My doctor p................ me a new drug to a............ my backache. It worked!
prescribed, alleviate
I ______________________ four emails this morning, but nobody ______________________. (WRITE, REPLY)
have written, has replied
My aunt was t...................... ill when she was on holiday. Apparently, she was in u................ pain. Luckily she had travel insurance.
taken, unbearable
The solar system ____________________ for billions of years. (EXIST)
has existed
We ______________________ cards for the last few hours and we are still enjoying it. (PLAY)
have been playing
Flu is not a s................... illness for most people, but it can be l.............. -t.................. for elderly people who are weak and who haven't been vaccinated.
serious, life-threatening
______________________________ an important title? (THE TEAM, EVER, WIN)
Has/Have the team ever won
We _________________________ for a few weeks and feel very sympathetic towards each other. (DATE)have been dating
have been dating
The children have a b........................ diet, with lots of fruit and vegetables and only a few sweet things now and then.
balanced
Diseases which are i.................. now will be beaten one day if scientists continue to make progress with drugs and genetic science.
incurable
I’m not in pain, it’s just a d............... ache in my back tooth. I hate going to the dentist’s.
dull
'm so tired and miserable. I ______________________ well in the last few days. (NOT FEEL)
haven't been feeling
I took a day off work yesterday. It was nothing serious, just a s............... cold.
slight
You shouldn’t waste the doctor’s time with t....................... ailments. Get something at the chemist’s instead.
trivial
They ______________________ in California for the last 20 years and ______________________ moving there. (LIVE, NOT REGRET)
have been living, have not regretted
The eastern European countries ______________________ members of the EU for the last 15 years. (BE)
have been
Patients who are t.............................................. ill often prefer to die at home surrounded by their loved ones.
terminally
Turn that music down! I’ve got a s................ headache!
splitting
I believe in h.......................... eating and I try to do v.................... exercise every other day.
healthy, vigorous
I need to adopt a proper fitness programme and to s....................... to it. I was in good s......................... a year ago but then I became a bit lazy.
stick, shape
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