0023 A Visit to the Doctor

Question 1

• Jasmine needs to write a paper for her English class, but she kept ________ it ___ until the day before she needed to turn it in.

to delay something; to plan on doing something later so that one does not need to do it now

Answer 1

to put (something) off

• Jasmine needs to write a paper for her English class, but she kept putting it off until the day before she needed to turn it in.

Question 2

• Trent felt healthy, but he still needed to go to the doctor for an ______ ________.

a yearly medical exam of one’s basic health; a visit to the doctor that happens once a year, in which one’s general health is checked

Answer 2

annual physical

• Trent felt healthy, but he still needed to go to the doctor for an annual physical.

Question 3

• The hair stylist ___ ________for the next three weeks and Gemma couldn’t get appointment until September.

to have a full schedule; to have all of one’s available appointments filled

Answer 3

to be booked

• The hair stylist was booked for the next three weeks and Gemma couldn’t get appointment until September.

Question 4

• The medical exam was covered by the ___, so Sari did not need to pay for it.

Health Maintenance Organization; personal health insurance; a business that pays part of the cost or the full cost for certain medical bills of its customers, in exchange for a monthly or yearly fee

Answer 4

HMO

• The medical exam was covered by the HMO, so Sari did not need to pay for it.

Question 5

• The insurance covered most of the cost, but Byron still needed to pay a $25 __-___ for his appointment to see the doctor.

a small payment that one pays for medical services when another part of the payment is paid by an insurance company (a company that pays for health and medical expenses)

Answer 5

co-pay

• The insurance covered most of the cost, but Byron still needed to pay a $25 co-pay for his appointment to see the doctor.

Question 6

• The accountant was busy talking on the phone, so her client waited in the _________ ____until the conversation was over.

a small room at a business one waits in until the person one plans to meet is available

Answer 6

waiting room

• The accountant was busy talking on the phone, so her client waited in the waiting room until the conversation was over.

Question 7

• The cook _______ the container of flour to find out how much was in it.

to measure the weight of someone or something; to measure how heavy something or someone is

Answer 7

to weigh

• The cook weighed the container of flour to find out how much was in it.

Question 8

• When Evelina got ill, her body ____________ went up a lot and it made her sweat.

a measurement of how hot or cold something is

Answer 8

temperature

• When Evelina got ill, her body temperature went up a lot and it made her sweat.

Question 9

• Nick’s ______ _________ was too high, and he needed to lower it so that his heart would be healthier.

a measurement of how much pressure or stress is put on the blood vessels (passageways that carry blood) in a person’s body

Answer 9

blood pressure

• Nick’s blood pressure was too high, and he needed to lower it so that his heart would be healthier.

Question 10

• Piper was not sick or injured, so her visit to the doctor was just a _____-__.

a medical examination meant to determine the condition of one’s overall health instead of focusing on a specific problem or concern

Answer 10

check-up

• Piper was not sick or injured, so her visit to the doctor was just a check-up.

Question 11

• Dr. Li had a patient in the __________ ____who suffers from a bad heart.

a small room in which a doctor tests and observes a person’s health

Answer 11

examination room

• Dr. Li had a patient in the examination room who suffers from a bad heart.

Question 12

• After his clothes got wet, Rodney _______ ____ to his underwear and put on dry clothes.

to undress; to remove one’s clothes

Answer 12

to strip down

• After his clothes got wet, Rodney stripped down to his underwear and put on dry clothes.

Question 13

• The ____ _____ was cold and uncomfortable, so the patient wished that the doctor would hurry and finish the exam.

a table or flat surface that one sits on when getting tested and observed by a doctor

Answer 13

exam table

• The exam table was cold and uncomfortable, so the patient wished that the doctor would hurry and finish the exam.

Question 14

• Wanda was supposed to meet a friend at a local coffee shop, but her friend never _______ __, so she drank coffee her there alone.

to appear; to arrive

Answer 14

to show up

• Wanda was supposed to meet a friend at a local coffee shop, but her friend never showed up, so she drank coffee her there alone.

Question 15

• The doctor read the patient’s _____ to find out the patient’s medical history.

papers used to track the medical condition of a specific patient; documents that explain the condition of a person’s health

Answer 15

chart

• The doctor read the patient’s chart to find out the patient’s medical history.

Question 16

• Dr. Rodriguez used a ___________ to listen to the patient’s heartbeat.

a tool used by a doctor to listen to sounds in the body, making those sounds louder

Answer 16

stethoscope

• Dr. Rodriguez used a stethoscope to listen to the patient’s heartbeat.

Question 17

• After eating too much ice cream, Miguel felt a pain in his _________.

stomach area; mid-section; belly

Answer 17

abdomen

• After eating too much ice cream, Miguel felt a pain in his abdomen.

Question 18

• The results of the _______ ____showed that the patient did not have enough iron in her blood.

medical test that check human blood for diseases or irregularities

Answer 18

blood test

• The results of the blood test showed that the patient did not have enough iron in her blood.