A Nurse on the Night Shift - Test 2

C1 Advanced · Open Cloze · C1 Advanced Trainer 2, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

I’ve (0) ___ a nurse for almost 30 years and I’ve pretty much seen everything. (1) ___ you may be part of the happiest time of someone’s life on one day, the next day you’re helping patients through very tough experiences. Ups and downs are normal, (2) ___ is shift work. In a unit (3) ___ ours, we alternate between day and night shifts. There tend to (4) ___ fewer managers and office staff around at night, but my job stays the same. The secret to making it through the night is sleeping well between shifts. There’s (5) ___ worse than being exhausted, but needing to be awake and alert at three in the morning. You can’t falter, because you’re responsible (6) ___ the lives of women and their babies. I’m generally a good sleeper, (7) ___ it be at night or during the day, but if something goes wrong at work, it can be difficult. (8) ___ long you’ve done the job, certain things can upset you. The good thing is that babies are generally very robust.

A nurse on the night shift

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