SAMPLE TEST

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I. Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentences
1. A (An) _______ is a medical professional who specializes in the treatment of the
skin and skin diseases.
A. orthopedist B. cardiologist C. dermatologist D. obstetrician
2. A (an) _______ is a sudden disabling attack or a rapid loss of brain functions due
to a loss of blood to the brain.
A. stroke B. heart attack C. cardiac arrest D. incontinence
3. Inability to be physically active can ____ bedsores.
A. become B. cause C. lead D. appear
4. What is used to conduct auscultation of the patient’s breathing?
A. an inhaler B. an oxygen mask
C. a stethoscope D. a sphygmomanometer
5. All poisonous substances should _______ well out of reach of children.
A. keep B. keeping C. be kept D. kept
6. Mrs. Smith has been taken into hospital ______ persistent pain and sickness.
A. because B. because of C. as D. since
7. She was allergic ______ one kind of antibiotics when she was a child.
A. to B. in C. for D. at
8. All patients can receive blood from_____donors.
A. type O B. type AB C. type A D. type B
9. She has her breasts ______ every four months.
A. examine B. examines C. examined D. examining
10. The _______will assess patient injuries and give them the necessary priority.
A. triage station B. department C. reception D. hospital
11. There’s ______ pain in my lower back. I feel like it’s on fire.
A. burning B. sharp C. throbbing D. excruciating
12. I enjoy doing my new job in the E.N.T clinic, I find it ______ .
A. exciting B. excited C. is exciting D. is excited
13. Stroke happens when part of the brain_____enough blood due to a clot or a
burst blood vessel
A. doesn't get B. don’t get C. not get D. didn’t get
14. Coffee contains the odorless substance caffeine, ______ acts as a stimulant to
the human heart and nervous system.
A. that B. which C. in which D. where
15. The sick man _______by the surgeon yesterday.
A. was operated B. operated on C. was operated on D. is operated

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II. Read the following passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits
each of the numbered blanks
A vitamin is a complex substance that is essential to the human body for
health and growth. But human beings (1)_____ not need vitamins for fuel. Fuel is
supplied by fats and carbohydrates. The human body makes some vitamins
(2)______, but often in amounts too small to meet its needs. (3)_____ are not made
in the body at all, and must be supplied. All the functions of many of the vitamins
are not completely known. But doctors know that vitamins have (4)_____ specific
uses that one cannot replace, or act for another. The continued lack of one vitamin
in an otherwise complete diet (5)______ a deficiency disease, such as rickets,
scurvy, and pellagra.
The best way to obtain vitamins is to eat foods in (6)_____ they occur
naturally. There are also preparations of pure vitamins that (7)_____ a single
vitamin, or a combination of several vitamins. Vitamin preparations should be used
only if (8)_____ by a doctor.
1. A. have B. has C. does D. do
2. A. themselves B. itself C. them D. its
3. A. Others B. Other C. Another D. Each
4. A. so B. too C. both D. such
5. A. results from B. results in C. result from D. result in
6. A. which B. that C. who D. whose
7. A. contains B. contained C. contain D. containing
8. A. prescribe B. prescribed C. prescribing D. prescribes

III. Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each question
Lead poisoning in children is a major health concern. Both low and high
doses of paint can have serious effect. Children exposed to high doses of lead often
suffer permanent nerve damage, mental retardation, blindness, and even death.
Low doses of lead can lead to mild mental retardation, short attention spans,
distractibility, poor academic performance and behavioral problems.
This is not a new concern. As early as 1904, lead poisoning in children was
linked to lead-based paint. Microscopic lead particles from paint are absorbed into

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bloodstream when children ingest flakes of chips paint, plaster, or paint dust from
sanding. Lead can also enter the body through household dust, nail biting, thumb
sucking, or chewing on toys and other objects painted with lead-based paint.
Although many paint companies today must comply with strict regulations
regarding the amount of lead used in their paint, this source of lead poisoning is
still the most common and most dangerous. Children living in older, dilapidated
house are particularly at risk.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. problems with household paint
B. major health concerns for children
C. lead poisoning in children
D. lead paint in older homes
2. Which of the following does the passage infer?
A. Paint companies can no longer use lead in their paint
B. Paint companies are not required to limit the amount of lead used in their paint
C. Paint companies must limit the amount of lead used in their paint
D. Paint companies have always followed restrictions regarding the amount of lead
used in their paint
3. According to the passage, what is the most common source of lead poisoning in
children?
A. household dust B. lead-based paint
C. painted toys D. dilapidated houses
4. In the last sentence, the word “dilapidated” is closest in meaning to which of the
following?
A. poorly painted B. unpainted C. fallen down D. broken down
5. What does the author imply in the final sentence of the passage?
A. Lead – based paint chips off more easily than newer paints.
B. Poor people did not comply with the regulations.
C. Old homes were painted with lead-based paint.
D. Old homes need to be rebuilt in order to be safe for children.

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IV. Correct the mistake
1. The doctor let him to go to work as soon as he was well enough to leave the
hospital.
2. When parents allow his children to spend many hours watching TV, the
children are not likely to be physically fit.
3. Exercising in the hot sun can cause by heat stroke.
4. Caffeine, a stimulant, is found in both coffee or tea.
5. The complications of influenza are more likely to occur people with poor
health.
6. It has proved that high blood cholesterol is related to heart attacks.
7. Children who parents are allergic have an increased chance of getting hay fever.
8. Insomnia is a lack of adequate sleep, which may be difficulty staying asleep or
wake early.
9. Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness that occur when not enough
oxygen reaches the brain.
10.Peter did a rapid recovery and was soon able to return to work.
11.If you have difficulty getting to sleep, avoid to take naps during the day.
12.Coughing caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract is one of the most
common symptom of illness.
13.In women, who periods get heavy, the tiredness may be caused by anemia.
14. Over –the –counter cold remedies are used in moderate may provide some
temporary relief.
15.As you grow older, you become less susceptible with infection.

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