Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37. VIRTUAL DOCTORS Clare Harrison rarely falls ill and hates going to the doctors when she does. So when she recently (33) ____________out in a painful rash down one side of her body she emailed her symptoms, (34) ____________also included a (35) ____________fever, to e-doc, the internet medical service. Two hours later she was diagnosed as having ...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.

VIRTUAL DOCTORS

Clare Harrison rarely falls ill and hates going to the doctors when she does. So when she recently (33) ____________out in a painful rash down one side of her body she emailed her symptoms, (34) ____________also included a (35) ____________fever, to e-doc, the internet medical service. Two hours later she was diagnosed as having shingles (Herpes Zoster) by her online doctor, who prescribed a special cleansing solution for the rash and analgesics to help relieve the pain.

Health advice is now the second most popular topic that people search for on the internet, and online medical consultation is big business. Sites vary enormously in what they offer, with services ranging from the equivalent of a medical agony aunt to a live chat with a doctor via email. They are clearly (36) ____________a demand from people who are too busy or, in some cases, too embarrassed to discuss their medical (37) ____________with their general practitioners.