Nerves stammer tremble tranquillizer faint

Blush sweat tongue-tied embarrassment shy

B) Nervousness

Loss withdrawn miss comfort sleepless

A) Sadness

sob heartbroken tears griefrecover

When Susan’s cat was killed by a car, she burst into (a) ______and began to (b)______ so loudly that the neighbours next door heard her. She was (c)____ by the (d) ______. Her mother tried to (e) ______ her, but Susan’s (f) ______ was so great that it was three days (and three (g) ______nights) before she began to (h)______ enough to eat normally. Even then she talked to no one and was silent and (i) ______ for weeks. I think she’ll always (j) ______her pet.

I have to tell you that my (a) ______ aren’t very good. Last week I went for a job interview and my hands began to (b) ______, my palms started to (c) ______ and

my face was red because I always (d) ______ with (e) ______ on these occasions.

I’ve always been very (f) ______ with other people. When I was asked questions, I

was completely (g) ______ and I could only (h) ______. I felt (i) ______ and wished I had a (j) ______to calm me down. I didn't get the job. A pity. I would like

to have been a television newsreader.

4.15. Read these extracts from a leaflet contained in a packet of headache pills and match the words in bold to their definitions below.

If your answer to any of the following questions is YES, then you should tell a doctor or pharmacist before taking these pills.

· Are you pregnant or breastfeeding?

· Are you sensitive to any of the ingredients in these pills?

· Do you suffer from liver, kidney or heart problems?

· Do you suffer from haemophilia or other problems with your blood not clotting properly?

· Are you taking any other medicines - particularly for blood pressure, anticoagulants for thinning the blood, antidepressants, cortico-steroids, anti-epileptic drugs?

· Are you asthmatic?

· Are you suffering from dehydration?

· Do you suffer from or have you suffered from a stomach ulcer?

WARNING:

DO NOT EXCEED THE STATED DOSE

Medicines may cause unwanted side effects in some people. If, after taking this medicine for the first time, you have an asthma attack or bronchospasm (= difficulty in breathing), gastro-intestinal hemorrhage (= vomiting of blood or passing of dark, tarry stools), stop taking these pills and consult a doctor or pharmacist.

(a) medical term for (formal) excrement or (informal, childish) pooh

(b) forming a partly solid lump

(c) painful infected area on the skin or inside your body

(d) not having enough water in your body

(e) feeding a baby with milk from woman’s breasts

(f) unexpected effects in addition to the intended one

(h) reacting quickly or more than usual to something

4.16. Read the short passage about the health system of Britain. Match the words and expressions in bold to their definitions below.

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