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PART II CLOZE [15 MIN.]
Direction: Decide which of the choices below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank in your answer sheet.
The worldwide consumption of bakery products is increasing. Many populations that formerly relied 26)______ on rice or coarser grains as their main source of carbohydrates show a 27)______ for compounded bakery products as new industry and increased incomes make them more widely 28)______ Japan is an outstanding example of countries following this 29)______. The United States has shown a steady downward trend in 30)______ consumption of cereal-based foods for many years, and the consumption of sweet bakery foods, 31)______ cakes or pastry, has been increasingly displacing bread consumption.
Probably 95% of the white bread sold in the United States is 32)______ with thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, and iron, and about 30 of the 50 states have laws 33)______ white bread enrichment. Formerly, calcium and vitamin D were frequently added to enrich bread, but lack of consumer demand and 34)______ nutritional benefit led to gradual phrasing out of these enrichments. India has 35)______ to encourage consumption of protein-enriched bread, 36)______ some success. Except for research projects, little has been done in other countries, 37)______. In areas where bakery products comprise a large 38)______ of the diet, they could provide ideal vehicle for nutritional supplementation. The need for better quality protein in the daily diet occurs 39)______ in the developing countries, where carbohydrate foods -- usually cereals -- are the basic 40)______ of the diet and therefore the logical protein carries.
26. A. partly B. partially C. solely D. somewhat
27. A. preference B. tendency C. interest D. likeness
28. A. used B. acknowledged C. accessible D. possessable
29. A. increase B. trend C. change D. example
30. A. per head B. per capita C. each person D. percentage
31. A. either B. neither C. such as D. for example
32. A. rich B. enriched C. plentiful D. full
33. A. requesting B. requiring C. to require D. to request
34. A. doubtful B. uncertain C. questionable D. unsteady
35. A. intended B. wanted C. supposed D. attempted
36. A. reaching B. making C. made D. with
37. A. however B. still C. yet D. by now
38. A. amount B. number C. scale D. proportion
39. A. often B. always C. mostly D. most
40. A. components B. composition C. compounds D. ingredient
