Unit 2: Fighting Diseases (Medicine)

Question 1

It … mostly in tropical and subtropical parts of the world.

Answer 1

occurs

Question 2

The place most intensely affected by malaria is Africa south of the Sahara Desert. About 60% of the world’s malaria cases and 80% of malaria deaths … there.

Answer 2

occur

Question 3

The malaria cycle begins with tiny parasites that … in bodies of Anopbeles mosquitoes.

Answer 3

reside

Question 4

When a female mosquito bites a human, the mosquito … blood.

Answer 4

draws off

Question 5

These parasites quickly multiply inside the human and cause the … to feel sick.

Answer 5

individual

Question 6

Becoming … with malaria is a medical emergency.

Answer 6

infected

Question 7

The first … of malaria are fever, chills, sweating, … headache, and muscle pains. Nausea and vomiting often … these symptoms.

Answer 7

symptoms, accompany

Question 8

Immediate … treatment must be a … for people who are infected.

Answer 8

medical, priority

Question 9

If medical treatment is started soon enough, sick … can be cured.

Answer 9

individuals

Question 10

If every infected person quickly took malaria medicine, most would be well in a few days. Mosquitoes could not get malaria from healthy …, so malaria would not … .

Answer 10

individuals, spread

Question 11

Many people live in far-away villages without … to quick medical care.

Answer 11

access

Question 12

The ability of quinine (the … medicine used against malaria) to kill parasite … over time.

Answer 12

primary, has declined

Question 13

… could be sprayed in wet areas and around buildings to kill mosquitoes.

Answer 13

insecticide

Question 14

It is very difficult, however, to … these plans.

Answer 14

implement

Question 15

They cannot … to pay for medical care or to buy bed nets.

Answer 15

afford

Question 16

The people may be unwilling to … with government efforts to help them.

Answer 16

cooperate

Question 17

Their old beliefs about illness may … with modern attempts to cure or prevent malaria.

Answer 17

conflict

Question 18

Health … do not have the money to build clinics or hire trained medical … .

Answer 18

ministries, practitioners

Question 19

They do not have the money to buy insecticide and pay a … force to spray regularly.

Answer 19

labor

Question 20

Helping African nations control malaria is now a top … of many … organizations.

Answer 20

priority, relief

Question 21

A … of law is someone licensed to represent someone else in legal matters.

Answer 21

practitioner

Question 22

A nurse-… is a nurse who has had extra training and can … some services of a doctor.

Answer 22

practitioner, perform

Question 23

A … is a governmental department that … the administration of one area of responsibility.

Answer 23

ministry, oversee

Question 24

A ministry is headed by a … . He or she is in charge of the … duties of the department. The head of a government is often called the … .

Answer 24

minister, ministerial, prime minister

Question 25

The United States government,has departments headed by ... . The head of the government is called the ... .

Answer 25

secretaries, president

Question 26

Another common use of the word ... is for a church leader, usually in a Christian church. ... is his or her profession. He or she ... to the people in the church.

Answer 26

minister, The ministry, ministers

Question 27

The ... of health heads the health ... . | Health/Finance/Labor/Agricultural/Transportation ... .

Answer 27

Minister, ministry, ministry

Question 28

A conflict (noun, pronounced CON-flict) is a ... or a ... in ideas or plans. It can be serious or not, depending on the context.

Answer 28

disagreement, difference

Question 29

Two nations had an armed ... that lasted five years.

Answer 29

conflict (n)

Question 30

Ms.Ellis had a schedule ... . she had two meetings at 9 a.m.

Answer 30

conflict (n)

Question 31

A conflict (verb, pronounced con-FLICT) means "to happen at the same time" or "to be in disagreement." The adjective form is ... .

Answer 31

conflicting (adj)

Question 32

Her staff meeting ... with a sales meeting.

Answer 32

conflicts (adv)

Question 33

Two professors had ... ideas about history.

Answer 33

conflicting (adj)

Question 34

Head lice, tiny insects that lay their eggs in the hair of humans, have been an/a ... problem in primary schools for many years.

Answer 34

intense / serious (adj)

Question 35

Young children share combs,hats, and other headgear, which ... the chance that they may pick up head lice from a friend.

Answer 35

intensifies/ increases (v)

Question 36

Parents are sometimes ... embarrassed when the school informs them that their child has head lice, but it is not their fault.

Answer 36

intensely/extremely (V)

Question 37

There is ... conflict in some schools about whether children should be allowed to attend school when they have head lice.

Answer 37

intense/enormous (adj)

Question 38

Getting rid of lice requires ... work.

Answer 38

intensive/a lot of (adj)

Question 39

The child's hair must be washed with an/a ... chemical rinse. The parent must then closely search for remaining lice egg and pick them out.

Answer 39

intense/strong (adj)

Question 40

Hospitals give patients with minor injuries the lowest ... .

Answer 40

priority

Question 41

Europeans ... overseas searches for sources of the tree bark. After many years,scientists identified the ... in the tree bark that ... malaria.

Answer 41

implemented, ingredient, cured

Question 42

By the 1960s, however, quinine's ability to kill the malaria parasite ... because the parasite was becoming ... to it.

Answer 42

had declined, resistant

Question 43

Taxol was being used in ... treatments for certain kinds of cancer.

Answer 43

intensive

Question 44

... to these rainforest plants is rapidly disappearing. Logging companies are cutting down the rainforest trees and selling the wood.

Answer 44

Access

Question 45

commercial developers are ... hard to clear the land for houses,farms, towns and road.

Answer 45

laboring

Question 46

Clearly, the ... of the scientists ... with the ... of the business people.

Answer 46

priorities, conflict, priorities

Question 47

Modern drug companies are sending scientists, ... by local translators, to work ... with these village healer.

Answer 47

accompanied, cooperatively

Question 48

If company scientists find a useful cure in a plant they test, they will identify the chemicals in the plant. Then company can manufacture a medicine that is chemically ... .

Answer 48

identical

Question 49

After giving birth, the new mothers ... in one of two large rooms while they recovered.

Answer 49

resided/lived

Question 50

An infection inside their bodies often ... childbirth many years ago.

Answer 50

accompanied/went along with

Question 51

He reasoned that something in the dirt was causing the infection. He ... for weeks to improve the first room. Cleanliness became a ... ,

Answer 51

labored/worked hard, priority/matter of great importance

Question 52

Doctors wearing bloody clothes could not have ... to the patients.

Answer 52

access/contact with

Question 53

Nurse ... and doctors had to wash their hands with a strong chemical before examining patients. Soon, the death rate ... .

Answer 53

practitioners/workers, declined/went down

Question 54

The word ... usually refers to something becoming weaker, slower, or not as good. The verb ... is also used to reject or refuse something. eg: ... an invitation, or ... to answer questions.

Answer 54

decline

Question 55

Grandfather's health is ... .

Answer 55

declining (v)

Question 56

His doctor noticed a ... in his weight.

Answer 56

decline (n)

Question 57

As a verb, ... means "to get or use something." As a noun, the word usually ... in the phrase "have ... to" something which means "to be able to get or use something." In adjective form is often used in relation to people who lack certain abilities.

Answer 57

access, occurs, access

Question 58

Doctors need to ... patient information when they are treating an illness.

Answer 58

access (v)

Question 59

I couldn't ... my email.

Answer 59

access (v)

Question 60

patients need to ... information about drugs they are taking.

Answer 60

have access to

Question 61

These bathrooms are ... to students in wheelchair./ These bathrooms are wheelchair ... .

Answer 61

accessible (adj)

Question 62

The verb ... means "to start using a plan, system, etc." The noun ... means ''"Tool." a writing ... : pen

Answer 62

implement

Question 63

How will you ... the new plan to control malaria?

Answer 63

implement (v)

Question 64

Will everyone ... to clinics?

Answer 64

have access to

Question 65

Will you build more ... facilities?

Answer 65

medical

Question 66

Do you plans for ... spraying?

Answer 66

residential

Question 67

Will you ask neighboring countries to ... with your effort?.

Answer 67

cooperate