HUE UNIVERSITY OF END-OF-SEMESTER EXAMINATION

MEDICINE & PHARMACY Subject: MEDICAL ENGLISH 1

Time allotted: 60 minutes
TEST 6

I. GRAMMAR
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions (6-15).

1. If you have a sedative, _______ somebody accompany you home.

(A) to have (B) have (C) having (D) had
2. Most gastroscopies _______ without any problem.
(A) do (B) did (C) are done (D) were done
3. A sample is taken _______ the bowel.
(A) from (B) in (C) on (D) to
4. The muscle is repaired _______ a mesh.
(A) with (B) by (C) of (D) on
5. Doctors need to explain procedures before they perform them _______they can obtain patient
consent.
(A) so (B) but (C) and (D) so that
6. It’s better to let it all out rather than it up.
(A) to bottle (B) bottle (C) bottled (D) bottling
7. The needle _______ to the syringe.
(A) attach (B) attaches (C) is attached (D) is attaches
8. Most people are ready to go home after _______ for half an hour or so.
(A) to rest (B) rest (C) resting (D) rested
9. I to go through some possible side effects of gastroscopy if that’s OK with you.
(A) have (B) must (C) can (D) will
10. Only _______ doctors perform this procedure.
(A) experience (B) experiencing (C) experiences (D) experienced.

II. VOCABULARY
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions (16-25).

11. _______ the patient to induce drowsiness...

(A) Sedate (B) Revive (C) Biopsy (D) Blow
12. _______ is a procedure where we look at the colon and take a sample if necessary.
(A) Anaesthesia (B) Venipuncture (C) Sigmoidoscopy: (D) Haemorrhoidectomy
13. It’s a procedure where you are given a general_______ to put you to sleep before an
operation and then you come round after it is over.
(A) appendicitis (B) anaesthetic (C) diverticulitis (D) anaesthesia
14. The pharynx is_______ using a spray.
(A) anaesthetized (B) sedated (C)blew (D) obtained
15. _______ are defined as a type of medicine that is used to treat infections by bacteria.
(A) antibiotics (B) virus (C) better (D) dehydrated

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16. To _______ is meant to empty the stomach through the mouth.
(A) sneeze (B) vomit (C) cough (D) snore
17. Axillae are also called _______.
(A) shoulders (B) chests (C) esophagus (D) armpits
18. _______ is a substance present in animal fat and tissues; too much can lead to heart disease.
(A) carbon dioxide (B) oxygen (C) cholesterol (D) saturated fat
19. _______ are artificial fats that make food last longer and taste better but are bad for health.
(A) Cholesterols (B) Trans fats (C) Saturated fats (D)Ingredients
20. When the body is being attacked by a bacteria, fungus or virus, it suffers a(n) _______.
(A) Headache (B) Hospital (C) Practice (D) Infection

III. CONVERSATIONS
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions (26-35).

21. - _______?
- I feel unwell and keep vomiting all the time.
(A) Where were you admitted? (B) How long have you had this pain?
(C) Hi, What’s wrong? (D) When were you admitted?
22. - _______?
- How did he do that?
(A) This headache’s really killing me. (B) The pain is here, on the top of his shoulder.
(C) His ear’s much better today. (D) Poor John! He broke his arm yesterday.
23. - My tooth is really painful!
- _______.
(A) How do you feel? (B) Have you taken anything for it?
(C) What did you do? (D) Yes, it is a severe sharp pain.
24. - _______?
- You need to drink lots of water and get plenty of rest.
(A) What seems to be the problem? (B) What is your size?
(C) Oh dear, what should I do? (D) Where do you get the pain?
25. - Good morning Ms. Smith. I have your test results here.
- _______.
(A) Good. I hope that everything is alright. (B) Ok, thank you doctor.
(C) Oh dear, what should I do? (D) Surely there must be something today
26. - Can you tell me how often the pain appears?
- _______.
(A) It’s this lower tooth. It’s really painful. (B) Yes, my nose is really sore.
(C) Every five minutes I get a strong sharp pain. (D) When I stand, my ankle hurts.
27. - _______?
- It hurts when I cough.
(A) Can you describe your pain? (B) What is the pain like?
(C) How would you describe your pain? (D) When do you get the pain?
28. - _______?
- Nearly two days. It started just before going to bed the day before yesterday.
(A) When did the pain start? (B) Is there anything that brings it on?
(C) How long have you felt like this? (D) Where do you get the pain?

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29. - I think I’m getting a cold.
- _______.
(A) Why don’t you take something for it? (B) What’s troubling you?
(C) How would you describe your pain? (D) ) Is there anything that brings it on?
30. - Yes, my headache’s nearly gone. I feel much better now?
- _______.
(A)Oh, that’s too bad. (B) Oh, that’s a pity.
(C) Oh, that’s good. (D) How do you feel?
IV. READING COMPREHENSION
4.1. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 31 to 35.

During venipuncture, the phlebotomist, a technician who takes blood, inserts a needle
(31)_______ a vein and withdraw blood into a specimen tube, which is sent to the haematology
laboratory (32)_______ analysis. Usually the phlebotomist can find a vein in the inner part of the
elbow, the antecubital fossa, that is easily accessible. She (33)_______ apply a tourniquet – a tight
band – above the site, or the patient may be asked to clench their hand to make a fist in
(34)_______ to make the vein more prominent. Afterward, the patient may be asked to
press lightly on a dressing, usually a piece of gauze, to help the blood to clot and to prevent swelling
and a haematoma (a black and blue mark, or a bruise) (35)_______ the vein was punctured.
.
31. (A) of (B) for (C) on (D) into
32. (A) to (B) with (C) for (D) about
33. (A) may (B) has (C) does (D) might
34. (A) so (B) order (C) fact (D) deed
35. (A)when (B)what (C) where (D) which

4.2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 36 to 40.

Some scientists have (36)_______ that healthy adults and children may one day take drugs to
improve their intelligence and intellectual performance. A research group has suggested that
such drugs might become as (37)_______ as coffee or tea within the next couple of decades.

To counter this, students (38)_______ exams might have to take drugs tests like
athletes. There are already drugs that are known to improve mental performance, like Ritalin,
which is given to children with problems (39)_______. A drug given to people with trouble
sleeping also helps people remember numbers.

These drugs raise serious legal and moral questions, but people already take vitamins to help
them remember things better, so it will not be a simple problem to solve. It will probably be
very (40)_______ to decide at what point a food supplement becomes an unfair drug in an
examination.

36. (A) invented (B) predicted (C) recovered (D) prevented

37. (A) interesting (B) easy (C) famous (D) common
38. (A) to take (B) take (C) taking (D) took
39. (A) concentrating (B) making (C) keeping (D) doing
40. (A) boring (B) difficult (C) popular (D) fast

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4.3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45.

 When most people are ill with a non-life threatening condition they will most often
see a General Practitioner, a GP, also called a Family Doctor. These doctors generally
work in the local community in surgeries rather than in hospitals, so they are
convenient for people to see for a consultation. However, other GPs can work in a
very wide range of areas, such as in hospitals, in education and for insurance
companies.
 As the name suggests, GPs are doctors that do not have a specialty, such as a brain
surgeon or cancer specialist: they are able to diagnose and treat all the possible
diseases and problem that one of their patients might have. They can treat and manage
most illnesses and perform some minor surgeries in their practice. Then for more
serious cases they will refer the patient to a specialist that will work in a hospital.
 If you are ill and need to see a GP you will normally need to make an appointment.
Sometimes you can just walk into the surgery and see a doctor, but that is not very
likely as GPs are normally very busy and all their appointment times will be fully
booked. Often you have to wait several hours if not at least one of two days before
you can get an appointment with a GP. If you are too ill to wait you have to go to a
hospital and visit the accident and emergency department.
 GPs also make house-calls. These are when the GP comes to your house to treat you
or see a patient. Most often a GP has to make house-calls to see elderly people who
cannot get to the surgery easily. They might be ill and need to doctor to give them
medicine or it could be that the GP just want to check on them and make sure that
they are ok.
 If you are ill, the doctor will normally prescribe you some medicine and tell you to go
away for a few days before you go back and visit them again if you have not started to
get better. The GP will also explain how you can have a better lifestyle that could
prevent you from becoming ill in the first place. They will normally recommend that
you stop smoking cigarettes (if you do), not to drink too much alcohol and to get
exercise. Once you have your prescription you will need to visit a pharmacy to get the
medicine the doctor prescribed you.
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41. What is the difference between a specialist and a GP?
(A) There is no difference, they are both doctors.
(B) The GP normally works in a hospital and the specialist works in a surgery.
(C) A GP can treat patients with many different illnesses, while the specialist focuses on one
area only.
(D) You need to be referred to a GP but not to a specialist.
42. Where do GP normally work?
(A) In a hospital (B) In a school
(C) In a surgery (D) In a mobile vehicle
43. Why will you often have to wait to see a GP?
(A) They are very busy, so all their appointment times get full.
(B) To make sure you are really ill.

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 (C) So the GP will have enough work to do each day.
(D) You will need to travel a long way to see them and the journey will take a few days.
44. What sort of person will most likely be visited by a GP in their own home?
(A) A new born baby. (B) An old person.
(C) Someone with a serious illness. (D) GPs do not visit patients in their houses.
45. What do GPs do as well as making ill people better?
(A) They give advice about how to not become ill in the first place
(B) They help the families of people who have died.
(C) They are participate in local community activities.
(D) They work with the people who make the medicine to sell more of it.

6. WRITING
For each of the following questions (46-50), complete the second sentence so that it means the
same as the first, using no more than three words.

46. We are going to give you a mild sedative.

 What we are going to do is (to) give you a mild sedative.
47. These pills that are used to induce drowsiness.
 These pills that are used for inducing drowsiness.
48. When sterilizing your syringe, you kill all of the germs on it and inside it.
When you sterilize your syringe, you kill all of the germs on it and inside it.
49. This procedure allows the doctor to place a feeding tube into the stomach.
 This procedure makes it possible for the doctor to place a feeding tube into the stomach..
50. They will ask you to sign a consent form.
You will be asked to sign a consent form.

GOOD SUCCESS

GOOD SUCCESS