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Vika, food grammar

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scientists have looked at how our diet changes our mental health.

What we eat____our brain until we are 30.

a)

affects

b)

is affecting

c)

are affecting

d)

affect

2.

Scientists have looked at how our diet changes our mental health. What we eat affects our brain until we are 30. This ___why older adults are more emotionally stable.

a)

explains

b)

explain

c)

is explaining

d)

are explaining

3.

The researchers said a Mediterranean diet was as good for our brain as for our body. It___ things that are important for a healthy brain.

a)

has

b)

have

c)

haves

4.

Canada is the world's largest maple syrup producer. It ____ around three-quarters of the global supply. A spokeswoman said there would be no shortages. She said: "We won't lack maple syrup.

a)

produces

b)

produce

c)

is producing

d)

producing

5.

Canada is the world's largest maple syrup producer. It produces around three-quarters of the global supply. A spokeswoman said there would be no shortages. She said: "We won't lack maple syrup."A warmer and shorter spring reduced supply. Maple trees ____warm daytime and freezing nighttime temperatures. Another reason is worldwide demand.

a)

need

b)

needs

c)

are needing

d)

needing

6.

Have you ever wanted to taste the food you see on cooking shows? A professor in Japan has brought that technology a step closer. Professor Homei Miyashita made a prototype TV screen that you can lick.He ___the technology can move on from just having pictures and sound, to screens on which we can use our sense of taste too.

a)

hopes

b)

is hoping

7.

Some scientists say miso is high in salt. The researchers said salt in miso ____people at risk of high blood pressure. Soybean products are becoming more popular around the world.

a)

does not put

b)

do not put

c)

is not putting

d)

is not put

8.

Although the WHO(world health organisation) warned people about the risk of eating too much processed and red meat, it did say that meat had health benefits. Meat___many important vitamins and minerals.

a)

has

b)

have

c)

haves

9.

Researchers say there ____ evidence that coffee benefits the health, makes you live longer, and reduces the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, other life-threatening illnesses, and even suicide.

a)

is growing

b)

growing

c)

are growing

d)

grows

e)

grow

10.

In these days people ____ regularly. What are the reasons for that? What can we do to stop this behaviour?

a)

are not eating healthy and not exercising

b)

do not eat and not exercise

11.

Nowadays people ___more and more fast food. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

a)

are having

b)

having

c)

have

12.

Heirloom tomatoes are admired for their tastiness. Researchers at the University of Florida ___ to figure out which chemicals define the flavor of the most awe-inspiring tomatoes.

a)

are trying

b)

is trying

c)

try

d)

tries

13.

people`s diet _____ worse and worse.

a)

are getting

b)

is getting

c)

gets

d)

get

14.

___ you___ on sugat at the moment?

a)

are___cutting down

b)

do ___ cut down

15.

Why more and more restaurants in D.C. __ half portions?

a)

are offering

b)

do offer

16.

“We have such enormous portions,” she said. “There’s only two things happening with those extra calories. Either we____them, and that’s not good for other reasons, or we’re not and they end up going to waste often.”

a)

are eating

b)

eat

17.

Joselito’s Candon said the varying plate sizes can make things a bit more complicated, mostly because the kitchen has to pay extra attention to tickets to make sure it___ out the right portion of each dish.

a)

is sending

b)

send

18.

Obesity(ожирение) worse and worse in American kids, researchers reported Monday. And the most severe obesity is hitting more and more very small children — those under the age of 5, they found.

a)

is getting

b)

are getting

c)

gets

d)

get

19.

I ___ about doing an evening cookery course

a)

am think

b)

think

c)

am thinking

20.

Today I ___ a chicken curry with rice.

a)

am preparing

b)

prepare

21.

With each year people wanting to lose weight ___ more and more new ways to do it. Are new diets so useful and how many kilograms can you lose by holding on to such a diet?

a)

invent

b)

are inventing

22.

Meals ___for 3 weeks. Mainly the diet consists of soups, low-fat dairy products, vegetables and fruits. You cannot shy away from a meal plan. The diet is effective enough to lose fat rather than water.

a)

are developing

b)

develop

23.

Dietitians ___ their leadership skills and expertise in the science of food and nutrition to strategize action steps for solving a host of challenges during the pandemic. 

a)

are using

b)

use

24.

Many dietitians ___ in hospitals are responsible for assessing the nutritional needs of COVID-19 patients who may also be intubated and unable to eat or drink by mouth.

a)

are currently working

b)

is currently working

c)

currently work