WORD EXERCISES[DAY 27]

WORD EXERCISES - Daily Task [DAY 27]
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DAY 27 [14-JUNE-2010] WEX82
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Look at this extract from a magazine article and complete the gaps with one of the words or expressions given from the list below.In some cases, more than one answer may be possible. You may need to change the form of some of the words.The objective of this exercise is to get learn new words related with 'HEALTH CARE',its meaning and application.This is useful for writing,reading and speaking.(You can click on some of  the words given in the list below to know its meaning.Press back button to return to this page)
[stress-related | vitamins | cutbacks | specialist | welfare state | underfunding | traditional medicine | therapeutic |surgery | diet | sedentary | arthritis | cancer | active | minerals | holistic medicine | conventional medicine ]

A cure for the future in the past?

For over fifty years, the people of Britain have relied on the 1_________ to make sure they have adequate health services. But now the National Health Service is sick. Government 2___________and 3_______ are forcing hospitals to close, and waiting lists for treatment are getting longer.
Under such circumstances, it is no surprise that more people are turning to private (but expensive) health care.
For some, however, there are alternatives. They are turning their back on modern pills, tablets and other
4._________. It seems paradoxical, but in an age of microchips and high technology,5__________(the old-fashioned cures that our grandparents relied on) is making a comeback.
Consider these case studies:
Maude is 76 and has been suffering from 6________ for almost ten years. “The inflammation in my joints was almost unbearable, and my doctor referred me to a 7_______ at the London Hospital.I was told that I needed 8__________, but would need to wait for at least two years before I could have the operation. In desperation, I started having massage sessions. To my surprise, these were very 9_____________ , and while they didn’t cure the disorder, they did relieve it to some extent”.
Ron is 46. His high-powered city job was responsible for a series of 10_____________ illnesses, and the drugs he took did little to relieve the nervous strain. “I read about treatments which involve the whole person rather than the individual symptoms, but I had always been skeptical about 11._________
However, my friend recommended a dietitian who advised me that part of my problem was 12_________ -related.Basically, the foods I was eating were contributing to my disorder. She gave me a list of foods that would provide the right 13_________ and 14._________ to keep me in good health. At the same time, she recommended a more 15 _______________ lifestyle - running, swimming, that kind of thing. I’m a bit of a couch potato, and the 16____________ lifestyle I had lived was compounding the problem. Now I feel great!”
      So is there still a place in our lives for modern medicine? While it is true that some infections and viruses
may be prevented by resorting to alternative medicine, more serious illnesses such as 17 _____________ need more drastic measures. We do need our health service at these times, and we shouldn’t stop investing in its future. But we mustn’t forget that for some common illnesses, the cure may lie in the past.

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answers---1.welfare state 2,3.cutbacks,underfunding(in either order) 4.conventional medicine 5.traditional medicine 6.arthritis 7.specialist(can also use the word consultant) 8.surgery 9.therapeutic 10.stress-related 11.holistic medicine 12.diet 13,14.vitamins ,minerals(in either order) 15.active 16.sedentary 17.cancer.

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