Writing test

Milk, cheese and butter are all well-known examples of ___________ products.

The problem with eating lots of fatty meat or butter is that these foods are full of ___________ fats, which raise the level of cholesterol in the blood.

It takes a long time for your stomach to ___________ foods such as nuts and cereals. That’s why a bowl of cereal for breakfast keeps you feeling full until lunchtime.

Manufacturers add ___________ to packaged foods to stop them from going off and to preserve their shelf life.
A common example is BHT, which stops foods from changing flavour and colour.

Did you know that people in Switzerland ___________ more chocolate per head of the population than any other country?

Eating foods rich in animal fats can raise the level of ___________ in the blood, which in turn can lead to heart disease.

People have been using a wide range of food ___________ for centuries to improve the flavour or appearance of food products. These include antioxidants to make food last longer, and sweeteners to make foods taste more sugary.

In a ___________-provoking new book, Professor Karen Carr challenges ideas we may have about what sort of foods are good for us.

Eating in a revolving restaurant at the top of one of the world’s highest towers was amazing – there were ___________taking views of the city, the sea and the distant mountains.

Our team didn’t really want to play the match at all. That’s why we put in a ___________-hearted performance, and deserved to lose 5–0.

Dan’s excuse seemed ___________-fetched. Nobody really believed that the sandwiches had been stolen by a pack of dogs. We knew he’d eaten them all!

The literature festival has chosen a ___________ respected poet to give a lecture.

I am always _________-eyed until I’ve had some coffee.

She’s so _______-minded that you can’t change her decision.

We are taking a much-_______ break in the country.

If you don’t like high-_________ dogs, I don’t recommend this breed.

China is a very _______ populated country.

Celebrating Easter with all family is a deeply ______ tradition.

Complete the sentence with the correct passive form of the verb in brackets.

Antibiotics ____________ (not use) to treat an inflammation until the 19^th century.

Complete the sentence with the correct passive form of the verb in brackets.

New preservatives to stop food from decaying ____________ (discover) all the time.

Complete the sentence with the correct passive form of the verb in brackets.

What would our lives be like if antibiotics _____________ (not invented).

Complete the sentence with the correct passive form of the verb in brackets

Antibiotics ________ (prescribe) by doctors to fight disease for many years.

Complete the sentence with the correct passive form of the verb in brackets

American scientists believe that a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 ____________ (invent) soon.

Complete the second sentence using the correct passive tense so that it means the same as the first

I definitely didn’t eat that cake.

The cake _________________

Complete the second sentence using the correct passive tense so that it means the same as the first

Has someone sent Ann an email?

Has ___________ an email?

Complete the second sentence using the correct passive tense so that it means the same as the first

The doctor hadn’t told me about a new medicine.

I ____________ about a new medicine.

The doctor will prescribe me a new medicine next week.

A new medicine _______________ next week.

Complete the second sentence using the correct passive tense so that it means the same as the first

The patient was taking painkillers.

Painkillers _________ by the patient.

Complete the second sentence using the correct passive tense so that it means the same as the first

The government is advising people to stay at home.

People _________ to stay at home.

Complete the second sentence using the correct passive tense so that it means the same as the first

A nurse has given the patient some medicine.

Some medicine ________ to the patient.