Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices, Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.

If you’ve ever looked at the ingredients list while grocery shopping, chances are you’ve seen the term “natural flavors”. But have you taken a    26     to consider what these natural flavors actually are?

Most of us might think that “natural flavors” are, well, naturally good for us. A recent study in the journal Appetite found that when the word “natural” appears on packaging, people    27    that the food within is indeed healthier. In truth, natural flavors do not    28    much, at least chemically speaking, from their flavor-boosting    29    : artificial flavors. Both can be made in a lab by trained flavorists, but artificial flavors use chemicals to give a product a    30    smell or taste.

Natural flavors come from plant or animal    31    , like fruit, vegetable, meat, fish or milk that is then processed or refined in some way. In short, natural flavors are    32    from plants and animals to create specific flavors for processed foods. But that does not    33    make it easier to tell what is really in your food. Because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not    34    the term, companies can use it to refer to pretty much anything derived from a plant or animal. And natural flavors can also include a variety of chemical additives, such as preservatives. The FDA doesn’t require companies to reveal what additional chemicals a specific item    35    .

So if you want to know for certain what you’re getting with your groceries, you might want to stick to the farmer’s market.

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