ADULTS OFTEN LIKE HOT, (SPICE)_______ FOODS, WHEREAS CHILDREN USUA...

20. Adults often like hot, (SPICE)_______ foods, whereas children usually prefer mild ones.

IV. Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) for each numbered gap to

complete the passage.

What is tasty is not always healthy. Doctors say that chips and pizzas are (21) _______ , fizzy

soft drinks damage our teeth, and coffee shortens our lives. If we eat (22) _______ much, we'll

become obese, and obesity leads to heart disease, diabetes, and other serious illnesses.

Unfortunately the world today is (23) _______fatter and fatter.

Lack of exercise is another serious problem. We spend hours in front of our computers and TV

sets. (24)_____ of us do morning exercises. We walk (25)_____ because we prefer to use cars or

public transport. Research shows, however, that young people who don't do enough exercise

often suffer from heart attacks later in life.

It's common knowledge that smoking and drinking can shorten our lives (26) _____. Cigarette-

smoking, for example, kills millions of people every year. Many of them die (27) _____ lung

cancer. Yet many young people still smoke and drink. Why? One (28)_____ is that tobacco and

drinks companies invest enormous (29) ____ of money in advertising their products. For them,

cigarettes and alcoholic drinks mean monney. For us, they mean disease and even death.

We all know that the healthier we are, the better we feel. The better we feel, the longer we live.

So why not (30)____ ourselve?