VII. For questions 1 – 12, read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space.
FOOD LABELLING
Everyone knows that they should eat what is good (1) __________ them, but often they are not mindful (2) __________ what goes into the processed food offered by supermarkets. For many people this starts when they decide to go on a diet and want to know exactly what is in the products they buy. Food labelling plays a vital role (3) __________ the fight (4) __________ obesity and poor health, but it’s very easy to pick up the wrong type of food by (5) __________ as labelling has, to a (6) __________ extent, been rather confusing due to a lack of standardisation in the industry. Over the years, in (7) __________ to public pressure, laws have been passed to ensure that all food is labelled in a similar way. A system is now being used in the UK known as Traffic-light food labelling where the labels used are red, amber and green to show consumers the level of fats, sugars and salt, thus providing consumers (8) __________ an easy-to-see system. However, if you want to see what vitamins and minerals the product is rich (9) __________ , you would still have to read the small print on the packaging. For example when you choose ‘low-fat’ food, believing that it will be better for you, the reality is often that in comparison (10) __________ the ordinary product, the low-fat one could have substitute chemicals or products which could be just as harmful. Unfortunately dieting often gets people down, especially when they stop losing weight, but that’s precisely the point when they should (11) __________ at it and remember that they will benefit just as much or more (12) __________ taking regular exercise.
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2. of
3. in
4. against
5. mistake
6. certain
7. response
8. with
9. in
10. with
11. keep
12. from
Everyone knows that they should eat what is good (1) __for________ them, but often they are not mindful (2) _____of_____ what goes into the processed food offered by supermarkets. For many people this starts when they decide to go on a diet and want to know exactly what is in the products they buy. Food labelling plays a vital role (3) _____in_____ the fight (4) ____against______ obesity and poor health, but it’s very easy to pick up the wrong type of food by (5) ____mistake______ as labelling has, to a (6) ___certain_______ extent, been rather confusing due to a lack of standardisation in the industry. Over the years, in (7) ____response______ to public pressure, laws have been passed to ensure that all food is labelled in a similar way. A system is now being used in the UK known as Traffic-light food labelling where the labels used are red, amber and green to show consumers the level of fats, sugars and salt, thus providing consumers (8) ________with__ an easy-to-see system. However, if you want to see what vitamins and minerals the product is rich (9) _____in_____ , you would still have to read the small print on the packaging. For example when you choose ‘low-fat’ food, believing that it will be better for you, the reality is often that in comparison (10) ______with____ the ordinary product, the low-fat one could have substitute chemicals or products which could be just as harmful. Unfortunately dieting often gets people down, especially when they stop losing weight, but that’s precisely the point when they should (11) _____keep_____ at it and remember that they will benefit just as much or more (12) ___from_______ taking regular exercise.
