PART ONE: Reading and Interpreting (15 Points)
Read the text carefully then do the following activities.
pizzas and burgers are suddenly the most attractive food items for them. The consumers rapidly seem to
have stepped into a world of fast foods and vending machines but totally unaware of the havoc they are
creating for themselves and their impact on their health.
Junk foods comprise anything that is quick, tasty, convenient and fashionable. Clever junk food
advertising and the taste drag people to junk food addiction. Due to globalization, they have become an
integral part of life in the developed and also the developing world, and coming with massive increase in
obesity and associated problems.
The key to stop eating these junk foods is moderation, occasional consumption and preferably in
small portions. It is not impossible to win war against junk foods. However, one must be cautious: the
attraction is so strong that you will be easily addicted. Therefore, it is all in our hands to choose junk food or
health. “Eat healthy and live healthy” is one of the essential requirements for long life.
Adapted from Journal of Krishna Institute f Medical Sciences University
2. Are the following statements true or false? Write T or F next to the letter corresponding to the
statements
a. Globalization has not encouraged the consumption of junk foods.
b. The consumers ignore the effects of junk foods.
c. Junk foods affect the industrialized and developing countries as well.
d. Eating small amounts of junk foods and in rare opportunities can help the consumers change
into better eating habits.
3. In which paragraph is it mentioned that…...? (01)
a. There are various solutions to stop eating junk foods.
b. Contemporary societies are experiencing new waves of change.
4. Answer the following questions according to the text. (02.5)
1. Give two examples of junk foods.
2. List the three factors that make the consumers addicted to junk food.
3. Why do consumers need to reject junk foods?
4. Is it possible to refrain from eating junk foods?
5. Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text? (01.5)
a) for them. (§1)
b) their impact…(§1)
c) in our hands…(§3
B. TEXT EXPLORATION (07 Pts)
1. Lexis:
a. Find words in the text whose definitions follow: (01)
a. The fact of putting on much weight. (§2)
b. Unable to stop taking, using or doing something as a habit. (§3)
b. Find in the text words or phrases that are opposite in meaning to: (01)
conscious (§1) - careless (§3)
2. Complete the chart as shown in the example. (02)
com/exams
Noun Verb Adjective
Example: Taste To taste Tasty
……………………. ……………. Complex
Addiction …………………….. ………………..
3. Combine each pair of sentences with the connectors given between brackets. M ke changes
where necessary. (01)
a. The attraction of junk foods is so strong that you will be easily addicted to them. (Owing to)
b. The consumers will eat junk foods moderately. They will win the war against them. (Provided that)
4. Classify the following words according to the stressed syllable. (01)
moderation – globalisation – increase (N) – essential
First syllable Second syllable Third syllable Fourth syllable
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5. Fill in the gaps with only 4 words from the list given. (01)
healthy - took – eating- stop - diagnosed -blind
An English boy who eats French fries and potato chips has been left...1.... due to the extreme vitamin
deficiency in his diet. One of the doctors who treated the "fussy eater" over three years, said he was
previously healthy and......2...... no medicines. She ......3.....him with anemia and a deficiency in vitamin
B12 and vitamin D. She gave the boy B12 injections and told him he would have to start .....4....... a well-
balanced nutritious diet.
