Vocabulary - Health and Sickness 4

Choose the right answer.

1) My grandmother is in hospital. He is being .......... for pneumonia.

2) A lot of people have hypersensitive skin and are .......... to sunlight.

3) There were twenty .......... waiting in the doctor's surgery.

4) The teachers at school went .......... with flu one after another.

5) I hear she's been a bit .......... . Is she feeling better now?

A) CURE	to make better (usually followed by 'of')
B) TREAT	to give medical care or attention (treat for + disease)
C) HEAL	to make or become healthy (heal + no preposition)
D) OPERATE	to perform a surgical operation

A) ALLERGIC	affected in a bad way by certain things (followed by 'to')
B) INFECTED	containing harmful bacteria (followed by 'with')
C) SENSIBLE	wise, having good judgement (doesn't fit the context)
D) SENSITIVE	easily getting affected by something (followed by 'to')

A) PATIENT	a person who is being treated by a doctor, dentist etc.
B) CLIENT	a person who receives advice from a lawyer, accountant etc.
C) CUSTOMER	a person who buys from a shop etc.
D) VISITOR	someone who visits a place or a person

A) GO UNDER	to sink below the surface of the water
B) GO OFF	to explode
C) GO FOR	to attack
D) GO DOWN WITH	to catch an illness

A) OUT OF ORDER	not working properly
B) OUT OF SORT	OUT OF SORTS - ill, sick or upset
C) OUT OF BUSINESS	closed down, no longer in business
D) UNDER THE WEATHER	not very well