I.

QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. I think my filling __________________________.

fell out
fell off
fell away

2. I'll have to take an __________________________.

radiograph
ex-shot
x-ray

3. That isn't the tooth that's causing the __________________________. It's the one next to it.
hurt
painful
pain

4. A root __________________________ involves removing the nerve from a specific tooth.

canal
hole
cave

5. Does this __________________________? = Does this cause you pain?

pain
negative
hurt

6. When was your last __________________________? = When was the last time you had your
teeth checked?
search
check-up
look-through

7. Your gums are _________________________. You might have an infection.

swollen
 big
blown-up

8. My gums are really ___________________________.

sensory
sensitive
sensible

9. I'll __________________________ you for an appointment next Monday.

make
schedule
give

10. __________________________, please. = Wash your mouth with water, please.

Drink
Take
Rinse

II. QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. I __________________________ my tooth. = Part of my tooth broke off.

shopped
chipped
shaped

2. If I give you local __________________________, you won't feel any pain.

painless
medicine
anaesthesia

3. This won't hurt at all. = You won't __________________________.

feel me
feel a thing
 feel a bit

4. Most people hate the sound of a dentist's __________________________.

drill
drawl
drip

5. I'm sorry, but your dental plan does not __________________________ ( = pay for) this
type of treatment.
cover
assist
make

6. She is my __________________________. ( = helper)

assailant
asylum
assistant

7. You have a _________________________ in that tooth.

cavity
cave
caveat

8. I suggest we put a porcelain ___________________________ on that tooth.

crown
crane
corn

9. We won't be able to finish the __________________________ today.

treat
treatment
treating

10. How __________________________ do you brush your teeth?

many
times
 often

III. QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. Is the pain recurrent? = Does the pain __________________________?

come and go
arrive and leave
in and out

2. I will prescribe some antibiotics as well as some __________________________

for after your operation.
pain-murderers
pain-killers
antihistamines

3. We'll have to __________________________ that tooth. = We'll have to remove

that tooth.
extract
excel
accept

4. It would be best to remove all four of your __________________________ teeth.

intelligent
wisdom
smart

5. Is your cheek still __________________________? = Do you still have no feeling

in your cheek?
dumb
lame
numb

6. You should __________________________ eating hot food for the next 2 hours. =
You should not eat hot food for the next two hours.
 avert
evade
avoid

7. Could you bite down on this paper and _________________________ your teeth?
(= rub your teeth together)
grind
grow
greet

8. ___________________________ ( = keeping your mouth and teeth clean) is

extremely important.
Mouth cleanliness
Oral hygiene
Orally clean

9. __________________________ refers to an inflammation of the gums.

Ginger
Genetics
Gingivitis

10. The glossy, visible part of a tooth is called its __________________________.

enamel
animal
anomaly

IV. QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
1. Take these pills. They'll help __________________________ ( = diminish) the headaches.

ease

facilitate
rectify

2. If someone asks you to __________________________ to your waist, it means they would

like you to take off all the clothes above your waist. ( = your shirt, blouse, etc.)

strip down
 take off

take down

3. What are some of the __________________________ of this medicine?

sideways action

side action
side effects

4. I'm going to prescribe some __________________________ for you.

pain-removers

pain-killers

pain-takers

5. If something is "sensitive __________________________", it hurts when you touch it.

to contact

to the touching

to the touch

6. I've __________________________ since I was a little girl.

had migraines

had a migraine

been migrated

7. __________________________. = Put your clothes on.

Get dressed

Get dressed up

Get up

8. What's the opposite of the question above?

Dress yourself

Get down
Get undressed

9. __________________________ when I touch it?

 Is it pain

Does it hurt

Is there anguish

10. Some physical symptoms are actually caused by __________________________ or stress.

anxious
anxiety

nervous

V. QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

V. I checked your __________________________ x-ray. Your lungs seem fine.

chest
foot
head

2. I think I'm __________________________ with something. = I think I'm starting to get

sick.
coming to
coming down
coming apart

3. You will not feel any pain. = You won't feel __________________________.
things
painless
a thing

4. He's a __________________________ professional with over 20 years experience.

highly-qualified
high-qualifications
high-qualified

5. I'm going to refer you to a __________________________ of mine ( = a person I work

with).
 collage
college
colleague

6. I'm sorry, Dr. Beck is __________________________ patients today.

not having
not seeing
not healing

7. There is still no __________________________ for the common cold!

cure
save
treatment

8. Let me check my __________________________. Yes, tell Mr. Johnson that I can see him
at 2:00 PM on Thursday.
graph
schedule
time

9. Is it a sharp pain or a __________________________?

dull
dull one
dulled one

10. I don't have __________________________ in my right index finger.

a feeling
any feelings
any feeling

VI. QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. After you see a doctor, you might have to schedule a __________________________

appointment to see how things are progressing.
 follow-up
follow-through
fellowship

2. I think this might be the __________________________ of your illness.

cause
reasoning
reason

3. I think this might be the __________________________ behind your illness.

reasoning
cause
reason

4. D: Do you have any allergies? P: Yes, I'm __________________________ to penicillin.

having an allergy
allergic
allergy

5. A person who specializes in a particular field of medicine is called a

__________________________.
surgeon
special doctor
specialist

6. My back is __________________________ me! = My back hurts very much!

killing
destroying
paining

7. Does this __________________________?

hurt
pain
painful

8. It's too early to __________________________ a diagnosis.

 express
tell
make

9. She is __________________________. = She is taking birth control pills.

on pills
on the pill
on a pill

10. I almost __________________________ ( = lost consciousness) from the pain.

passed forward
passed out
passed over

VIII. QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. What type of university do doctors finish?

Med school (Medicine school)
Med school (Medical school)
Med school (Medication school)

2. There is no physical __________________________ for these symptoms. I believe

that the cause of your problems is psychological.
base
basic
basis

3. He is __________________________ ( = in the process of receiving) treatment for a

rare disease.
underwriting
undergoing
understanding

4. This usually __________________________ ( = includes) some kind of radiation

therapy.
involves
evokes
evolves

5. You have to __________________________ fatty foods. = Don't eat fatty foods.

avoid
averse
avail

6. D: Have the symptoms disappeared? P: No, but they've

__________________________ considerably.
decimated
decried
decreased

7. This is not a __________________________ disease. = You will not die from this
disease.
fatal
fatalistic
fatality

8. If a patient is __________________________ ill, he/she will likely die from their

disease.
terminally
tactfully
totally

9. An __________________________ is someone who comes into a clinic/hospital

periodically to receive treatment.
outdoors type
outpatient
outside patient

10. Is this the first time you've __________________________ ( = had) these symptoms?
explained
 expressed
experienced

IX. QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

I. Is "pulse" the same as "heart rate"?

yes
no
only in Australia

2. You're a little __________________________. You have to lose about 10

pounds.
heavy-set
overweight
really fat

3. There's not much I can tell you until we get __________________________

(from the lab).
your tests over
your tests have returned
your tests back

4. Depression is often caused by a chemical deficiency or

__________________________ ( = improper proportion of several chemical
elements).
imbalance
balance
unbalance

5. It hurts when I __________________________ ( = urinate).

pay
peel
pee

6. Don't worry, it's only a __________________________ cut. It's not serious.

major
 minor
minority

7. Cough, fever, and bruises are examples of minor

__________________________ that people commonly suffer.
ailments
sicknesses
illnesses

8. I feel cold. = I have the __________________________.

chill
chills
chilies

9. If your nose or sinuses become congested, or

__________________________, a decongestant medicine may help you.
stuck
stuffed
stuffy

10. The doctor gave me some __________________________ of the antibiotic.

no-charge examples
free examples
free samples

X. QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. The __________________________ ( = first ) symptoms of this condition are nausea and a

high fever.
initial
initialed
initiative

2. These things are often __________________________. If your father had it, you might get it
too.
 hereditary
heresy
hearsay

3. An __________________________ is something that rids your body of disease-causing free

radicals.
anti-toxin
anti-depressant
antioxidant

4. An __________________________ medication is one that doesn't require a prescription.

over-extended
over-the-counter
over-prescription

5. Which one of these does NOT mean "to pay attention to"?
to keep an eye on
to monitor
to repress

6. This is a __________________________ dangerous condition. You have to seek treatment

right away.
potentially
possibly
passively

7. Which tests are you going to __________________________? What can I expect to

experience during these tests?
perform
perforate
profess

8. He was really sick, but he has made a __________________________.

completely healthy
better health
complete recovery
9. Another word for "high blood pressure" is __________________________.
hypotension
hypertension
hypoallergenic

10. Taking this medication will __________________________ your risk of a heart attack.
take down
lower
make less

XI. QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. How many treatments will I need, and how much will it __________________________? ( =
how much will I have to pay)
charge
cost
pay

2. You'll have to quit smoking to get your asthma __________________________.

under pressure
out of control
under control

3. Your cholesterol levels are __________________________ ( = incredibly high).

off topic
off the scale
off color

4. It'll take about three weeks __________________________ start feeling better.

for you to
in which you
for a while
5. Under __________________________ circumstances should you drink alcohol. = You
shouldn't drink alcohol no matter what.
no
not
any

6. To "OD (oh-dee)" means to __________________________ (on a drug, etc.)

overdrive
overkill
overdose

7. I suggest you stop taking these sleeping pills. - You're becoming

__________________________ ( = slightly addicted to) them.
dependent on
depending on
dependent with

8. Will my health care plan __________________________ ( = pay for) this visit?

cover
pay
bankroll

9. I have to take special __________________________ ( = steps/ safeguards) because of your

pacemaker.
prevention
precautions
premises

10. Just because your mother had breast cancer doesn't mean that you'll
__________________________ it too.
diagnose
do
develop

XII. QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)
1. My grandfather was __________________________ to (the) hospital yesterday.
prescribed
admitted
accepted

2. There were two doctors __________________________ ( = working) when we arrived.

doing their duty
on demand
on duty

3. P1: Does the patient have health __________________________? P2: No, she is uninsured.
assurance
insurance
assistance

4. If you're unable to quit smoking altogether, you should at least

__________________________. ( = do it less)
cut down
cut off
cut around

5. Everything went smoothly. There were no __________________________.

complications
compliments
completions

6. To "OD (oh-dee)" means to __________________________ (on a drug, etc.)

overdrive
overkill
overdose

7. I've been taking birth control pills __________________________. ( = for many years)
for years
 on a yearly basis
yearly

8. There's nothing to worry about. This is a __________________________ ( = standard)

procedure.
routine
routing
rooted

9. Even if you are infected, the symptoms might not __________________________ ( = appear)
for weeks.
show off
show up
show

10. This is a contagious disease that can only be __________________________ by/through

sexual intercourse.
transferred
transplanted
transmitted

XIII. QUESTIONS:
(Choose the best response for each one)

1. I'm __________________________ for surgery ( = having surgery) tomorrow.

going in
going up
going out

2. The tests are __________________________. We have to retest you.

incredulous
inconclusive
inclined
3. Are you experiencing any __________________________? = Do you feel tired?
dizziness
pain
fatigue

4. Please __________________________ me ( = let me know) of any changes in your condition.

notify/inform
note
review

5. When there is a decrease in or disappearance of signs and symptoms of cancer, you can say
that the cancer is in __________________________.
regression
remittance
remission

6. How __________________________ is this treatment? ( = how well does this treatment

work?)
affected
effective
ineffectual

7. I have a strange __________________________ ( = red patches) on my skin.

rash
rush
reach

8. This won't __________________________ long. = This won't require a lot of time.

do
take
make

9. Your regular doctor is often referred to as your "__________________________ care doctor".

primal
primary
principal
10. Most operations are not emergencies and are considered __________________________
surgery. ( = surgery that you choose to have)
choosy
picked
elective