Complete the sentences and the text below with these phrasal verbs: get over = recuperate clog up = obstruct fight off = defend against throw up = vomit let up = cease or diminish come down (with) = catch (an illness) dose up (on/ with) = medicate lay low = make someone weak Many children _an ear infection even before their first birthday High fat foods can our arteries Most people a cold within two weeks The flu usually _people for four to ten days A cold continues at its peak for several days, then it gradually _ The human body’s immune defenses usually viruses I always _ with colds In fact, I was suffering from one last weekend I hate it when your nose _ so much that you can’t breathe and you feel like you’re going to I’m it now though People say that you should with vitamin C to colds I take vitamin C every day but they still me every autumn When was the last time you came down with a cold? How long did it take you to get over it? How did you fight it off? Children come down with about to 7 colds per year and adults average about or Dosing up on antibiotics won’t fight off colds because they are viral, not bacterial Colds lay low more women than men Our noses produce mucus to protect the lungs from germs The mucus then runs down your throat, out your nose, or clogs up your sinuses A fever helps you to get over a cold by by activating the immune system Most colds let up after seven to 10 days Solutions: Many children come down with an ear infection even before their first birthday High fat foods can clog up our arteries Most people get over a cold within two weeks The flu usually lays people low for four to ten days A cold continues at its peak for several days, then it gradually lets up The human body’s immune defences usually fight off viruses I always come down with colds In fact, I was suffering from one last weekend I hate it when your nose clogs up so much that you can’t even breathe and you feel like you’re going to throw up I’m getting over it now though People say that you should dose up with vitamin C to fight colds off I take vitamin C every day but they still lay me low every autumn