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English 11 - Unit 1

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  • 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