FCE PART 2: OPEN CLOZE

The early history of the onion

Although the onion (0) MIGHT / MAY not be everyone's favourite vegetable, it certainly has many
uses and a very long history. It can be fried, boiled, grilled, baked or eaten raw, it adds flavour
(1)____________ many kinds of food, and is an essential ingredient of dishes ranging (2)
__________expensive restaurant meals to the simplest burger or hot dog. The Chinese grew
onions 5,000 years ago, and there is some evidence that the Egyptians (3)___________ done so
500 years before then. In ancient times some people believed that the structure of the onion,
(4)_____________ is formed by circles within circles, represented the idea of living forever. That is
probably (5) _____________it appears in so many wall paintings of the time. In India 2,500 years
ago, the onion was considered a medicine that was good (6) _______________the stomach, heart
and eyes, while in Ancient Greece athletes (7) ____________sometimes eat onion to build up their
strength before they (8)____________ part in a race or other competition.

FUNCTIONAL FOODS
In the 21st century food will (0) DO more than just feed you. A new range of products appearing
(1) _______________ shelves in shops and supermarkets (2) _____________ designed to give
you specific health benefits. The demands of modern life make these foods very attractive. (3)
_____________ only do they provide proven ways to improve health, but they are also very
attractive (4) _______________ a quick and convenient way of making sure we enjoy a healthy
diet.

In some countries it is already possible to buy crisps that make you feel (5) ____________
depressed, chewing gum that increases your brain power and tea that helps you (6) __________
over the tiredness associated (7)____________ long-distance air travel. (8) ___________ the
future, experts promise biscuits that will keep your heart healthy, and a hot chocolate drink to give
you strong bones.

(9) ___________ the fact that these 'functional' foods cannot replace a balanced diet and regular
exercise, they can help the body perform at (10) _________ best a lot of the time. At (11)
___________ these foods are more expensive than other foods, but that is due to the ingredients
they (12) ___________ of and the way they are made. All the foods contain probiotics (13)
_____________ increase the number of 'good' bacteria in your stomach, helping to keep your
digestive system healthy.

There may even (14) ____________ a functional food to protect eyesight, so keep an eye out as
you never know (15) ______________ you might be eating tomorrow!