Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).
CLUE: The missing words in this task are all words that go with other
words in fixed phrases connected with food and cating. For example,
concerned is the right answer to 0 because none of the other adjectives go
with about
EATING WELL
People today are probably more (0) concerned about food than ever before. We
worry about eating foods that (1)too much fat or carbohydrates and
so we cut (2)on things like meat. bread potatoes and dairy
(3) The problem with making dramatic changes to our eating
(4)like these is that we may also be cutting out good (5)of
iron or other vitamins and minerals. Suddenly we start feeling tired and
irritable. The secret of 6)diet is to reduce foods that are
(7)in cholesterol while, at the same time, eating those that are
(8)in calcium and iron like soy protein, sesame seeds, spinach and
broccoli. Eating well does not mean that you should cut out all your
(9)foods; it just means eating sensibly and trying to avoid too much
(10) food!
0 A interested
B concerned
C keen
D fed up
1 Ahold
B contain
C enclose
D carry
2 A out
B off
C down
Dup
3 A products
B specimens
c cxamples
D samples
4 A customs
B rules
norms
D habits
с
5 Abases
B origins
sources
D causes
6A balanced
B neutral
steady
D solid
с
7A large
B tall
high
D big
8 A strong
Brich
с
D wealthy
9A preferred
B lovely
favourite
D admired
I remember the first day of school of mine, I was so nervous. I cried a lot when my dad took me to school. When we were at school, my dad held me tightly and said, “My little monkey, don’t worry. Daddy is always by your side. Now, let’s go and make some new friends. Daddy is always here for you, princess!” Then, he kissed me on forehead and let me go. At that time, to a seven-year-old girl, classroom is a huge place with many strange people and it was a little bit scared, at least to me. I thought, “Let go of my hero’s hand is not a lucid decision, absolutely. I should cry a little bit more, so Dad will come to that class with me.” And honestly, I felt great regretful. But then, I made some friends and had fun with them. The feeling of scare when I first came disappeared completely. I realized that the other kids who had their parents were next to seemed shy and I thought they haven’t had any new friends yet. At that moment, I felt comfortable and whispered to myself, “Thank you, Daddy.”
However, hero sometimes get upset over something, so does my dad. When I was young, I was so anorexic because I found my toys and cartoon were more interesting than those beans and carrots in my bowl 92683 times. My dad knew it and he decided that there would be no more cartoon and toys duri...