VII. Compare Medical Care in the USA and Russia.

Test on the topic: "Illnesses and their treatment"

Variant 1

I. Transcribe the following words and word combinations:

vertebral column psychiatrist

appendicitis to gargle

neuralgia pliers

rheumatism maternity ward

II. Choose the right word and fill in the blanks:

a) disease / illness / condition

1. Childhood ___ such as measles and chickenpox are highly contagious.

2. After a course of treatment the patient's ___ began to improve.

3. The doctor diagnosed the _____ as tuberculosis.

b) to cure/to treat/to heal

1. After scarlet fever complications developed, and they had to be _____ for a month

before the patient was completely _____.

2. The seawater is so polluted that it would infect rather than _____.

3. Doctors began ___ AIDS patients with drug AZT in the mid 80s.

III. Fill in the blanks with prepositions:

1. Who cared him... the disease?

2. I've been suffering... bad headaches lately.

3. He'll have to be operated...... appendicitis.

4. The boy was shivering... cold.

5. You must have the prescription made.......

IV. Match the words in the left column with their definitions in the right column:

1. antiseptic a) A feeling in the stomach that one is about to vomit.

2. leukemia b) Breaking of a bone.

3. nausea c) Natural or medical protection against a disease.

4. immunity d) A substance such as alcohol used to destroy germs.

5. fracture e) A disease in which white blood cells are too numerous.

V. Write whether these statements are true or false. If the statement is false, correct it:

1. In early times people believed that illnesses were caused either by angry gods or evil spirits, so

the earliest "cures" were techniques for pacifying the gods or driving away demons.

2. In Great Britain the General Practitioner treats all illnesses himself.

3. There is no private treatment in Great Britain.

4. Most people in the US have medical insurance. This medical insurance is absolutely

comprehensive.

5. Human Immunodeficiency Virus attacks white blood cells that protect the body from disease,

and then gradually destroys this protection.

VI. Translate into English:

1. Если бы я сомневался, что доктор Мэнсон сможет вылечить меня, я бы к нему никогда

не обратился. После эффективного лечения я чувствую себя отлично.

2. У меня все болит, мне больно глотать, у меня, наверное, грипп.

3. Принимайте это тонизирующее средство три раза в день по столовой ложке.

4. Он жалуется, что у него болит позвоночник. Пора бы ему обратиться к врачу.

5. Ушибы, вывихи, растяжения и другие травмы – обычные повреждения у спортсменов.

VII. Compare Medical Care in Great Britain and Russia.

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