38981 health unit test

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TOEFL IBt Grade 1 Unit Test: HEALTH ANSWERS
Section A
Match the definition to the correct keyword.
quarrel ·virus ·relieve· symptoms ·causes ·appetite ·bad-tempered· treat concentrate
·considerate ·ache ·drugstore ·prescription ·illness ·disease ·cavity injury ·band-aid ·confused
·swollen ·collide ·unconsious ·stitches ·wound ·ribs

1. to be at ease or free from something: _________________ RELIEVE
2. a desire for food and drink: ________________ APPETITE
3. signs that show a particular illness or disease: _______________ SYMPTOMS
4. the reason why you are ill: _______________ CAUSES
5. a contagious illness: ________________ VIRUS
6. an arguement: _________________ QUARREL
7. to pay attention to something: ________________ CONCENTRATE
8. the place to buy and collect medicine: _______________DRUGSTORE
9. when an injury become puffed up, swells: _______________ SWOLLEN
10. a hollow hole in your teeth: _______________ CAVITY
11. to deal with or cure an illness: _________________ TREAT
12. a sticky material used for dressing a wound: ______________ PLASTER
13. to show kindness and a regard: _________________ CONCIDERATE
14. an order of medicine from your doctor: ______________ PERSCRIPTION
15. to suffer in pain: ________________ ACHE
16. an unhealth condition, to be in poor health: ________________ ILLNESS
17. a condition that affects the internal organs: ________________ DISEASE
18. to not recognise or know your surroundings: _____________ UNCONSCIOUS
19. a person that is always cross or cranky: ________________ BAD-TEMPERED
20. curved bones in the front of body that protect your major organs: _______________

TOEFL IBt Grade 1 Unit Test: HEALTH
RIBS
21. harm or damage done to the body: ______________ INJURY
22. when two or more objects crash into each other: ______________ COLLIDE
23. when you fail to understand and things are unclear to you: ______________
CONFUSED
24. a place that has been hurt or received minor damage: ______________ WOUND
25. to be sewn up: _______________ STICHES


TOEFL IBt Grade 1 Unit Test: HEALTH

Section B: Grammar - Word Forms
Identify the illness, disease or cause from each symptom. Fill in the correct form of
word.
This past twelve months has not really been a good year for my family. Most of my
family fell ill from the ______________ FLU in the winter. I know this because they
complained of a sore throat, were coughing and sneezing, had aching muscles and a
temperature. After going to our doctor he prescribed some medicine for each of us and
we collected it at the chemist.
In the summer, we discovered my little brother was allergic to pollen. He just kept on
sneezing, his eyes were sore and he had a runny nose. So we had to get some medicine
for his _________________ .HAY FEVER At least that was better than getting
_____________. DIARRHOEA Which I got after eating bad food from an even worse
restaurant. I just kept on vomiting and throwing up. It didn't stop for a whole night.
My mom suffers from frequent headaches, which means she can't drink too much
alcohol. If she does, she get's a very painful ________________ HANGOVER
This year, my aunt was also diagnosed with _________________ LUNG CANCER. I think

this is really unfair and sad because she has never smoked in her her life and the
possibility that she might die from passive smoking is really hurting/paining my feelings.
As part of my aunt's treatment she is injected with lots of drugs every week.
My older brother on the other hand likes pain. He does a lot of sports and exercise so he


TOEFL IBt Grade 1 Unit Test: HEALTH
is always getting injured. Once, he twisted his ankle running for the bus. He had to
_______________ REST his foot for two weeks before he could walk again. Another
time, he was playing soccer and one of the other players attacked him quite badly. He
broke his right arm and got a bruise from it. It was swollen and he had to put it in a
________________ SLING for two months.
My dad recently got in a car accident. As the cars crashed he knocked himself
_________________ UNCONSICIOUS and didn't wake up until the __________________
AMBULANCE arrived. The doctors told him he had __________________ CONCUSSION
as he didn't know where he was and he couldn't remember his name. He also received
eight stitches from the wound on his forehead.


TOEFL IBt Grade 1 Unit Test: HEALTH

Section C: Listening
Listen to the conversation between a student and a health worker. Answer the following
questions
1). Last summer, what would the student most likely have been doing to cause her June
illness?

□ (A) Hiking in the woods
□ (B) Swimming at the beach
□ (C) Sightseeing in Canada

□ (D) Training at the sports center
2). What is the confusion about the student's name?

□ (A) It is difficult to pronounce.
□ (B) It is not on file.
□ (C) It is the same as the doctor's name.
□ (D) It has alternative spellings.
3). According to the text, what is glucosamine useful for?

□ (A) Upset stomach
□ (B) Poison ivy
□ (C) Mild joint pain
□ (D) Influenza
4). Why does the health worker say this: "Oh. Well...uh, have you been here before?"

□ (A) She thinks she recognizes the student.
□ (B) She thinks she can find the student's student number.
□ (C) She thinks the student may not need an appointment.
□ (D) She wants to check the student's previous illness.


TOEFL IBt Grade 1 Unit Test: HEALTH
5). At the end of the dialogue, where has the student gone?

□ (A) To the juice vending machine
□ (B) To the doctor's examination room
□ (C) To the chairs in the waiting room
□ (D) To the toilet

Section D: Speaking

Give a speech about the worse health case you or a family member has had. The speech
should be no more than 1 minute.