OET READING COURSE
Part A
TIME: 15 minutes
• Look at the four texts, A-D, in the separate Text Booklet.
• For each question 1-20, look through the texts, A-D, to find the relevant information.
• Write your answers on the spaces provided in this Question Paper.
• Answer all the questions within the 15-minute time limit.
• Your answers should be correctly spelt.
Questions 1-7
For each question, 1-7, decide which text (A, B, C or D) the information comes from. You
may use any letter more than once.
In which text can you find information about …
1 the possibility that endometriosis is a hereditary ____________________
condition?
2 finding endometrial tissue in locations far from the womb? ____________________
3 exhaustion caused by endometriosis? ____________________
4 the possibility of not getting treatment for endometriosis? ____________________
5 recommended sleeping position during a period? ____________________
6 endometriosis commonly affecting women in their child- ____________________
bearing years?
7 the level of pain being inversely related to the size of the ____________________
endometrial tissue?
Questions 8-14
Answer each of the questions, 8-14, with a word or short phrase from one of the texts. Each
answer may include words, numbers or both.
8 What are the names of two painkillers that a doctor can prescribe to manage endometriosis?
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9 What is the surgery used to confirm that a woman has endometriosis?
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10 What is the term used to describe the situation where the menstrual blood goes into the
body instead of leaving the body?
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11 Where can you find lesions of ovarian disease?
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12 What can be affected by dioxin?
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13 How far do endometriosis lesions go into tissues in deep-infiltrating endometriosis?
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14 What is another term for the endometrium?
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Questions 15-20
Complete each of the sentences, 15-20, with a word or short phrase from one of the texts.
Each answer may include words, numbers or both.
15 When endometrial cells ________________ during menstruation, they may cause
inflammation and scarring.
16 Some women with endometriosis may have an absence of __________________.
17 The common type of endometriosis where the lesions do not burrow into far into
the tissues is called ________________.
18 A woman suffering from endometriosis is advised to stay away from processed food,
sugar, dairy, gluten and _______________.
19 Physical activity can help to reduce _________________ in the body.
20 Treatment for endometriosis cannot guarantee that a woman who has been infertile
will be able to __________________.
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