XXV. SYMPTOMS. Choose the correct form

1. The dying man said nothing: he merely …...

a) mumbled b) sighed c) stammered d) whispered

2. There is something wrong with his vocal chords and, as a result, he has always been …...

a) deaf b) dumb c) silent d) speechless

3. He suffers from a speech ….. and so he cannot pronounce the letter “r” correctly.

a) break b) defect c) error d)mistake

4. She had lost her voice and could only speak in a …...

a) breath b) rustle c) whisper d) whistle

5. After speaking for two hours, the lecturer found he could scarcely talk, as he had become …...

a) dumb b) hoarse c) inarticulate d) speechless

6. When he spoke on the telephone, his voice was so ….. that I could hardly hear him.

a) dim b) dull c) faint d) unnoticeable

7. You will find John rather difficult to understand at first, as he has a slight ….. in his speech.

a) complication b) contraction c) difficulty d) impediment

8. You will have to ….., Aunt Betty is rather deaf.

a) call up b) ring up c) speak up d) stand up

9. After a fall from a horse, his speech became rather …...

a) anxious b) confused c) confusing d) clear

10. I’m afraid I’m rather ….. of hearing. Will you speak a little louder, please?

a) deaf b) hard c) quiet d)slow

11. His stomach felt very ….. after that rough journey in a lorry.

a) disused b) undone c) used up d) upset

12. It was so cold my fingers were quite …...

a) insensible b) numb c) paralyzed d) senseless

13. Although the injured driver was almost unconscious, he was ….. in pain.

a) moaning b) mumbling c) stammering d) whispering

14. He was so cold that his teeth were …...

a) chattering b) perishing c) shivering d) shuddering

15. He ….. over the body of a cat lying on the pavement.

a) crashed b)stumbled c) toppled d) tumbled

16. John broke his leg. That is why he still ….. a little.

a) halts b) limps c) staggers d) trips

17. I was ….. by the gas in the room and fell to the ground.

a) depressed b) overcome c) overturned d) submerged

18. Her right eye ….. when she anxious.

a) twiddles b) twirls c) twitches d) twists

19. I have got such a ….. headache that I can’t concentrate on the lecture.

a) beating b) drumming c) hammering d) throbbing

20. He had a terrible cold and found it difficult to breathe as his nose was …...

a) closed up b) filled up c) shut up d) stuffed up

21. The fumes were so thick that he was ….. for breath.

a) gasping b) inhaling c) suffocating d) wheezing

22. Go straight to the hospital and have your hand attended to – it looks ….. to me.

a) affected b) infected c)intoxicated d) polluted

XXVI. DISEASES. Give the Russian names of the following diseases.

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