Animal: health and fitness vocabulary

Question 1

compel

The vet was …. to ….. (tell) us that the surgery was not risk-free

Answer 1

The vet was compelled to tell us that the surgery was not risk-free.

to force someone to do something:

Question 2

As a schoolboy he was …. to wear shorts even in winter.

The new circumstances …. a change in policy.

Answer 2

As a schoolboy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.

formal The new circumstances compelled a change in policy.

Question 3

At school, we were …. to wear uniforms, which I hated.

Answer 3

At school, we were compelled to wear uniforms, which I hated.

Question 4

Compulsion (noun)

He seems to be driven by some kind of inner …..

[+ to infinitive] We were under no …. to attend.

Don’t feel under any …. to take me with you.

Answer 4

a force that makes you do something:

He seems to be driven by some kind of inner compulsion

[+ to infinitive] We were under no compulsion to attend.

Don’t feel under any compulsion to take me with you.

Question 5

used to (doing something)

We were … to a cold climate, so the weather didn’t bother us.

She’s used to ….. (work) hard.

Answer 5

familiar with a condition or activity:

We were used to a cold climate, so the weather didn’t bother us.

She’s used to working hard.

Question 6

I’m not really used to …. (stand) next to wild animals.

Answer 6

I’m not really used to standing next to wild animals.

Question 7

appear

To people who don’t know him he probably appears … rather unfriendly.

Things aren’t always what they appear….

Answer 7

to seem

To people who don’t know him he probably appears (to be) rather unfriendly.

Things aren’t always what they appear to be.

Question 9

appear

It appears …. we need to make some changes.

Answer 9

to seem

It appears to me (that) (= I think that) we need to make some changes.

Question 11

appear

The animal didn’t appear to … (suffer) from any pain.

Answer 11

to seem

The animal didn’t appear to be suffering from any pain.

Question 12

We left our dog in …. when we went away.

Answer 12

a small, usually wooden, shelter for a dog to sleep in outside

We left our dog in kennels when we went away.

Question 13

a small, usually wooden, shelter for a dog to sleep in outside

We left our dog in kennels when we went away.

Answer 13

We left our dog in …. when we went away.

Question 14

I’ll always remember … (take) my labrador to the vet only to find out she was pregnant.

Answer 14

I’ll always remember taking my labrador to the vet only to find out she was pregnant.

to be able to bring back a piece of information into your mind, or to keep a piece of information in your memory:

Question 15

Remember … (take) a few snacks to give to the dog in the waiting room.

Answer 15

Remember to take a few snacks to give to the dog in the waiting room.

remember to do sth / to not forget to do something:

Question 16

Did you remember …. the shopping?

Answer 16

Did you remember to do the shopping?

Question 17

something that limits the freedom of someone or something, or that prevents something from growing or increasing:

The vet attempted to put …on the animal, but it broke free.

The two prisoners were kept under …… while they were transported between prisons.

Answer 17

something that limits the freedom of someone or something, or that prevents something from growing or increasing: restraint

The vet attempted to put restraints on the animal, but it broke free.

The two prisoners were kept under restraint while they were transported between prisons.

Question 18

to remove part of something:

As a punishment, the Army …… the soldiers’ pay/wages by 20% and took away their leave.

The lambs’ tails are ….. (= cut short) for hygiene reasons.

Answer 18

to remove part of something:

As a punishment, the Army docked the soldiers’ pay/wages by 20% and took away their leave.

The lambs’ tails are docked (= cut short) for hygiene reasons.

Question 19

to cut something to make it shorter:

The brothers both had their hair …..

If you stop to think about it, docking dog’s tails and ….. their ears is rather cruel.

Answer 19

to cut something to make it shorter:

The brothers both had their hair cropped.

If you stop to think about it, docking dog’s tails and cropping their ears is rather cruel.

Question 20

a list of the parents and other relations of an animal:

The breeder showed us the dog’s …..

He breeds ….. poodles/cattle (= ones whose parents and other relations are all of the same breed).

Answer 20

a list of the parents and other relations of an animal:

The breeder showed us the dog’s pedigree.

He breeds pedigree poodles/cattle (= ones whose parents and other relations are all of the same breed).

Question 21

to remove part of an animal’s sexual organs, so that it cannot produce young animals:

Has your dog been ….?

Answer 21

to remove part of an animal’s sexual organs, so that it cannot produce young animals:

Has your dog been neutered?

Question 22

a hole or mark on the edge of a body part:

The ….. in his ear resulted from a fight he had with another tomcat.

Answer 22

a hole or mark on the edge of a body part:

The notches in his ear resulted from a fight he had with another tomcat.

Question 23

a male cat

An undated veterinary report describes a six-month-old non-pedigree ….. which presented with two skin wounds on the right side of its body

Answer 23

a male cat

tomcat

An undated veterinary report describes a six-month-old non-pedigree tomcat which presented with two skin wounds on the right side of its body