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18. Three people were injured in the ___________ on the motorway.
19. ___________ is mainly given against cholera, diphtheria, rabies,
smallpox, tuberculosis and typhoid.
20. She had a high temperature and then broke out in a ___________.
2. Complete the sentences. In each pair of sentences, one sen-
tence needs
a / an
, and the other needs
the
.
1. Mary is ____ only ward manager on duty tonight in Ward Two.
Mary is ____ ward manager at Central Hospital.
2. I’m giving Mr Yeobright ____ analgesic for his pain.
I’m giving Mr Yeobright ____ usual injection for his pain.
3. ____ treatment is long and has nasty side effects.
There is ____ treatment, but it is long and has nasty side effects.
4. Lymphoma affects ____ lymphatic system.
Lymphoma is ____ cancer and affects lymph nodes.
5. Chemotherapy is ____ good choice of treatment in your case.
Chemotherapy is ____ best choice of treatment in your case.
3. Complete the dialogue with
a, an, the
, – (no article), or
some
.
Patient
I have ____ lump on my breast and I’m worried.
Nurse
Is it ____ big lump?
Patient
Oh, not very big. It’s about ____ size of a tablet.
Nurse
Does ____ lump hurt when you touch it?
Patient
There is ___ pain when I touch it, yes.
Nurse
A lot of ____ pain?
Patient
No, not much. Do you think it’s ____ tumor? Do I have
____ cancer?
Nurse
We’ll have ____look at it first before coming to ____ con-
clusions. Not all ____ lumps are dangerous, you know. ____ lumps
are malignant, it’s true, but many lumps are benign.
Patient
It’s here, look. It’s ____ strange thing because I can push
it around.
Nurse
Yes, I think this lump is ____ fibroadenoma. They are sol-
id lumps that move easily under the skin. I have seen many fibroade-
nomas.
Patient
Are they dangerous?