The doctor ______ a special course of antibiotics on the patient to ______ the disease.
Question and options
The doctor ______ a special course of antibiotics on the patient to ______ the disease.
- used …. relieve
- gave …. fake out
- prescribed …. prove
- administered…. combat
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - administered…. combat
Doctors "administer" a course of antibiotics to "combat" a disease. "Relieve" goes with symptoms, not the disease, and the other pairs are unidiomatic.
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