Choose the correct answer.

1. The doctor asked me to ….. to the waist.

a) bare b) strip c) take off d) undress

2. The nurse put a ….. round Peter's bleeding knee.

a) bandage b) belt c) ribbon d) scarf

3. He had injured his arm badly and had to keep it in a …… for several weeks.

a) cradle b) litter c) sling d) stretcher

4. When he finally ….. , he couldn't remember what had happened.

a) came round b) held back c) stood back d) wore off

5. The doctor told her that her temperature was ….. .

a) current b) familiar c) habitual d) normal

6. He is ….. dark glasses to protect his eyes from the sun.

a) bearing b) carrying c) fitting d) wearing

7. The ambulance men took the injured climber down the mountain on …. .

a) a bedstead b) a cot c) a couch d) a stretcher

8. Although the patient's condition is serious, she seems to be out of …… .

a) control b) danger c) order d) place

9. If he loses consciousness, give him a sip of brandy to bring him …. .

a) back b) over c) round d) up

10. With every ….. he took, he got more and more tired.

a) foot b) march c) step d) walk

11.My sister works in a home for the deaf and ….. .

a) dumb b) mute c) speechless d) voiceless

12. Make sure you ….. your food properly before you swallow it.

a) bite b) chew c) crunch d) eat

13. The fact is, doctor, I just cannot ….. this dreadful cough.

a) get down to b) get out of c) get rid of d) get round to

14. The doctor took his temperature and felt his ….. .

a) blood b) muscle c) pulse d) vein

15. While he was in hospital, his wound was ….. twice a day.

a) changed b) cured c) dressed d) healed

16. After a quick ….. at the patient the doctor rang for an ambulance.

a) gaze b) glance c) glimpse d) stare

17. Apply direct ….. on the wound to stop severe bleeding.

a) compression b) contraction c) pressure d) restriction

18. The man who was taken to hospital had been ….. for three hours.

a) indifferent b) insensitive c) unconscious d) unfeeling

19. The injured man was taken to hospital on ….. .

a) an ambulance b) a bed c) a sling d) a stretcher

20. After any hard or prolonged exercise it is advisable to check your ….. .

a) brain waves b) eyesight c) mental balance d) pulse rate

105. The following problems and pieces of advice have got all mixed up. Can you match them correctly?

106. Read the advertisement and try to explain the idioms in bold. Then, look at the pic­ture and say which idiom it represents.

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