Vocabulary Test About PATIENTS Choose The Right Answer MCQ Exercise 97

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Question 1

Don't ask me anywhere. Since my operation, I am not _____ going out.

A	able to
B	in for
C	up to
D	willing to

Question 1 Explanation:

Be up to (doing) something means to be well or strong enough to do it: I'm not up to going out. Not able to or willing to, because after these we use the base verb (able to go), not going.

Question 2

If you've got a bad cold, it's no wonder you're _____.

A	on form
B	out of order
C	out of place
D	under the weather

Question 2 Explanation:

Under the weather means slightly ill or unwell, for example with a cold. Out of place means not suitable for a situation, and out of order means not working (for machines).

Question 3

His doctor warned him to _____ it easy for a few months and relax.

A	exist
B	live
C	pass
D	take

Question 3 Explanation:

Take it easy means to relax and not work too hard: The doctor told me to take it easy. The other verbs are not used in this expression.

Question 4

You know that smoking always brings _____ a fit of coughing.

A	in
B	on
C	out
D	up

Question 4 Explanation:

Bring on means to cause something to start, often an illness or attack: Smoking brings on a fit of coughing. Not bring up, which means to mention a topic or to raise a child.

Question 5

I think I need a holiday. I have been feeling rather _____ lately.

A	below standard
B	off guard
C	off colour
D	under strength

Question 5 Explanation:

Off colour (British English) means slightly ill or not as well as usual: I've been feeling rather off colour lately. Off guard means not ready for something unexpected, so it does not fit here.

Question 6

He took the pills and a week later, he was as right as _____.

A	dawn
B	rain
C	sunshine
D	water

Question 6 Explanation:

As right as rain means completely healthy again after an illness: A week later he was as right as rain. The other words are not used in this fixed expression.

Question 7

Poor old man! He has one foot in the _____.

A	bath
B	door
C	grave
D	shoe

Question 7 Explanation:

Have one foot in the grave means to be very old or very ill and close to death. It is an informal, often humorous idiom.

Question 8

Sue has looked the picture of _____ since she returned from her holiday.

A	health
B	wealth
C	well-being
D	wholesomeness

Question 8 Explanation:

The picture of health means looking very healthy and well: She has looked the picture of health since her holiday. Not well-being, because it is not used in this fixed expression.

Question 9

After a month in the sunshine, she was well on the _____ to recovery.

A	avenue
B	direction
C	road
D	route

Question 9 Explanation:

Be (well) on the road to recovery means to be getting better after an illness. The other nouns are not used in this fixed expression.

Question 10

The patient recovered from his operation _____.

A	by bits and pieces
B	by degrees
C	gradual
D	in bits and pieces

Question 10 Explanation:

By degrees means slowly, little by little: He recovered by degrees. Not gradual, because it is an adjective. After a verb we need the adverb gradually.

Question 11

A few months after her successful operation, she felt on top of the _____.

A	earth
B	land
C	sky
D	world

Question 11 Explanation:

Feel on top of the world means to feel extremely happy and healthy. The other nouns are not used in this idiom.

Question 12

After your treatment, doc, I felt as _____ as a fiddle.

A	fine
B	fit
C	straight
D	well

Question 12 Explanation:

As fit as a fiddle means very healthy and strong. Doc is an informal word for doctor. The other adjectives are not used in this fixed comparison.

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