CAE Collocations
Exercise 1: Health Collocations
Click on the answer A, B, C or D that completes each sentence. There are SIX questions in all.
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1) She has only just returned to work after a period of ill .....
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sickness
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health
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disease
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illness
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2) Our daughter suffers from travel ..... and hates long journeys.
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sickness
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illness
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disease
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bugs
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3) I picked up a nasty tummy ..... while I was on holiday and couldn't stop being sick.
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sickness
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illness
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bug
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cold
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4) Heart ..... is on the increase due to poor diet and a lack of exercise.
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disease
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illness
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sickness
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health
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5) Doctors see a lot more cases of the common ..... as winter draws in.
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bug
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illness
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cold
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sickness
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6) Cases of mental ..... such as anxiety and depression amongst younger people are a growing concern for health professionals.
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sickness
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illness
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disease
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health
Over to you
Get these collocations into your active vocabulary by using them in sentences of your own. Answer the following questions:
- Have you ever been off work or college through ill health?
- Have you ever suffered from travel sickness?
- When was the last time (if ever) you had a tummy bug?
- Do any of your relatives suffer from heart disease?
- What's the best cure for the common cold?
- Is mental illness a growing concern in your country?