Choose the appropriate word from the box to complete each ofthe collocations
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Suffer from |
Prescribed | Healthy | Catch | Serious | Stick |
| Incurable | Splitting | Taken | Balanced | Shape |
1. Flu is not a(n)...... illness for most people, but it can be life-threatening for the elderly who are weak.
2. The Smiths have a(n)..... diet, with lots of fruit and vegetables and only a few sweet things now and then.
3. Turn that music down! I've got a(n)...... headache!
4. I need to adopt a proper fitness program and......to it to get into shape again. I was in good...... a year ago but then I became a bit lazy.
5. Diseases which are..... now will be beaten one day if scientists continue to make progress with drugs and genetic science.
6. My aunt was..... ill when she was on holiday in South Africa.
7. I believe in....eating and I try to do exercise every day.
8. My doctor...... me a new drug to alleviate my backache. It worked!
9. To..... cancer is the most frightening experience, and people often need intense counseling to cope with it.
10. You can..... a cold if you go out wearing a T-shirt in winter.
