Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.

VIRTUAL DOCTORS

Clare Harrison rarely falls ill and hates going to the doctors when she does. So when she recently (33) ____________out in a painful rash down one side of her body she emailed her symptoms, (34) ____________also included a (35) ____________fever, to e-doc, the internet medical service. Two hours later she was diagnosed as having shingles (Herpes Zoster) by her online doctor, who prescribed a special cleansing solution for the rash and analgesics to help relieve the pain.

Health advice is now the second most popular topic that people search for on the internet, and online medical consultation is big business. Sites vary enormously in what they offer, with services ranging from the equivalent of a medical agony aunt to a live chat with a doctor via email. They are clearly (36) ____________a demand from people who are too busy or, in some cases, too embarrassed to discuss their medical (37) ____________with their general practitioners.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

My sister lives in Alaska, so we can only see each other once in a blue moon

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges

- Laura: “What a lovely cat you have!”

- Maria: “____________.”

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

It would have been better if he had told us his new address

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions

she got up late and rushed to the bus stop

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

This is not____________the last one we stayed in

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Overcrowded slums are often considered as breeding ground____________crime