Written Test – Year 8, level IV

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Food Fright?

Burgers, fries and soda may be cheap, tasty and

convenient – but can they sabotage your health?

Doctors in Britain are worried because British

teenagers eat lots of crisps, sweets and fast food. Most
teenagers don’t eat enough fruit or vegetables and more
than one million British school children are overweight.
Some teenagers say that don’t have time to eat good food,
but kids who have a poor diet often have health problems
when they are older.
Americans have been familiar with fast food for a long time. American
fast food is now a part of life far beyond the shores of the United States.
McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Burger King have restaurants all over the world.
No one can deny that the idea of fast food at a fair price has its place in
many countries around the world. These establishments are popular not
simply because they are American, but because they are fulfilling a need
within a particular country’s economy.
A steady diet of burgers, fries and soda may seem delectable, but
it won’t nourish your body with the vitamins and minerals you need to stay
healthy. Fast food lacks many important nutrients.
Some parents are blaming the proliferation of fast food
restaurants where people eat high-calorie foods of low nutritional value.
Now doctors are giving young people books and games about a good
diet. Eating a healthy, well-balanced diet can help you feel better and live
longer.
Science World (abridged)
I

A. Say if these statements are true or false. Find evidence in the text .

1. A great percentage of school children are fat. __________________________

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2. British doctors don’t care about the food habits of young people. _________

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3. American fast food is now popular in other countries.___________________

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4. Children who eat fast food remain healthy all their lives. ________________
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5. To keep our body healthy we need vitamins and minerals._______________

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6. Doctors are trying to inform teenagers about a good diet. ________________

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B. Answer these questions with complete answers.

1. Are there any reasons to worry about children’s health in Britain? __________

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2. According to the text, what are the advantages and disadvantages of fast food?

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3. What should we eat to have a healthy and longer life?___________________

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C. Find synonyms in the text for the following words. (first five
paragraphs)

1. delicious ______________ 3. fat _______ 5. reasonable __________

2. damage (verb)___________ 4. disagree with ____________
 II

A. Fill in with the correct verb tense.

1. Tom _________ to a fast food restaurant every Saturday.

a. go b. goes c. is going

2. He usually_______________ a hamburger for lunch.

a. eats b. eat c. ate

3. He ___________________with his family at Pizza Hut now.

a. has lunch b. is having lunch c. had lunch

4. Last weekend his sister ____________an article about healthy food.

a. reads b. is reading c. read

5. They_____________fast food.
a. doesn’t like b. likes c. don’t like

6. Yesterday a doctor _________him a book about a good diet.

a. give b. gave c. is giving

B. Complete the sentences use the past simple or the past continuous.

1. He _____________ (leave) the restaurant when it ________ (start) to rain.

2. I ________ (eat) my hamburger when I ____________ (feel) sick.

3. As Sue __________ (talk) to the doctor, she ____________ (meet) Jim.

4. We ____________ (watch) a programme about fast food when the phone

_________ (ring).

5. When I _________ (see) Kate this morning she _______ (wait) for the bus.

6. As I _________ (stand) at the bus stop, I _____________ (meet) Dave.

7. My father ________ (cut) himself while he __________________ (cook).

8. While we _______________ (surf) the Net, we____________________

(find) a website about unhealthy food.

C. Write sentences using the comparative of superiority of the adjectives in

brackets.

1. This meal is_______________ that one. (cheap )

2. That restaurant is _____________________the other. (expensive)

 3. Charles is __________________________Dick. (fat)

4. Vegetables and fruit are_____________________chips. (healthy)

5. People who eat healthy food are______________those who prefer fast

food. (intelligent)

D. Write sentences using the superlative of superiority.

1. The boy is_______________________of all. (fat)

2. Fast food is_______________________food in the world. (cheap)

3. The owners of McDonald’s are __________ people in the country. (rich)

4. That restaurant is__________________in the town. (expensive)

5. This child is_______________________________ of all. (sad)

E. Complete with can, could, may or might.

1. We___________write this letter in English.

2. ________________I open the window?

3. __________________you step aside, please?

4. The road______________be blocked.

5. ______________I take a photo of this painting?

6. Some time ago you_____________drive very fast.

F. Complete with should or must.

a. He__________follow her instructions – It is imperative.

b. They____________tell him the truth.

c. You __________repair your car – it looks terrible!

d. We_______________sleep eight hours a day.

e. They_____________obey the law.

f. She______________give him an explanation.

III

A. Write these words in English.

1. carne_______ 2. peixe__________3. vegetais_______ 4. cogumelos_______

4. sumo de fruta___________ 5. maçã__________6. uvas______________

7. massa_____________ 8. saúde ___________ 9. saudável____________

IV

A. Write 60-70 words on one of the following topics:

1. Fast Food
2. My favourite dishes

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