Stress; Phrasal verbs: health – B2 English Vocabulary Test

1  Match the sentence beginnings (1–8) to the endings (A–K). There are three extra endings.

A   a panic before taking any exam.

B   his temper and walked out of the class.

C   stomach – a herbal tea might help settle it.

D   sleeping on a plane, but I find it impossible.

E    you’re not going faint, are you?

F    his face went very red.

G   his appetite, which is very unusual.

H   sleep last night and I feel terrible.

I     dizzy. I think I might be sick.

J    and over the questions in my mind.

K   she doesn’t have an upset stomach.

2  Put the words in the correct order to make sentences using the correct form of the verbs feel, go, get, have, lose where necessary.

1   did / faint / she / why / ?

      ……Why did she faint?……

2   How long / you / sleeping / difficulty / ?

      ……………………………………………….

3   I have completely / but / appetite / my / I’m sorry / .

      ……………………………………………….

4   over / in my mind / the accident / over / keep / I / and / .

      ……………………………………………….

5   feel well / upset / I don’t / and I / an / stomach / .

      ……………………………………………….

6   the essay / but / a panic / in / on Monday / Don’t / is due / .

      ……………………………………………….

7   you / dizzy / a little / Are / ?

      ……………………………………………….

8   temper / Your face / bright red / when / you / goes / your / .

      ……………………………………………….

3  Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

I hate having flu. It’s horrible when you 1……throw up…… and your head hurts. It really 2………………… that I have no energy at all. It takes me days to 3………………… it. Once I 4………………… with flu on New Year’s Eve and missed all the celebrations! However, my cousin has just had an operation which is more serious. He’s 5………………… from the anesthetic now, but he needs to rest. He got very angry and crashed his bike. He needs to learn to 6………………… and take things less seriously.

4  Tick ✓ the sentences that are correct. Find and correct the sentences with mistakes.

1   School is cancelled today as a lot of students and teachers have come round influenza.

      ……come down with……

2   You shouldn’t eat those mushrooms, you’re allergic to them and you’ll probably throw up.

      ………………………………………

3   You need to take a deep breath and get down before you say something you regret.

      ………………………………………

4   It’s taken me months to come down with the knee operation but now I’m finally back at the gym.

      ………………………………………

5   Reading sad books like these really gets me down.

      ………………………………………

6   The patient hasn’t thrown up after the operation yet, so we still don’t know if it was successful.

      ………………………………………

5  Choose the correct options.

A:   So, tell me how you feel.

B:   I feel sick and a little (1) panic / difficulty sleeping / dizzy and I (2) have an upset stomach / go over and over it in my mind / faint.

A:   Have you (3) come down with / thrown up / come round?

B:   No, thankfully.

A:   What did you eat yesterday?

B:   Not much, some fruit and a sandwich at lunchtime. I’ve (4) lost my appetite / lost my temper / got in a panic recently.

A:   Well, I think you have (5) come round / got over / come down with a virus of some sort. I’m (6) aware of / cautious about / critical of the fact that you’ve had a lot to (7) compare with / cope with / depend on recently. You need to go home and rest. Drink lots of water too. You must focus on (8) calming down / getting over / coming round this illness.