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 A. dismissed B. discharged C. released D. withdrawn 31.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