Freak Accident: Lesson Quiz

Oral Practice

Freak Accident Saves a Life

Vocabulary and Expressions Exercise
Choose the correct answers
NOTE: the sentences, though similar, are NOT related to the article. Only the vocabulary and expressions are from the article.
1. The 1 arrived immediately and 2 a 3 to transport the injured hiker to the nearest hospital.

2. After successful 4 , the doctors told him he was 5 to have 6 such a serious car accident.
3. 7 , she discovered that the 8 was 9 a dangerous position near the spine.

4. 10 the 11 , she 12 while waiting for the rescue team.
5. During a 13 , the doctor 14   a   15 that needed immediate attention.

6. He 16 the 17 and 18 to get the ball that had landed on the roof.
7. 19 happened when he 20 from work – he discovered his house had been 21 .

8. The 22 showed that the bullet 23 two vital organs 24 them at all.
9. The arrow* 25 off the wall, 26 , and went 27 through the window.

10. She 28 her phone tightly, 29 , and 30 911 when she saw the fire.
11. The 31 32 her how lucky she was, but her medical journey 33 – more tests were needed.

12. 34 , the 35 glass container could 36 from the pressure buildup.
13. Without 37 , the infection could 38 to his brain and 39 to a 40 .

14. The 41 42 emergency surgery to remove the 43 blood clot from his leg.
15. He 44 45 before his wife 46 from her long shift at the hospital.

16. The ball 47 two fences, through several 48 , and landed in the neighbor's 49 .
17. 50 and shocked, he 51 to touch his head and 52 he was 53 .

18. 54 to the trauma center, the 55 tried to keep the patient 56 .
19. 57 killing the plants, the harsh winter 58 them 59 destroying the harmful insects.

20. The 60 MRI 61 a small 62 that was ready to 63 at any moment.
21. She was 64 that the 65 turned out to be 66 and not cancerous.

22. 67 the accident, he 68 for several weeks before returning to his job.
23. The 69 70 showed how one small decision can 71 .

24. 72 , he 73 the snake had 74 the screen and crawled into his tent.
25. 75 having no medical training, she 76 and 77 to stop the bleeding.

26. The hunters were using 78 designed for 79 , which are 80 if they hit their target in the right spot.
27. What 81 a 82 turned out to be a blessing 83 .

28. The doctors discovered something unusual during the 84 – a 85 that would need continous 86 .
29. During the heavy rain, she held her groceries "tightly", 87 the yard, and headed 88 the house.

30. The 89 was perfect for 90 the 91 .