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
25
Patients who are t.............................................. ill often prefer to die at home surrounded by their loved ones.
terminally
15
I’m not in pain, it’s just a d............... ache in my back tooth. I hate going to the dentist’s.
dull
15
The children have a b........................ diet, with lots of fruit and vegetables and only a few sweet things now and then.
balanced
15
Turn that music down! I’ve got a s................ headache!
splitting
15
You shouldn’t waste the doctor’s time with t....................... ailments. Get something at the chemist’s instead.
trivial
15
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
15
Diseases which are i.................. now will be beaten one day if scientists continue to make progress with drugs and genetic science.
incurable
15
My aunt was t...................... ill when she was on holiday. Apparently, she was in u................ pain. Luckily she had travel insurance.
taken, unbearable
15
I believe in h.......................... eating and I try to do v.................... exercise every other day.
healthy, vigorous
15
My doctor p................ me a new drug to a............ my backache. It worked!
prescribed, alleviate
15
I took a day off work yesterday. It was nothing serious, just a s............... cold.
slight
15
The solar system ____________________ for billions of years. (EXIST)
has existed
15
They ______________________ in California for the last 20 years and ______________________ moving there. (LIVE, NOT REGRET)
have been living, have not regretted
15
'm so tired and miserable. I ______________________ well in the last few days. (NOT FEEL)
haven't been feeling
15
The eastern European countries ______________________ members of the EU for the last 15 years. (BE)
