Vocabulary and Grammar Test Unit 3 Test A Name: ________________________________ ___/38

1 Is alternative medicine really an ‘alternative’?

Recently the Swiss government gave in to public pressure and decided that, for a limited period of time, the
next five years, state-backed health insurance should pay for five specific types of 'alternative' medical
treatment. The time period was limited while scientists evaluated how effective these treatments are.
However, in the past scientists and doctors who favour conventional medicine have often seemed determined
to prove that the evidence does not support alternative therapies. Is there any reason to suppose that this
evaluation will be any different? Then again, what is the reality? Do alternative treatments work? Do they
always work? Or just sometimes? Alternative therapists do take a more holistic approach, look more at the
whole person and generally spend longer with their patients. Perhaps patients just benefit from the greater
attention they receive.

Take, for example, Jenny Wardle, a 35-year old office worker from north London, who started exploring
alternative therapies when conventional medicine failed her. After several courses of antibiotics over six
months for a kidney infection, she ended up in the consulting rooms of Ben Lee, a therapist with considerable
experience of treating what he calls 'city diseases' – headaches, back pain and kidney infections. 'People in
cities drink coffee to wake up, alcohol to relax, and they take painkillers and antibiotics when they get ill,' says
Lee. 'After a while, this lifestyle has a bad effect on people's health.' After a 45-minute acupuncture treatment
and a two-week detox (no coffee, no alcohol, no salt – and drinking plenty of water), Jenny felt better. She
wasn't cured, but the difference was enough to make her want to continue the treatment. A month later, after
two more treatments and more detox, she was cured. Of course, one might argue that this was the effect of six
weeks' detox. But then the response might be: why didn't the doctor recommend that in the first place?

The other side of the coin is the case of Mike Newbiggin, 29, an office manager from Gloucester. Mike was
intending to spend a month travelling through West Africa, an area widely affected by a dangerous form of
malaria. On previous trips to Africa Mike had experienced unpleasant side effects from conventional malaria
tablets so he decided to see if there was an 'alternative' protection that he could use. He was advised that
there was – so he took the tablets offered. Mid-trip, Mike was flown back to the UK suffering from a very
serious attack of malaria. He spent two months in intensive care and is lucky to be alive. Instead of consulting
alternative therapists, he should have spoken to a conventional travel clinic. They would have told him that side
effects are not unusual with malaria tablets; that there are a range of different options so he could have tried a
different tablet. They would also have explained just how dangerous malaria can be.

These two case studies demonstrate the opposite ends of the argument over 'alternative' medicine. In the first
case, conventional medicine is seen to fail and the 'alternative' provides a solution. The second case
demonstrates there are certain areas of health and illness where you ignore conventional medicine at your
peril. ____/5

1 Which type of professional typically gives less time to patients? an alternative therapist a doctor of
conventional medicine

2 What first helped cure Jenny Wardle's kidney infection? antibiotics detox

3 How long did Ben Lee take to cure Jenny Wardle's kidney infection? six months six weeks

4 When Mike got ill, was it his first trip to Africa? Yes No

5 What did Mike decide to take to protect himself against malaria?

an 'alternative' form of protection a different but conventional form of protection

 2.Complete the idioms with the correct form od the words below.
World moon down on feel mouth over
1 Jerry has been a bit ____ ________ in the ____________ for the last couple of days. He looks really unhappy.
2 Sue is ____________ top of the ____________ these days. She’s got great marks in her exams.
3 Our team has won the cup! We’re ____________ the ____________ ! We’re so excited.
4 I’ve ____________ blue since Monday. I don’t why I’m so sad. Perhaps it’s the bad weather. Mark: ___ / 4

3. Complete the gaps with the noun form of the words in the wordpool and the suffixes -ness and -ity.
Lazy kind necessary prosperous tired generous happy able
Hi Alice,
I'm having a great time travelling around Asia. I've been really astonished by the warmth and______ of the
locals. They don't have much, but their__________ has been amazing. We are so used to being surrounded
by__________ and the latest fashions and gadgets – it's refreshing to escape all of that! This trip is really
testing my _____________to live without the basic___________ and have the constant ______________that
comes with backpacking. (On holidays like these, there is no room for___________ !) But I have to say, after
months of feeling down in the dumps, this trip has reminded me what______________ feels like again! ____/8
4. Complete the text with the words in the box.
Stamina discipline sportsmanship self-reliance self-esteem commitment team spirit single-mindedness

We're looking for athletes who have unusual ability and the following values:

1 ________________Are you prepared to give most of your free time to training for the next four years?
2 _______________You'll need to be strict about what you eat and drink, and make sure you get enough sleep.
3 _______________An Olympic medal should be your only goal for the next four years – forget about
everything else!
4 ________________We'll help and support you, but you'll need to depend on yourself most of the time.
5 ________________Can you keep going for very long periods of hard training?
6 ________________Will you put the needs of the Olympic team before your own needs?
7 _________________Can you show the Olympic values of fair play and respect for your opponents?
If the answer is Yes, come and show us what you can do. In exchange our programme aims to help you to
achieve success and an enormous boost to your 8 .______________________ ____/8

5.Complete the sentances with suitable adjective. There is one extra word
petrified disgusted furious pleased devastated appalled
1The teacher was______ when she saw the students smoking on the school trip.
2I was_________ when I watched the horror movie – it was scary!
3I was______________ to find out the company had been using child labour.
4The teachers were ____________ when I got a good grade. I hadn't worked all year!
5Wendy was ____________ after her cat died. She'd had him since she was a little girl. ____/5

6.Complete the report with the words in the box.

Necessity cross happiness appalled ability kind astonished devastated
Video games and happiness
Are you________by how violent many video games are? Do you worry about the effects they can have on
people, from players getting slightly_________when the game isn't going well, to those who are
absolutely____________when all their 'lives' are lost and it's 'game over'?
Recent studies have shown that video games do have the_________________to produce a feeling of
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____________and many other positive emotions in players. In many games, co-operating with other players is
a____________and these games often teach the importance of being __________to others. Those who firmly
believe that video games are depressing will be_____________to hear that playing video games is often better
than medication for people who suffer from depression. _____/8
Vocabulary and Grammar Test Unit 3 Test B Name: ________________________________ ___/38

1 Complete the idioms with the correct form od the words below.
feel moon world on over down mouth
1 I’ve ____________ blue all day. I think it’s because it’s raining!
2 We’ve won! We’ve won! I’m ____________ the ____________ ! I couldn’t be happier.
3 Tim is ____________ top of the ____________ at the moment. He’s passed all his exams.
4 Amanda has been a bit ____________ in the ____________ recently. She looks sad and
depressed. Mark: ___ / 4
2 Complete the gaps with the noun form of the words and the suffixes -ness and -ity.

1 Student counsellors need the ____________ (able) to listen to, and be sympathetic to other people.
2 ____________ (happy) is a state of mind. You can feel happy even when times are hard if you stay positive.
3 We stayed awake until three in the morning before ____________ (tired) came over us and we all fell asleep.
4 In many European countries, ____________ (prosperous) is a recent thing. Our grandparents were quite
poor.
5 Thank you for your ____________ (generous). I don’t know what we would have done without your donation
of €2,000.
6 I’ve never seen so much ____________ (lazy) in my life! Nobody in this class is doing any work.
7 We thanked Diane for her ____________ (kind). There was no need for her to help us.
8 The government understands the ____________ (necessary) for more recycling. ___ / 8

3 Complete the sentances with suitable adjective. There is an extra word.

Upset disgusted furious astonished pleased devastated

1. The teachers were ____________ when I got a good grade. I hadn't worked all year!
2. Wendy was ____________ after her cat died. She'd had him since she was a little girl.
3. Her mother was______________ to see her revising instead of going to parties.
4. He was _____________ when he discovered there was horsemeat in his burger. ___/5
5. I'm too_________ to talk – I'll call you back later.
4. Complete the text with the words in the box.
Stamina discipline sportsmanship self-reliance self-esteem commitment team spirit single-mindedness

We're looking for athletes who have unusual ability and the following values:
1 ________________Can you keep going for very long periods of hard training?
2________________Will you put the needs of the Olympic team before your own needs?
3 _________________Can you show the Olympic values of fair play and respect for your opponents?
4________________Are you prepared to give most of your free time to training for the next four years?
5 _______________You'll need to be strict about what you eat and drink, and make sure you get enough sleep.
6_______________An Olympic medal should be your only goal for the next four years – forget about
everything else!
7 ________________We'll help and support you, but you'll need to depend on yourself most of the time.
If the answer is Yes, come and show us what you can do. In exchange our programme aims to help you to
achieve success and an enormous boost to your 8 .______________________ ____/8

5.Complete the report with the words in the box.

Necessity cross happiness appalled ability kind astonished devastated
Video games and happiness
Are you________by how violent many video games are? Do you worry about the effects they can have on
people, from players getting slightly_________when the game isn't going well, to those who are
absolutely____________when all their 'lives' are lost and it's 'game over'?
Recent studies have shown that video games do have the_________________to produce a feeling of
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____________and many other positive emotions in players. In many games, co-operating with other players is
a____________and these games often teach the importance of being __________to others. Those who firmly
believe that video games are depressing will be_____________to hear that playing video games is often better
than medication for people who suffer from depression. _____/8

6. Is alternative medicine really an ‘alternative’?

Recently the Swiss government gave in to public pressure and decided that, for a limited period of time, the
next five years, state-backed health insurance should pay for five specific types of 'alternative' medical
treatment. The time period was limited while scientists evaluated how effective these treatments are.
However, in the past scientists and doctors who favour conventional medicine have often seemed determined
to prove that the evidence does not support alternative therapies. Is there any reason to suppose that this
evaluation will be any different? Then again, what is the reality? Do alternative treatments work? Do they
always work? Or just sometimes? Alternative therapists do take a more holistic approach, look more at the
whole person and generally spend longer with their patients. Perhaps patients just benefit from the greater
attention they receive.

Take, for example, Jenny Wardle, a 35-year old office worker from north London, who started exploring
alternative therapies when conventional medicine failed her. After several courses of antibiotics over six
months for a kidney infection, she ended up in the consulting rooms of Ben Lee, a therapist with considerable
experience of treating what he calls 'city diseases' – headaches, back pain and kidney infections. 'People in
cities drink coffee to wake up, alcohol to relax, and they take painkillers and antibiotics when they get ill,' says
Lee. 'After a while, this lifestyle has a bad effect on people's health.' After a 45-minute acupuncture treatment
and a two-week detox (no coffee, no alcohol, no salt – and drinking plenty of water), Jenny felt better. She
wasn't cured, but the difference was enough to make her want to continue the treatment. A month later, after
two more treatments and more detox, she was cured. Of course, one might argue that this was the effect of six
weeks' detox. But then the response might be: why didn't the doctor recommend that in the first place?

The other side of the coin is the case of Mike Newbiggin, 29, an office manager from Gloucester. Mike was
intending to spend a month travelling through West Africa, an area widely affected by a dangerous form of
malaria. On previous trips to Africa Mike had experienced unpleasant side effects from conventional malaria
tablets so he decided to see if there was an 'alternative' protection that he could use. He was advised that
there was – so he took the tablets offered. Mid-trip, Mike was flown back to the UK suffering from a very
serious attack of malaria. He spent two months in intensive care and is lucky to be alive. Instead of consulting
alternative therapists, he should have spoken to a conventional travel clinic. They would have told him that side
effects are not unusual with malaria tablets; that there are a range of different options so he could have tried a
different tablet. They would also have explained just how dangerous malaria can be.

These two case studies demonstrate the opposite ends of the argument over 'alternative' medicine. In the first
case, conventional medicine is seen to fail and the 'alternative' provides a solution. The second case
demonstrates there are certain areas of health and illness where you ignore conventional medicine at your
peril. ____/5

1 Which type of professional typically gives more time to patients?

an alternative therapist a doctor of conventional medicine

2. What first helped cure Jenny Wardle's kidney infection? antibiotics detox

3. How long did Ben Lee take to cure Jenny Wardle's kidney infection? six months six weeks

4. Mike nas been to Africa before. Yes No

5. What did Mike decide to take to protect himself against malaria?

an 'alternative' form of protection a different but conventional form of protection