Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word(s) from the list below:
INSULIN, CORNERSTONE, HORMONES, DISORDER, CONSUMPTION, PANCREAS, TREATMENT, FIBRE
1. Bodily functions are regulated by ......................... . (substances controlling the way the body works)
2. A diabetic person relies on .......................... injections in order to break down sugar. (hormone controlling the amount of sugar in blood)
3. The ................... is a gland which is part of digestive system. (organ which produces insulin)
4. When Jane was young she suffered from an eating .......................... called anorexia. (malfunction)
5. The recommended ........................ for diabetes is to avoid sugar and to exercise regularly. (therapy)
6. The ................................ of sugar should be avoided by a diabetic person. (intake)
7. Brown bread contains more .................... than white bread. (part of food that helps digestion)
8. Good food and exercise are the .......................... of a healthy lifestyle. (basis)
Fill in the appropriate word(s) from the list. Use the word(s) only once.
starchy to control fat-free weight to follow to generate to enjoy short–term daily
1 ..................................... milk
2 ..................................... routine
3 ...................................... a normal life
4 ........................................ food
5 ...................................... energy
6 ...................................... targets
7 ...................................... a diet
8 ................................ body weight
9 ..................................... loss
Choose the word which fits best.
1. If you stop eating cakes and sweets, you will be able to .......................... your weight. (check, examine, control, test)
2. My father had to ................. his intake of meat, because he suffers from high cholesterol. (reduce, weaken, shrink, shorten)
3. After eating, blood sufar levels ...................... . (rise, raise, arise, grow up)
4. When I finish Medical School, I will have .................... my goal. (managed, acquired, achieved, succeeded)
5. Before eating a banana you have to ...................... the skin. (remove, delete, extract, take out)
6. He’s always ..................... animals with love and care. (treated, behaved, used, operated)
7. My granny has .......................... teeth. (artificial, fake, false, counterfeit)
8. Cue to their continuous training, runners usually have ...................... , athletic bodies. (bony, skinny, thin, lean)
Fill in the appropriate particle(s)
1. Some types of heaters give ......... fumes. (send out)
2. He’s tried to give ........... smoking many times but has never succeeded. (stop)
3. By mistake, children sometimes give .................. secrets they are meant to keep. (reveal)
4. The soldiers gave themsekves ............... as they were surrounded by the enemy. (surrendered)
5. The air-hostess gave ................... sweets to the passengers before landing. (distributed)
6. Don’t give ............. now – I know you can do it if ypu keep trying. (stop trying)
7. Looking through my diary I came ............... Tim’s telephone number. (found by chance)
8. The policeman ran ............... the thief and managed to arrest him. (chased)
9. She accidentally ran .......... a dog as she was reversing out of her garage. (knocked down)
10. We’ve run ............ sugar; will you go and buy some? (have no further supply of)
11. The pickpocket ran .................. the policeman who was chasing him down the street. (escaped)
12. Trying to promote their new product, they ran ................... strong competition. (met with)
13. The director asked the actors to run ............... the third scene once more because he wasn’t satisfied with it. (rehearse)
14. He ran ............... difficulties when he tried to sell his mother’s property. (encountered)
Tick the correct boxes as in the example:
weight
heart
the target
a train
one’s way
the chance
luggage
the plane
money
lose
miss
Match the idioms with the correct definition.
1. If you go out in the rain without an umbrella, you’ll get soaked to the skin. ___
2. Oh, you gave me such a fright! I almost jumped out of my skin. ___
3. He’s such a skinflint; he never buys anyone a birthday present. ___
4. Sha has to have thick skin to be able to ignore all his nasty comments. ___
5. Although Ann is nothing but skin and bone, she is about to start a new diet. ___
6. Beauty is only skin deep; Sue is attractive but she has a nasty character. ___
a. to be unaffected by criticism
b. on the surface
c. to become very wet
d. to get a terrible scare
e. person mean with money
f. extremely thin
A friend of yours tells you that he / she has diabetes. Give him / her advice, bearing in mind the text and the following useful expressions:
Having diabetes does not mean ... ,It is advisable ... ,It is highly recommended ... ,It is appropriate ... ,You should avoid ... ,etc
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