READING (THE FIRST TERM) » В2 (1)

Reading (THE FIRST TERM) Variant 2 1. Read the text and complete St with the choices (a—f). There are two extra choices you don't need to use. It's hard to imagine our life without fast food. This is gradually replacing the traditional cuisine, and many people are confident that fast food is the food of the future. In my opinion, fast food is really our future. First of all, people's lives are getting faster, and in the future it will need (D) much quicker solutions almost everywhere. People will have to cope with everyday routine faster, this includes food. Most people's iife schedule is getting tighter, so in the end, they won't have enough time to eat well and in due time. Fast food is the best for quick meals. Moreover, fast food is a growing business around the world. Various sandwiches and burgers are advertised and (A) sold at every corner, therefore, people cannot refrain from buying it. In the future, the temptation will continue to grow. But there is an opinion that fast food will never replace a home-cooked meal because of the harm to health. It is well known that such food causes serious diseases as it consists of (E) mostly artificial substances. However, I cannot support the opposite view because food production is improving very rapidly, and in the future, fast food will be made of healthy ingredients. All in all, I think that the future (F) may be charged. If we want to predict what our life will be in the future, we must pay attention to current trends. Speaking about our food, fast food today is flourishing, which means in the nearest future it will be our main food.