(2024) OET Listening Part A – Test 2

QUESTION

In this part of the test, you’ll hear two different extracts. In each extract, a health professional is talking to a patient.

For questions 1-24, complete the notes with information that you hear.

Now, look at the notes for extract one.

Extract 1: Questions 1-12

You hear a physician talking to a new patient called Bernardito. For questions 1 to 12, complete the following notes with a word or short phrase.

You now have thirty seconds to look at the notes.

Patient: Bernardito

Feeling: (1)…………………… and severe pain

For the past two months: stomach hurts after every meal

Patient’s description of symptoms: The pain persists even during the nights

• didn’t eat any heavy food for the past two months
• pain only fleetingly
• it hurts every time while eating food
• eats a lot of (2)……………… at home
• pain moves across the (3)……………………    
• feels a (4)……………………  while burping
• pain increases while lying down
• eats no spicy food
• bowel is (5)………………… 
• no blood in bowel movement
• feeling a (6)…………………… while having orange juice

Initial treatment: takes Alka Seltzer (7)…………………… and Tylenol regularly

Further treatment: examine (8)…………………...  for any kind of parasites 

• diagnosis of upper (9)……………………  through X-rays and (10)……………………  
• X-ray test or an ultrasonic study of (11)…………………… 

(12)……………………  if the pain continues after having some antibiotics

Extract 2: Questions 13 to 24

You hear an optometrist talking to a patient called Dominika. For questions 13 to 24, complete the notes with a word or short phrase.

You now have 30 seconds to look at the notes.

Patient: Dominika

Reason for the referral:  a suspected ase of (13)………………… 

Occupation: (14)………………… glaucoma Chief Accountant

History of condition: first experiened (15)………………… back

• having a family history
•  (16)………………… is thicker than the usual

Initial diagnosis: (17)………………… and OCT

Patient’s description of condition: appearance of a few black, (18)………………… before the eyes that don’t disappear even after closing the eyes.

Information given: the eyes of the patient are affected by floaters

• floaters may become very (19)………………… and affect the eyesight & in such cases, a surgical procedure called  (20)………………… may be suggested to remove floaters from the (21)…………………
• intake of vitamins to improve the eyesight and reduce the (22)………………… 
• to take a Vitamin A supplement that includes selenium,  (23)………………… and DHA
• include green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale, and (24)………………… in your meals

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