IGCSE ESL UNIT 14

She was d........................ with/as having cancer last year. ((v.)to say what is wrong with someone who is sick)

War killed more through f............... and hunger than through actual conflict. (n.) an extreme shortage of food)

Getting a better chair completely c................. my back problems. (v.)to make someone with an illness healthy again)

Both sides in the conflict have promised to try to avoid civilian c....................... ((n.) someone who is injured or killed in an accident or war)

The wound on his head had begun to h....... (v.)If a wound or broken bone heals, it becomes healthy again)

Almost half the population are e.............. to vote in today's election. (adj.) Someone who is eligible to do something is qualified or able to do it, for example because they are old enough.)

Everything was hesitant and uncertain; and the general i...................... was even reflected in foreign affairs ((n.) a lot of changes in a situation or in someone's behaviour so that you do not know what will happen next)

We'll p..................... you with anything you need, if you agree to collaborate with us. ((v.)To give what is needed; to supply)

He's being t............... for cancer at a hospital in California. ((v.)to give medical care to someone for an illness or injury)

She was really glad to hear that her children hadn't been i................... in the accident. ((v.)to hurt a person, animal, or part of your body)

Members of the public were p............... from entering the building. ((v.)to stop something happening or to stop someone doing something)

These machines d.................... drinks and snacks. ( (v.)to give something out)

I wanted to find a doctor who would treat his gunshot w........... without reporting it to the police. ((n.)an injury, especially one that is made by a knife or bullet)

R.......... w....... rescued people stranded on roofs, trees and islands. ((n.) someone who helps people after a disaster)

It takes a long time to r...................... from surgery. ((v.)to become healthy or happy again after an illness, injury, or period of sadness)

The government has taken measures to p................ domestic industry. ((v.)to encourage something to happen or develop)

Poor s................... always leads to the spread of disease and deaths from infectious diseases. (n.) maintaining a clean condition to promote hygiene and prevent disease)

Latin is a practical language and holds a lot of r...................... information about the character of the plant within it.

The organization works to a............... world hunger and disease. ((v.)to reduce or to make problems less extreme)

Painkillers are the most common drugs p....................... by doctors. (v.)to say what medical treatment someone needs)

There was something weird about the i......................, police are looking into it again. ((n.)an event, especially one that is bad or unusual)

the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters