LISTENING SUB-TEST – ANSWER KEY
PART A: QUESTIONS 1-12

1. left knee
2. (an) insect bite
3. cholesterol
4. excruciating
5. drive

6. septicaemia / septicemia / blood poisoning
7. (playing) rugby
8. anti(-)inflammatories / NSAIDs
9 (awful) diarrhoea / diarrhea
10 liquid morphine / morphine sulphate
11 (an) ice pack
12 skin rash

PART A: QUESTIONS 13-24

13 jetlag
14 meningitis
15 Malarone
16 sweating / diaphoresis
17 bad headache / severe headache / splitting headache
18 jaundice

19 (really) racing
20 eyes
21 stomach pain / abdominal pain / abdominal discomfort
22 hepatitis / hep A
23 cold sores (on [her] [upper] lip) / cold sores (all over [her] [upper] lip) / Herpes labialis
24 lumpectomy

LISTENING SUB-TEST — ANSWER KEY. PART B: QUESTIONS 25-30

25 A worried that he may have damaged a filling
26 B reassuring them that their workload won’t increase
27 B possible post-operative side effects
28 C treating the side-effects of an operation
29 A prompt preparation is the most effective way to minimise patient risk.

30 B impressed by how little time he spent in the hospital.

PART C: QUESTIONS 31-36
31 B He compared it to the experience of a relative dying.
32 A Under-reporting by patients makes it hard to know how frequent it is.
33 B is fixed in a strange position.
34a C reported pain levels that impact on their daily lives.
35 C made to move a simulation of the missing limb in their minds.
36 B it can be used by patients after discharge.

PART C: QUESTIONS 37-42

37 A is fairly common so should be more accurately diagnosed.
38 C the effects of smoking.
39 B diagnosis of HS may require a full patient history.
40 A may recur after disappearing for many years.
41 A reflected a lack of sympathy and understanding.
42 B restrict their intake of dairy products.

OET LISTENING TESTS