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Task 1. Read the three texts. Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

Text 1

THE GROWING PROBLEM OF OBESITY

Obesity levels in western countries are rising fast. In the United States, obesity rates have more than doubled in the last 30 years from about 14.5% to over 30%. Some people think that over half the population will be obese within a few years. In Britain, around 20% are obese, the largest percentage in Europe. This is mainly because we eat more but also because we get less exercise.

Although food labelling shows us the number of calories we are consuming, we don’t seem to take any notice.

However, we should because obesity reduces our life expectancy and causes many other health problems. We need to alter our eating habits and eat more fresh products and less packaged food. We should cut down on salt, sugar and fat, and cut out certain things, such as fizzy drinks and crisps, which have no nutritional value at all.

1 The aim of Text 1 is to

Task 1. Read the three texts. Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

Text 1

THE GROWING PROBLEM OF OBESITY

Obesity levels in western countries are rising fast. In the United States, obesity rates have more than doubled in the last 30 years from about 14.5% to over 30%. Some people think that over half the population will be obese within a few years. In Britain, around 20% are obese, the largest percentage in Europe. This is mainly because we eat more but also because we get less exercise.

Although food labelling shows us the number of calories we are consuming, we don’t seem to take any notice.

However, we should because obesity reduces our life expectancy and causes many other health problems. We need to alter our eating habits and eat more fresh products and less packaged food. We should cut down on salt, sugar and fat, and cut out certain things, such as fizzy drinks and crisps, which have no nutritional value at all.

2 According to Text 1, obesity rates in the USA

Task 1. Read the three texts. Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

Text 2

MINI-MIZE YOUR WEIGHT

These days, people have less time to create meals from fresh ingredients. We know that it would be better for us but we also know that pre-cooked or frozen meals are quick and tasty. Unfortunately, they are also full of calories and contain unhealthy levels of salt and sugar. That’s why Mini-mize is such an important new product. Unlike most diet pills, Mini-mize pills don’t make you feel full and they don’t provide you with vitamins or minerals that you may be lacking. They don’t need to. They allow you to eat all the food that you want but they then destroy the salt, sugar and fat in the blood. They have been recommended by nutritionists and doctors as a way to improve our health. Mini-mize means you can lose weight without worries – and all for the price of a large burger and fries a day!

3 The aim of Text 2 is to

Task 1. Read the three texts. Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

Text 2

MINI-MIZE YOUR WEIGHT

These days, people have less time to create meals from fresh ingredients. We know that it would be better for us but we also know that pre-cooked or frozen meals are quick and tasty. Unfortunately, they are also full of calories and contain unhealthy levels of salt and sugar. That’s why Mini-mize is such an important new product. Unlike most diet pills, Mini-mize pills don’t make you feel full and they don’t provide you with vitamins or minerals that you may be lacking. They don’t need to. They allow you to eat all the food that you want but they then destroy the salt, sugar and fat in the blood. They have been recommended by nutritionists and doctors as a way to improve our health. Mini-mize means you can lose weight without worries – and all for the price of a large burger and fries a day!

4 Which of these is true, according to Text 2?

Task 1. Read the three texts. Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

Text 3

WHO IS IN CHARGE?

We all know that obesity levels are rising and that people are eating the wrong things. We also know that when governments want to act, they can. You only have to look at the laws to stop smoking in public places and the tax increases which have made smoking much less popular than it was. The same results could be achieved by similar taxes on fast food and fizzy drinks. Governments could also limit the numbers of fast-food restaurants or bring in laws to reduce the amount of salt and sugar used in packaged foods. However, they don’t do any of these things. Why not? Could it be because the food producers and supermarkets are too powerful? The biggest supermarkets sell most of our food and also control many of the supplies from farms and other food producers. If the government did threaten to change the law, these huge companies could bring the country to its knees very quickly.

5 Text 3 is about

Task 2. Decide which answer, A, B, C or D, best fills each gap.

I love travelling by plane! We usually have to set ¹       [off, away, after, over] very early because a lot of flights leave first thing in the morning. I usually wear old, comfortable clothes during the ²         [journey, tour, voyage, travel] so that I can relax. I love that feeling when I sit down in my seat and ³        [lock, join, tie, fasten] my seatbelt, and I know the plane is about to take off. I don’t usually have a ⁴        [fat, heavy, strong, hard] meal before I leave, but I have a snack because the food on the plane is never very nice. Some people dislike flying, but for me it always provides a ⁵          [time, stop, break, distance] from my everyday routine, and I can sit back and enjoy being far above the earth.

Task 3. Complete the text with one word in each gap.

Two years ago, Emma Branson’s seven-year-old son Adam decided that he wanted to become a vegetarian. He¹     always enjoyed meat before then, but he suddenly ²          stand the idea of eating animals. Emma was worried of course, but she soon realised that she couldn’t ³      her son eat anything he didn’t want to eat. She decided to go with the flow and just make sure that he had a balanced ⁴      by providing plenty of different foods. Adam has ⁵      following his vegetarian diet for two years now, and he seems fit and healthy.

Task 4. Complete the text with the correct form of the words in CAPITALS.

Task 5. Complete the text with the words in the box.

My friend and I decided to go to Spain for the holidays. Of course, we weren’t ready on time and we were afraid we might ¹            [easy-going, miss, rush, stuck, catch] the train to the airport, so we took a taxi. Unfortunately, it was ²            [rush, miss, stuck, catch, easy-going] hour, so we got ³            [miss, rush, easy-going, catch, stuck] in traffic and it took us ages to get there. Then we discovered that we were at the wrong terminal, so we had to ⁴            [rush, miss, stuck, easy-going, catch] a bus to another part of the airport and we barely made our flight. Luckily, we’re both quite ⁵            [easy-going, rush, stuck, catch, miss] so we didn’t get stressed, and we certainly didn’t let such minor problems spoil our holiday!