Read the text and complete it choosing the appropriate words. have you ever thought about the great progress medicine has made lately? looking back on the achievements of medical science we must feel (1) . only a hundred years ago even medical people didn’t know (2) about bacilli [bəˈsɪlaɪ] or appendicitis [əˌpendɪˈsaɪtɪs] to say nothing about common people. the (3) didn’t get any scientific information at all. about sixty years ago doctors thought that they could cure patients with a fever1 by keeping them on (4) and using a lot of ice. now such methods don’t work. a (5) generations ago people with rheumatism [ˈru: mətɪzm] (6) … to carry hot potatoes in their pockets2 as a means of (7) now it sounds like a joke. in those days it (8) a man just two years at college to become a doctor, nowadays the time of studying is from five to nine years. 1) a) respectable b) cheerful c) proud d) resentful 2) a) things b) nothing c) something d) anything 3) a) late b) later c) latter d) latest 4) a) food b) meal c) eating d) a diet 5) a) few b) number c) many d) little 6) a) use b) used c) using d) useless 7) a) recovery b) cure c) doctoring d) medicine 8) a) got b) gave c) cost d) took
