21. As people get older their bodies begin to run……………and they have less immunity to disease. A. out B. low C. off D. down 22. They……………

21. As people get older their bodies begin to run……………and they have less immunity to disease.
A. out B. low C. off D. down
22. They……………his broken leg in plaster.
A. set B. fitted C. arranged D. tied
23. After climbing the stairs to the sixth floor, I was completely out of…………….
A. air B. breath C. wind D. gasp
24. The hospital called for volunteer blood……………after their supplies ran low.
A. givers B. suppliers C. donors D. contributors
25. According to a hospital spokesman, hopes were …………… last night that the victim would ever regain consciousness.
A. decreasing B. increasing C. growing D. fading
26. After six months of convalescence in a nursing home, Simon is finally on the…………….
A. go B. top C. mend D. run
27. Exercising generally begins with standing up straight, ……………slowly and then, letting your breath out evenly.
A. inhaling B. exhaling C. ingesting D. airing
28. Try something sharp-smelling under her nose, that might……………if she’s still unconscious.
A. bring her about B. bring her to C. get her over D. put her forward
29. Before the group of doctors would give their opinion they wanted to…………… with each other.
A. confide B. confess C. confirm D. confer
30. Peter was from hospital last week.
A. dismissed B. discharged C. released D. withdrawn
31. In the stomach, the protein in food is……………down into simpler substances by the action of acids and enzymes.
A. broken B. knocked C. melted D. rendered
32. Doctors advise people who are deficient ……………Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. for B. of C. from D. in
33. If you don’t get your full……………of sleep, your work will begin to suffer.
A. extent B. quota C. degree D. ratio
34. Half an hour after the patient arrived at the hospital, doctors were……………him.
A. operating B. operating for C. operating on D. operating to
35. I still feel weak and tired. It’s taking me longer to get……………the operation than I thought it would.
A. over B. by C. up from D. through.
36. The doctors thought he had got over the worst,but his condition suddenly …………….
A. disintegrated B. dismantled C. deteriorated D. dissolved
37. In a five-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the boy’s……………hand back on.
A. severed B. grazed C. crushed D. cut
38. In the days before the widespread use of……………, having an operation must have been a gruelling experience.
A. aesthetes B. anaesthetics C. aesthetics D. anaesthetists
39. The effects of the anaesthetic……………after a couple of hours.
A. wore off B. finished off C. dried up D. wiped out
40. John needed……………to remove his appendix.
A. help B. surgery C. medication D. attention
41. Although he is not fully……………yet, he is making a good recovery.
A. vigorous B. vital C. energetic D. active
42. My father is suffering from a……………infection.
A. respiratory B. respiration C. breathing D. breath
43. After a series of tests, the doctor was able to make a(n)…………….
A. opinion B. conclusion C. result D. diagnosis
44. You are advised not to engage in……………activity during very hot weather.
A. stringent B. strained C. strenuous D. stern
45. He’s……………his health, and takes dozens of vitamins every day.
A. enthusiastic about B. fascinated by C. obsessed in D. fanatical about
46. He still looks……………after his illness.
A. discoloured B. fair C. pale D. dull
47. Too much exercise can be harmful but walking is good……………you.
A. for B. by C. to D. with
48. I was pleased to see how……………she looked after her recent illness.
A. right B. well C. pleasant D. nice
49. It is……………that we drink eight glasses of water a day.
A. ordered B. advised C. insisted D. recommended
50. Dan keeps in……………by exercising on a regular basis.
A. form B. condition C. shape D. health