Practice English Reading Exercises for A2 – Healthcare, Medicine & Helping Professions

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Reading 1

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Mia’s Medical Dream

Fifteen-year-old Mia has a very clear idea about her future. While her classmates enjoy playing video games or going to the busy sports centre after school, Mia spends her evenings reading long biology books. She loves learning about the human body. Her biggest dream is to become a doctor and help sick people in her town.

Mia studies extremely hard in her science classes at school. Sometimes, the lessons are quite difficult, but she never gives up. Her favourite teacher, Mr. Davies, often stays in the classroom after school to help her with her chemistry homework. He always tells Mia that she is a fantastic student and can achieve anything she wants.

Last month, Mia decided to start spending her weekends at the local hospital. Because she is still a young teenager, she cannot give medicine to the sick patients. Instead, she visits the children’s ward. She plays fun games with the young patients and reads them interesting stories. The children are always very happy to see her, and Mia feels really useful.

Next year, Mia is going to take some very important science exams. She knows she must get the best marks to enter a good university. Studying medicine takes many years and it often costs a lot of money, but Mia is already saving the cash she earns from a part-time shop job. She is ready for the hard work.

1   What does Mia do in the evenings?

     (A) She plays video games with her classmates.

     (B) She learns about how the human body works.

     (C) She visits a busy sports centre in her town.

2   How does Mr. Davies help Mia?

     (A) He gives her extra support with her schoolwork.

     (B) He tells her the science lessons are quite difficult.

     (C) He gives her a lot of difficult chemistry homework.

3   What does Mia do at the local hospital?

     (A) She gives medicine to the sick patients.

     (B) She works with the young teenagers on the ward.

     (C) She spends time entertaining the younger children.

4   How is Mia preparing for the cost of university?

     (A) She is keeping the money she makes from her job.

     (B) She is preparing to take some important science exams.

     (C) She is looking for a place that costs a lot of money.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) How to get the best marks in science exams

     (B) A hardworking student’s plan for her perfect career

     (C) The best local hospital for sick teenagers

Reading 2

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Mia’s Dream Job

Mia is a sixteen-year-old student who has a very special dream. Last year, her little brother was very sick, so her family spent a lot of time at the local hospital. While she was there, she watched the nurses carefully. They were always kind and knew how to make the children feel better. Because of this, Mia decided she wants to become a children’s nurse.

Right now, Mia is working very hard to achieve her goal. At school, science is her favourite subject and she always gets the best marks in her class. Also, while her friends play in the park on Saturdays, Mia helps at a small health clinic near her house. She talks to the patients and brings them water.

Mia doesn’t want to work in a quiet village clinic when she is older. Her dream is to get a job in a busy children’s hospital in the centre of a big city. She knows that a nurse’s job is not easy. She will have to work long hours and she will often feel tired. However, helping young boys and girls to smile again is the most important thing for her.

Next September, Mia is going to start a nursing course at college. She is already reading books about medicine in her free time. She is sure that her dream will come true one day.

1   Why does Mia want to be a nurse?

     (A) She was very sick at the local hospital last year.

     (B) She thought the people working there were very kind.

     (C) She wanted to spend a lot of time with her family.

2   What does Mia do at the weekend?

     (A) She plays in the park with her friends.

     (B) She gets the best marks in her class.

     (C) She spends time helping at a health centre.

3   What does Mia think about her future job?

     (A) She wants to work in a quiet village clinic.

     (B) She knows her future career will be difficult.

     (C) She will help young boys and girls to feel tired.

4   What are Mia’s plans for next year?

     (A) She will take classes to prepare for her dream job.

     (B) She is going to become a children’s nurse in September.

     (C) She is going to read books about medicine.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) How to get the best marks in science

     (B) The best children’s hospital in the city

     (C) A teenager’s plans for her working life

Reading 3

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Lily’s Caring Dream

Sixteen-year-old Lily has a very different weekend routine from her friends. While they spend their Saturdays shopping or going to the cinema, Lily goes to ‘Sunny Days’, a home for old people in her town. Her biggest dream is to have a career in social care and help people when she is older.

To prepare for her future job, Lily volunteers at the home for three hours every week. She doesn’t have to give the residents their medicine or cook their meals. The nurses do those things. Instead, Lily’s favourite job is playing board games with the old people and listening to their amazing stories about the past.

Last month, Lily decided to organize a special event at the home. She planned a music afternoon for the residents. At first, she was worried because she didn’t know what kind of music they liked. However, she asked them to choose their favourite old songs. Everyone sang together, and one lady even started dancing!

Next year, Lily is going to study health and social care at college. She knows that working with old people is sometimes sad and it takes a lot of energy. However, her time at Sunny Days has taught her that making someone smile is the best feeling in the world. She is ready to work hard for her dream.

1   What does Lily do on Saturdays?

     (A) She goes to the cinema with her friends.

     (B) She visits a place where older people live.

     (C) She goes shopping for her future career.

2   What does Lily enjoy doing most at the home?

     (A) cooking the residents’ meals

     (B) giving the residents their medicine

     (C) hearing about the residents’ past

3   Why was Lily worried about the music afternoon?

     (A) She was not sure which songs the old people preferred.

     (B) She asked them to choose their favourite old songs.

     (C) She was afraid that one lady would start dancing.

4   What does Lily understand about working with old people?

     (A) It is always a sad job.

     (B) It requires effort but it feels great.

     (C) It takes a lot of energy to study at college.

5   What is the best title for the article?

     (A) A teenager’s experience in social care

     (B) How to organize a music afternoon

     (C) The best games to play with old people

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