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a. neighborly

b. wealthy

с

reflective

2.

I live near the city. I take the

bus and I get to the office in twenty minutes.

a. revitalized

b. social

с suburban

3.

Yesterday I found an old table in my grandmother's house. It is old, but with

some

, it will be beautiful.

a. employment

b. restoration

с

opportunity

4.

We do not agree. We can't decide. Our ideas are

a. entertaining

b. conflicting

с

expanding

5.

Condominiums are

for some city residents.

a. mobile

b. rebuilding

с

beneficial

6.

You must

productivity to earn money.

a. decrease

b. contain

с

increase

7.

He is a peaceful man. He doesn't like

a. entertainment

b. violence

с

opportunity

8.

That movie Is not good for children. It's a(n)

movie.

a. modern

b. prosperous

с

adult

9.

That apartment has many large rooms; it's very

a. residential

b. excitable

с

spacious

10.

Poverty and

are negative aspects of modern city life.

a. prosperity

b. violence

с

similarity

popularity

(1)

popular

international

(5)

addition

(2)

mixture

(6)

unhealthy

(3)

rediscovering

(7)

unchanging

(4)

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1. Did you eat breakfast? Yes

No

Alone?

With family?

With friends?

3.

Did you eat lunch? Yes

No

Alone?

With family?

With friends?

4.

What did you have?

5. Did you

eat

dinner

in

a restaurant?

In a cafeteria?

At

home?

Alone?

With family?

With friends?

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Many changes are taking place in "food styles" in the United

1

States. The United States is traditionally famous for its very solid

2

1

and unchanging diet of meat and potatoes. Now we have many dif-

3

ferent alternatives to choose from: various ethnic food, health food,

4

and fast food, in addition to the traditional home-cooked meal.

5

Ethnic restaurants and supermarkets are commonplace in the

6

United States. Because the United States is a country of immi-

7

grants, there is an immense variety. Any large American city is filled

8

with restaurants serving international cooking. Many cities even

9

have ethnic sections: Chinatown, Little Italy, or Germantown. With

10

this vast ethnic choice, we can enjoy food from all over the world.

11

2

This is a pleasant thought for those who come here to travel or to

12

work; they can usually find their native specialties:· tabouli, arepas,

13

or miso soupJBesides sections of the cities, there are regions which

14

are well known for certain food because of the people who settled

15

there. For example, southern California has many Mexican restau-

16

rants, and Louisiana has a strong Creole accent to its food. (Creole

17

is a mixture of French, African, and Carribean Island food.)

18

Health food gained popularity when people began to think

19

more seriously about their physical well-being. The very term health

20

food is ironic because it implies that there is also "unhealthy" food.

21

Health food is fresh, natural, unprocessed food. It does not contain

22

3

preservatives to make it last longer or chemicals to make it taste

23

or look better. Most health food enthusiasts are vegetarians: They

24

eat no meat; they prefer to get their essential proteins from other

25

sources, such aâ(beans, cheese, and eggs./

26

Fast-food restaurants are now expanding rapidly all over the

27

country. In the United States, speed is a very important factor. Peo-

28

pie usually have a short lunch break or they just do not want to

29

4

waste their time eating. Fast-food restaurants are places which take

30

care of hundreds of people in a short time. There is usually very

31

Uttle waiting, and the food is always cheap. Some examples are

32

'«'burger and pizza Iplaces.

33

America's attitude toward food is changing, too. The tradi-

34

tional big breakfast and dinner at 6:00 P.M. are losing popularity.

35

5

People are rediscovering the social importance of food. Dinner with

36

family or friends is again becoming a very special way of enjoying

37

and sharing. Like so many people in other cultures, many Ameri-

38

cans are taking time to relax and enjoy the finer tastes at dinner,

39

even if they still rush through lunch at a hamburger stand.

40

DIRECTIONS: Scan the reading for these words. Write the number of the

line

where you

find the word. Then compare its meaning in the sentence to the meaning of

the word(s)

on

the right. Are the words similar or different?

Write

similar or

different on

the

line-.

LINE

NUMBER

SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT

1.

traditionally

recently

2.

waste

use with no benefit

3.

essential

important

4.

unchanging

fixed

5.

native

foreign

6.

gained

increased

7.

well-being

health

8.

fresh

processed

9.

vegetarian

meat-eater

10.

taking time

rush

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4. usual

(6)

____________________

b.

They

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1.

She is always on television. She is a(n)

newscaster.

a. traditional

b. essential

с

well-known

2. Fast-food restaurants are now

a. specialties

b. commonplace

с

factors

3.

Immigration is an important factor in the

of ethnic restaurants.

a. sharing

b. source

с

popularity

4.

It is

that they call her Smiley; I never see her smile.

a. ironic

b. alternative

с

various

5.

It is

to have protein.

a. traditional

b. ethnic

с

essential

6. Many people

energy; they use it without thinking.

a. waste

b. rush

с

rediscover

7. Fast food

speed.

a. contains

b. implies

с

takes care of

8. Don't buy that bread. It isn't

a. possible

b. fresh

с

processed

9.

Meat is a

of protein.

a. factor

b. taste

с

source

10.

American Indians are

Americans.

a. native

b. foreign

с

international