PRACTICE TEST

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Section I: Choose the correct word to complete the sentences
1. Please take this sample to______ for testing.
A. radiology DB. pathology C. emergency D. pharmacy
2. The basic function of the skin is to ________________ our body.
oprotect
A. B. beautify C. shape D. spoil
3. The ______ fills prescriptions and gives medicine.
A. radiologist B. pathologist C. obstetrician O
D. pharmacist
4. The ______ says the baby is doing fine.
A. radiologist B. pathologist OC. obstetrician D. pharmacist
5. ______sure that you follow the prescription carefully.
A. Believe B. Try C. Do &
D. Make
6. ______is a cotton fabric used to cover wounds or surgical incisions.
0
A. gauze B. gown C. syringe D. sharps container
7. ______is a long robe worn by a hospital patient.
A. Gauze oB. Gown C. Syringe D. Sharps container
8. Another name for left and right bronchi is (the) _________.
A. branches oB. trachea C. bronchial tubes D. wind pipe
9. ____is a box for the storing of used needles and other sharp medical instruments before
disposal.
A. Gauze B. Gown C. Syringe OD. Sharps container
10. ______is the area between the legs.
min
than
A. Waist B. Small C. Torso ①D. Groin
11. A basic function of kidneys is the _______________ of poisonous wastes.
A. selection Δ
B. detection phosthiem C. excretion bowdief D. production
12. The liver is situated ________________ the abdomen.
A. below B. under C. beside p D. at the top of
13. ______is the area between the ribs and the pelvis. xychau
p
A. waist B. small C. torso D. groin
14. The damaged and misshapen alveoli is similar to_________ in meaning.
A. emphysema
⑦ B. alveoli C. asthma D. bronchial tubes
15. _________are small air sacs in the lungs being the endpoints of the respiratory system.
A. emphysema o
B. alveoli C. asthma D. bronchial tubes
16. Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _______once or twice a week at the hospital.
A. solution o
B. night shift C. household chores D. Special
dishes
17. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart is called_________
A. colonoscopy B. capillary C. vein D. artery
18. A basic function of kidneys is the _______________ of poisonous wastes.
A. selection B. detection C. excretion D. production
19. Air passes into the lungs from the trachea through the_________.
A. emphysema B. alveoli C. asthma D. bronchial tubes
20. The bones that protect the heart and lungs _________ the rib cage.
A. make into B. make from C. make up D. make of
21. Shoulder _________ can result from a hard blow.
A. locate B. location C. dislocate D. dislocation
22. She has her breasts ______ every four months.
A. examine B. examines C. examined D. examining
23. Have you found the _______ of his terrible cough?
A. cause B. because C. reason D. season
24. The blood is pumped out of the heart through the __________________.
A. arteries B. veins C. capillaries D. body tissues
25. A patient _____ heart surgery will visit Dr. Mickey on the second floor.
A. has B. have C. had D. having
26. Syringes _______ of in a biohazard waste container.
A. should be disposal B. should be
C. should be disposed D. should dispose
27. Knee sprain can _______ a blow to the knee or a sudden twist.
A. result of B. result in C. result to D. result from
28. There are two minor cuts _____ the right eye and eyebrow.
A. above B. between C. among D. under
29. The obstetricians _____ women through all stages of pregnancy.
A. care of B. care for C. care with D. take care
30. I have recently had my appendix ______ by a Chinese surgeon.
A. remove B. removes C. removed D. removing

Section II. Choose the correct sentence (A or B) to complete the exchange

1. My daughter’s gums are very sore and they bleed at times.
A. Why don’t you take her to a dentist?
B. How many sores are there?
2 . Dr. Sloane, can you come over here for a second?
A Sure Amy, what do you need?
 B Sure Amy, I will give you a call.
3. Does it hurt when you bend?
A No, only when I stand up.
B No, not enough.
4. I can’t make out the number of that car opposite your surgery, Doctor.
A. Can you? What’s the number?
B. You’d better have your eyes tested
5. My throat is painful when I swallow.
A. Have you bitten your tongue?
B. Is it worse when you cough?

6 . How is Mrs. Harding doing?

A She seems much better today.
B She is not coming in today.
7 It appears to be emphysema.
A I feel so much better now.
B I just thought it was my allergy.
8 Could you explain exactly what happens in a heart attack?
A Certainly. It usually starts with chest pains.
B Surely. It starts in the evening.
9 Do you know basic first aid techniques?
A Yes, I did a short course last month.
B Yes, the nurse applied pressure on the wound.
10. My husband suddenly lost the use of his left hand this morning.
A. Is your hand all right?
B. What about the right one?

Section III: Choose the correct answer (T/F/DS) according to the text
There are three ways to admit a patient to hospital: either as an outpatient, a day patient or an
inpatient. An outpatient needs treatment but not a bed. A day patient needs a bed for a few
hours, but doesn’t need to stay overnight. An inpatient needs at least one overnight stay.
Hospitals need to plan for patient admissions. They have to predict how many beds they will
need. It is quite easy to predict referrals from doctors like General Practitioners, but a larger
number of patients come through A&E, and it is more difficult to plan for them.
It is very important to keep accurate records of patients’ treatment, from admission through to
discharge and follow-up. These include personal details such as marital status, occupation and
next of kin, as well as medical history such as past illnesses and treatments, family history and
lifestyle.
Medical staff record all treatments, test results and correspondence. They try to record these
things at the time they happen. This is important, and not only to ensure the correct treatment.
Medical records are sometimes used for research, or in a court of law.
1. Admissions to hospital are all inpatients.
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t say
2. There are more emergency admissions than referrals.
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t say
3. Hospital records stop at discharge.
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t say
4. Only medical staff can look at medical record.
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t say
5. Inpatients are in more serious condition than outpatients.
a. True b. False c. Doesn’t say

Section IV: Choose the correct answer A, B, or C according to the text

Pain is important because it tells us that we are injured or ill. However, we don’t all feel pain in
the same way. Researchers are trying to learn more about this fact. Their experiments show that
children are more sensitive to pain than adults, and that men can tolerate more pain than
women.
Pain is also difficult to measure and describe. This is a problem because it is an important
symptom and medics (medical staff) need information from patients about it. It is therefore
common practice to give patients lists of words and ask them to say which words best describe
three things: the type of pain they are suffering, its intensity (how bad it is) and its frequency
(how often they feel it)
With some patients, such as children, words don’t work very well to describe intensity, so
medics use smiley faces or sometimes colors. For example, blues mean a mild pain and reds
mean severe pain. Some medics prefer a range of numbers; 0 is no pain and 10 is unbearable
pain.
Pain does not always show where an injury is. Internal organs, for example, do not have many
pain-receiving nerve endings, so internal injuries often cause pain in a different part of the body.
This is called “referred pain”. One example of referred pain is when someone suffering a heart
attack feels pain in their left shoulder, arm or hand.
1. Researchers are trying to find out why ___
A. people experience pain differently.
B. people feel pain
C. pain is important to people
2. Experiments show that _____
A. pain is worse for men than women.
B. men can take more pain than women
C. children feel less pain than adults.
3. Nurses need to measure a patient’s pain because _____
A. Pain is a problem.
B. Pain is a symptom
C. patients can describe it.
4. Medics ask patients for a number to describe _____
A. the kind of pain they have.
B. how bad the pain is
C. how often they are in pain.
5. You experience referred pain _____
A. only in your internal organs.
B. long after an injury
C. in a different place from an injury.