PREVIEW

Nobel Prize for a President

This president was the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Who was he? To answer the
question, complete each sentence with the correct word. Choose your answers from the words a fter
each sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number. You will need
to divide the letters into words. Some letters are provided.
1. To stay healthy, every year Rhonda goes for a A. fitness H. doctor E. check-up
2. We at least three times each week N. food T. jog S. disease
3. Caryn’s ankle was not serious. S. check-up Y. injury A. pulse
4. Our family’s helps us when we are ill. R. physician M. check-up S. food
5. The beating of your heart produces your . F. disease N. fitness S. pulse
6. Every living thing requires . V. food S. injury O. illness
7. I always feel relaxed after a . E. fitness D. workout A. disease
8. When you are in good physical condition, you are in a state of .
T. fitness B. exercise J. nourishment
9. Every morning I for a few minutes. O. pulse L. exercise E. checkup
10. Many Americans suffer from heart . R. exercise M. pulse O. disease

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VOCABULARY
Try to do the following exercises then check your answers with the chart just after them.
A Match the terms with the correct examples.
1 a diagnostic procedure a heart transplant
2 a symptom b HIV
3 a prescription c headache
4 a perception d MRI scan
5 A type of surgery e dislike
6 a virus f E. coli
7 bacteria g antibiotic
READING
Read the passage and choose
the best answer. Modem Surgery
Techniques
Surgery has traditionally been a medical practice that required invasive procedures to
treat various
illnesses and health conditions. The benefits of removing diseased organs far
outweighed the possibly harmful and traumatic effects of cutting into the human body.
Modem technology, however, has enabled the development of non-invasive and
minimally-invasive surgical techniques that allow surgeons to operate while making
minor or no incisions.
Non-invasive procedures refer to techniques that do not require any incision into the
skin. Examples of non-invasive techniques include ultrasound, X-rays, and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRO, all of whichare used for diagnostic purposes. MRI scans, for
example, can help diagnose multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, cancer, and strokes, to
name just a few conditions.
Minimally-invasive surgery refers to surgical techniques that require only the smallest
possible incision into the skin. With keyhole surgery, for example, specially designed
surgical scopes and instruments are
inserted through the incision enabling surgeons to gain access to The organs requiring
treatment.
Recent
advances in robotic surgery have also allowed a greater flexibility and range of
procedures to be addressed.
The benefits of this approach for the patient are numerous. Specifically , these
procedures result in fewer complications for the patient in terms of recovery. There is
also less likelihood of infection andless
need for antibiotics or other drugs. Recovery time is faster and therefore time spent in
hospital is shorter and considerably cheaper.

1. In paragraph 1, the author mentions invasive procedures in order to

o make the point that there are many different types of procedures.
o clarify the meaning of minimally-invasive techniques.
o highlight the difference between traditional and modern surgery.
o give an example of surgical progress.
2. How does paragraph 2 relate to paragraph 3?
o They each present a different type of medical procedure.
o They contrast modem with traditional surgical techniques.
o Paragraph 3 gives a further example of the procedure in paragraph 2.
o Paragraph 3 describes advantages of the technique described in paragraph 2.
3. According tome passage, what is the main benefit of non-invasive techniques?
o To treat illnesses
o To identify illnesses
o To reduce recovery time
o To save money
4. According to the passage, what is one advantage of minimally-invasive medical
procedures?
o They minimize recovery time.
o They help diagnose major health conditions.
o They are less complicated.
o They require special instruments.
5. The word incisions is closest in meaning to
o cuts.
o illnesses.
o techniques.
o instruments.