UNIT 2-YOUR BODY AND YOU

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
1. Listen! There's someone at the door. I ____ the door for you.
A. will open B. am going to open C. open D. am opening
2. "Look at those dark clouds!" - "Yes, it ____ in some minutes."
A. is going to rain B. are going to rain C. is raining D. will rain
3. It's very hot. ____ the window. please?
A. Are you going to open B. Will you open
C. Won't you open D. Are you opening
4. Although I have taken some aspirin, the headache ________ away.
A. won't go B. not go C. isn't going to D. isn't going
5. On Sunday at 8 o'clock I ____ my friend.
A. will meet B. meet C. will be meeting D. am going to meet
6. Wait! I ____ you to the station.
A. drive B. will drive C. am driving D. is going to drive
7. I ____ my sister in April as planned.
A. am going to see B. have seen C. see D. will see
8. Perhaps I ____ New York one day.
A. am visiting B. am going to visit C. visit D. will visit
9. What time ____ tomorrow?
A. would you leave B. will you leave C. do you leave D. are you going to leave
10. Who ____ the next World Cup?
A. will win B. win C. is going to win D. is wining
11. He ____ to the theatre tonight. He has got a free ticket.
A. goes B. is going C. went D. will go
12. I ____ my parents at the weekend. I already bought a train ticket.
A. visit B. visited C. will visit D. am going to visit
13. Don't touch that dog. It ____ you.
A. is going to bite B. is biting C. bites D. will bite
14. It ____ that half of your plate should consist of vegetables and fruit.
A. is suggested B. suggests C. suggesting D. is suggesting
15. Foods ____ into energy in the digestive system.
A. are broke down and converted B. are broken down and converted
C. broken down and converted D. break down and convert
16. Stephen William Hawking ____ on 8 January, 1942 in Oxford, England.
A. was born B. born C. has born D. is born
17. ____ by your father?
A. Did that book written B. Was that book written
C. Did that book write D. Was that book writing
18. Acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) and ____ in China for thousands of years.
A. has using B. has used C. has been used D. has been using
19. Mr. Snow ____ that course since 1985.
A. haven't taught B. hasn't taught C. have been taught D. taught
20. The acupuncturist decides which and how many needles will ____.
A. used B. be used C. be use D. Use
21. The teacher ____ the student for lying.
A. is punished B. has been punished
C. punished D. was punished
22. As the patient could not walk he ____ home in a wheel chair.
A. has carried B. was carrying C. has been carried D. was carried
23. The injured ____ to the hospital in an ambulance.
A. were taking B. was taking C. were taken D. have taken
24. It ____ that the painting is a fake.
A. was believing B. is believing C. is believed D. believed
25. Most studies ____ that acupuncture does not reduce nausea and vomiting caused by radiation therapy.
A. have been shown B. are shown C. were shown D. have shown
26. Acupuncture may not ____ if you have low white blood cell counts or low platelet counts.
A. is recommended B. recommended C. recommend D. be recommended
Exercise 2 : Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction
in each of the following questions.
27. Despite its general safety, acupuncture isn't for everyone.
28. Look at the dark clouds. I'm sure it will rain soon.
29. Acupuncture is one of the oldest medical treatment in the world.(one of Nn)
30. Many accidents is caused by careless driving.
31. She was gave a box full of chocolate.
32. Measles are an infectious disease that causes fever and small red spots.
33. Alternative therapies often dismiss by orthodox medicine because they are sometimes administered by people
with no formal medical training.
34. The practice of acupuncture is rooted in the idea of promoting harmony amonghuman and the world around
them.
35. Human infants born with about 270 bones, some of which fuse together as their body develops.
36. More research is needed to find out if acupuncture helped with other side effects such as pain, anxiety or
shortness of breath.
37. A man with advanced prostate cancer is believed cured after doctors shocked his tumour to death with
huge amounts of testosterone.
38. Norovirus is a common stomach bug. It also called the Winter Vomiting Bug because it is more prevalent in
winter.
39. You can put yourself at risk if you don't usually get many physical activities and then all of a sudden do
vigorous-intensity aerobic activity, like shovelling snow.
40. Although the research is not yet final, some findings suggest that your risk of endometrial cancer and lung
cancer may be lower if you get regular physical activity compared to people who are not active.

Exercise 3: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word gievn:
1. Fire has completely destroyed the left wing of the house ( been )
 The left wing of the house .............. fire .
2. The teacher scolded Jim for not paying attention ( by )
 Jim .................. for not paying attention
3. Your hait needs cutting ( get )
 You ................ cut .
4. Jill’s parents are making her study hard ( made )
 Jill ................. her parents
5. It is thought that the two injured men were repairing overhead cables ( have )
 The two injured men .......... overhead cables
6. The traffic warden will give you a ticket if you park there ( will )
 You ............. traffic warden if you park there
7. They say he was the best footballer of the decade ( said )
 He ............... the best footballer of the decade
8. There is a rumor that the escaped prisoner is living in Spain ( be )
 The escaped prisoner ...................... living in Spain
9. You’ll get a rise in salary after six months ( raised )
 After six months, your salary ................................ .
10. We have agreed to meet again in a fortnight ( will )
 It ....................... meet again in a fortnight
11. I have my hair cut there every six weeks ( hair )
 The hairdresser ................. every six weeks
12. The library stays open until seven o’clock ( close )
 The library .............. until seven o’clock