VII. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.
TEENS’ EATING HABITS
Porscha Hall
I usually skip breakfast and have chips, cookies, candy and soda for lunch. I buy it from school (1) _______ machines. After school I often go to a take away restaurant for French fries, fried rice and egg rolls. Dinner at home tends (2) _______ much healthier - baked chicken and rice, grilled fish, salads... I know my mom would (3) _______ that I eat healthier meals, but the fact is that I don’t have much time and junk food is often the quickest way to satisfy my (4) _______ when I’m on the go and that’s common among busy teenagers.
Roy Patel
I am a big fresh fruit eater, (5) _______ is unusual, I admit, for a 15-year-old. I love citrus fruit, apples, nectarines, kiwi, and mango. I (6) _______ skip breakfast. For me it’s the most important meal of the day. At school I only eat soup and sometimes anapple. I usually come home around 3 o’clock and I have a vegetable salad. I know I do this (7) _______ my parents’ mealtime routines. When I eat out, I also try to choose (8) _______ dishes, but sometimes I can’t resist some delicious desserts.
Adapted from “Profile 8, TextoEditores”
1. a. cash b. answering c. drinks d. vending
2. a. be b. to be c. being d. to being
3. a. like b. prefer c. love d. mind
4. a. hunger b. desires c. serving d. demands
5. a. what b. which c. when d. who
6. a. always b. almost c. even d. never
7. a. because b. in case of c. thanks to d. for
8. a. healthy b. tender c. typical d. versatile
1. a. cash b. answering c. drinks d. vending
2. a. be b. to be c. being d. to being
3. a. like b. prefer c. love d. mind
4. a. hunger b. desires c. serving d. demands
5. a. what b. which c. when d. who
6. a. always b. almost c. even d. never
7. a. because b. in case of c. thanks to d. for
8. a. healthy b. tender c. typical d. versatile
