Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 46 to 50.

VIRTUAL DOCTORS

Clare Harrison rarely falls ill and hates going to the doctor’s when she does. So when she recently (46) _________ out in a painful rash down one side of her body she emailed her symptoms, (47) _______ also included a (48) _________ fever, to e–doc, the internet medical service. Two hours later she was diagnosed as having shingles (Herpes Zoster) by her online doctor, who prescribed a special cleansing solution for the rash and analgesics to help relieve the pain.

Health advice is now the second most popular topic that people search for on the internet, and online medical consultation is big business. Sites vary enormously in what they offer, with services ranging from the equivalent of a medical agony aunt to a live chat with a doctor via email. They are clearly (49) _________ a demand from people who are too busy or, in some cases, too embarrassed to discuss their medical (50) _________ with their GP.

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closet in meaning to each of the following questions.

“Would you like to come out to dinner with me tonight, Jenny?” Paul said. 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

We should grow more trees so that they can absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

It was late at night, the wind was howling and when she heard the knock on the door, she almost jumped out of her skin.

Mark the A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.

Mark and Anne are talking after the class.

Mark: “Guess what? I’ve been recruited to be a member of Green Dream Volunteer Group.”

Anne: “_______” 

People usually look through travel ________ to decide on their holiday destinations.

I still remember the _______ afternoons that we spent at the beach when I was a child.

We must find a better way to ________ of plastics because they cause serious environmental problems.

A new study by University College London shows that teenager girls are twice as likely as to be depressed _______ social media as boys.

_______, Harry loaded his luggage into the car and set off for the airport.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Wild animals use various methods to ward off predators and their natural enemies.

If human beings _______ brains twice their normal size, _______ automatically more intelligent?

Littering doesn’t only make a place look ugly, it also puts public health at risk and can _______ wildlife.

He left last month to take _______ a new position as Director of the Trade Department. 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

A person who says lies habitually must have a good memory.

The television, ______ so long been a part of our culture, has an enormous influence.