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SCHOOL LUNCH
Research has shown that over half the children in Britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat (1) ......... in the middle of the day. In Britain schools have to (2) ......... meals at lunchtime. Children can (3) ......... to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen.
One shocking finding of this research is that school meals are (4) ......... healthier than lunches prepared by parents. There are strict standards for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one portion of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy item and starchy food like bread or pasta. Lunchboxes (5) ......... by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps and chocolate bars. Children consume twice as much sugar (6) ......... they should at lunchtime.
The research will provide a better understanding of why the percentage of overweight students in Britain has (7) ....... in the last decade. Unfortunately, the government cannot criticise parents, but it can remind them of the (8) ....... value of milk, fruit and vegetables. Small changes in their children’s diet can (9) ...... their future health. Children can easily develop bad eating (10) ...... at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent it.
1. A. appropriately B. properly C. probably D. possibly
2. A. give B. provide C. make D. do
3. A. prefer B. manage C. want D. choose
4. A. many B. much C. more D. less
5. A. examined B. found C. taken D. investigated
6. A. so B. than C. as D. such
7. A. increased B. expanded C. extended D. added
8. A. positive B. healthy C. nutritional D. good
9. A. damage B. predict C. destroy D. affect
10. A. behaviours B. styles C. attitudes D. habits