B2+ Reading - Food and the environment - Quiz

What is the main idea of the text?

• The importance of buying locally produced food.

• The reasons why food miles campaigns are too simple.

• The advantages of importing food from overseas.

• The problems caused by transporting food.

According to a study in the USA, 11% is ...

• the percentage of food that is produced and sold locally.

• the percentage of energy in food production used to transport food from producer to retailer.

• the percentage of energy in food production used for any kind of transport.

• the percentage of food which is imported from overseas.

Seafood is given as an example of food which...

• is transported by air unnecessarily.

• is expensive and goes bad quickly.

• people in poor countries rely on for income.

• is usually transported by ship.

According to the text, how are Spanish tomatoes and Kenyan beans similar?

• They are both transported by air.

• They are both grown using natural fertilizer.

• They are both grown outdoors.

• They both have high carbon footprints.

Which of these does the writer NOT support?

• Supporting farmers in poor countries.

• Importing apples to Britain from New Zealand in spring.

• Buying beans imported by air from Kenya.

• Making a long journey to buy food produced locally.

The writer thinks that labelling food which has been transported by air...

• will raise environmental awareness.

• helps people to shop more ethically.

• does not tell a full, accurate story.

• gives false information about the product.