Pope Leo XIV to Have Surgery for Small Lung Nodule

Study the questions and tasks

Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level

B1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “undergo” mean in the article?

   1. to avoid a medical treatment
   2. to experience or have a planned medical treatment
   3. to explain a medical treatment
   4. to finish a medical treatment
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   Answer

   to experience or have a planned medical treatment

   Here, undergo means to experience a planned medical treatment.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “localized” mean in the article?

   1. limited to one particular area
   2. spread across many areas
   3. hidden from all doctors
   4. caused by an operation
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   Answer

   limited to one particular area

   Localized means limited to one particular area.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “recover” mean in the article?

   1. to become healthy again after an illness or operation
   2. to visit a hospital
   3. to find an illness
   4. to begin an operation
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   Answer

   to become healthy again after an illness or operation

   Recover means to become healthy again after illness or surgery.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “abnormal” mean in the article?

   1. different from what is usual or expected
   2. safe for every patient
   3. small enough to ignore
   4. easy for doctors to remove
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   Answer

   different from what is usual or expected

   Abnormal describes something different from what is usual.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “diagnosis” mean in the article?

   1. a doctor's decision about what illness or problem someone has
   2. a patient's planned operation
   3. a hospital's public schedule
   4. a person's return to work
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   Answer

   a doctor's decision about what illness or problem someone has

   A diagnosis is a doctor's decision about an illness or problem.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.