Healthy Living, Food, Reading, Year 11

1   Read the three short tests and for questions 1–6 choose the correct answer A–C. 

Text 1

In recent years, scientists developed a new type of food: genetically-modified (GM) food. Farmers have always tried to use their best seeds to grow food crops. Scientists say they are doing the same but in the laboratory. They add or change genes in plants to make them stronger and more resistant to insects and diseases. Because of this, GM food can grow in difficult conditions, such as high temperatures. They say that GM seeds are environmentally friendly because  farmers don’t need to use chemicals to kill insects.

    1   GM food is produced …

2  Read the three short tests and for questions 1–6 choose the correct answer A–C. 

Text 1

In recent years, scientists developed a new type of food: genetically-modified (GM) food. Farmers have always tried to use their best seeds to grow food crops. Scientists say they are doing the same but in the laboratory. They add or change genes in plants to make them stronger and more resistant to insects and diseases. Because of this, GM food can grow in difficult conditions, such as high temperatures. They say that GM seeds are environmentally friendly because farmers don’t need to use chemicals to kill insects.

    2   According to the text …

3   Read the three short tests and for questions 1–6 choose the correct answer A–C. 

Dear Editor,

I’ve read your article on healthy food that you published in the December issue of your magazine and would like to take part in the discussion. The writer said that buying green products costs a fortune. It doesn’t have to be the case. My friends and I buy green products from local farmers in big quantities, then we share it among ourselves. It’s not only cheap but also healthy as the farmers we choose only grow organic food. It takes some time to go there and collect the food but I know what I’m eating and it doesn’t cost a fortune at all, not to mention supporting local farmers.

Emily 20, Warwick

    3   People often think buying green products …

4   Read the three short tests and for questions 1–6 choose the correct answer A–C. 

Dear Editor,

I’ve read your article on healthy food that you published in the December issue of your magazine and would like to take part in the discussion. The writer said that buying green products costs a fortune. It doesn’t have to be the case. My friends and I buy green products from local farmers in big quantities, then we share it among ourselves. It’s not only cheap but also healthy as the farmers we choose only grow organic food. It takes some time to go there and collect the food but I know what I’m eating and it doesn’t cost a fortune at all, not to mention supporting local farmers.

Emily 20, Warwick

    4  Emily wrote this letter to …

5   Read the three short tests and for questions 1–6 choose the correct answer A–C. 

Text 3

Imagine going out for dinner with some friends and not getting a bill at the end of the meal. In one restaurant in North London, ‘Just Around the Corner’, that is exactly what happens. Instead, the restaurant asks customers to decide how much they would like to pay. It sounds like a disaster, but the restaurant is very successful. Most people want to pay a fair price when they have a good meal cooked for them. ‘Just Around the Corner’ is so popular that three other restaurants in North London are thinking of copying the idea. ‘Mju’, which serves European dishes, decided to try the idea for one month but they only let customers pay for food in this way – drinks had fixed prices.

    1   What is the best title of this text?

6   Read the three short tests and for questions 1–6 choose the correct answer A–C. 

Text 3

Imagine going out for dinner with some friends and not getting a bill at the end of the meal. In one restaurant in North London, ‘Just Around the Corner’, that is exactly what happens. Instead, the restaurant asks customers to decide how much they would like to pay. It sounds like a disaster, but the restaurant is very successful. Most people want to pay a fair price when they have a good meal cooked for them. ‘Just Around the Corner’ is so popular that three other restaurants in North London are thinking of copying the idea. ‘Mju’, which serves European dishes, decided to try the idea for one month but they only let customers pay for food in this way – drinks had fixed prices.

    6   ‘Just Around the Corner’ restaurant …