device all the time.
a. wear b. to wear c. be worn d. to be worn
He dislikes ______ notes of lectures.
a. taking b. being taken c. having taken d. having been taken
I’d like ________ as a nurse assistant in summer.
a. working b. work c. to work d. worked
Diabetics ______ to follow a diet strictly.
a. expect b. are expected c. expected d. is expected
Second-year students can ________ blood pressure.
a. to take b. taken c. take d. taking
A dietician ________ to teach diabetics to measure food portions.
a. is supposed b. are supposed c. supposes d. suppose
Asthma can’t _____.
a. cure b. to cure c. be cured d. to be cured
I enjoyed ____ with you for so long.
a. working b. being worked c. having worked d. having been worked
She stopped ____ to the gym after she had got back into shape.
a. go b. to go c. gone d. going
The doctor advised ______ clothes made of wool.
a. not wear b. not to wear c. not wearing d. not tp be worn
____ you _____ any troubles with you joints?
a. Do … have b. Does … have c. Is … having d. Are … having
They _____ each other since they were children.
a. know b. are knowing c. have known d. have been knowing
The patient _____ for 20 years before he gave up.
a. was smoking b. has been smoking c. is smoking d. had been smoking
Do you think you _____ in five years’ time?
a. will work b. will be working c. will have worked d. are working
Smoke can ______ asthma attacks.
a. trigger b. to trigger c. be triggered d. to be triggered
This company’s business was ______ new drugs for asthma.
a. researching b. being researched c. having researched d. having been researched
I’ll never forget _____ to Dr House.
a. talk b. to talk c. being talked d. talking
Our friends invited us ____ hiking for the weekend.
a. go b. going c. gone d. to go
I can’t speak. I _____ my English lesson.
a. am having b. have c. is having d. has
This patient _____ for 10 hours already. I think we should wake him up.
a. sleeps b. has been sleeping c. have slept d. is sleeping
The surgeon revealed that the patient ____ urinary stones two years before.
a. had had b. has had c. had been having d. had
You see, the needle is very thin. The injection ______.
a. won’t be hurting b. won’t be hurt c. won’t hurt d. won’t have hurt
Please, collect your thoughts. Try _______ this rule. It’s important.
a. understand b. understanding c. to be understood d. to understand
The GP expects his patients _____ all the necessary medications.
a. buying b. being bought c. to buy d. buy
The student promised __________ microbiology better in the second term.
a. learn b. learning c. learned d. to learn
Wounds in diabetics _______ to heal poorly.
a. are tended b. tend c. tends d. is tended
He can’t ______ his insulin shot intentionally.
a. to have missed b. have missed c. be missed d. have been missed
The patient remembers well _____ by this physician two years ago.
a. treating b. being treated c. having treated d. having been treated
Delivering the lecture, the professor stopped _____ some water.
a. drink b. drinking c. to drink d. having drunk
I would prefer ________ abroad after the graduation.
a. not to go b. not go c. not going d. not to be gone
‘Where’s my baby?’ ‘The nurse ________ it.’
a. weigh b. weighs c. am weighing d. is weighing
Your eyes are red. ____ you ____?
a. Do … cry b. Are … crying c.Have … cried d. Have … been crying
I ____ an essay before I went to bed.
a. have finished b. had finished c. was finishing d. finishes
‘Dr Huston’s writing is so illegible.’ ‘Give it to me, and I _____ it.’
a. will read b. will be reading c. will have read d. am going to read
Look! Now I ______ the patient’s pulse.
a. feel b. feels c. am feeling d. is feeling
Urologists typically ______ patients with kidney diseases and other problems of the urinary system.
a. examine b. are examining c. have examined d. have been examining
The doctor confirmed the diagnosis of gastritis after the patient _____ the results of his tests.
a. brought b. was bringing c. had brought d. had been bringing
Imagine! This time in a month I _____ flying to the Canarias.
a. will fly b. will be flying c. will have flown d. am going to fly
Oh, I ______ for you for an hour!
a. wait b. am waiting c. has waited d. have been waiting
As she was having a severe pain, her husband ____ her to A&E department.
a. took b. is taking c. had taken d. had been taking
My birthday is next week. I hope I _____ this work by then
a. will do b. am going to do c. will have done d. will be doing
Why are you so sad? What ___ you _____ about?
a. are … thinking b. are … thought c. do … think d. is … thinking
I _____ lower back pain for about three weeks.
a. am having b. have c. have been having d. has
He ____ on the sofa when he felt a sudden pain in his right side.
a. lay b. was lying c. had lain d. had been lying
‘Are you looking forward to the weekend?’ ‘I’m afraid not. This time on Sunday I _____ physics.
a. will learn b. will have learnt c. will be learning d. will have been learning
The students watched the nurse ______________ injections.
a. to giving |
b. giving |
c. to given |
d. to be given |
