Task 8 What a Waste!

World hunger is a major problem in the 21st

century. Yet, very 1.___ has been done to feed
the poor. 2.___ of money is needed to make this
3.___; about $195 billion a year according to the
United Nations. Several countries 4.___ to donate
less than 1% of their national income which is
very little compared to the amounts they spend on 5.___ each year. In addition, recent
studies have 6.___ some uncomfortable facts about food waste in developed countries.
Unfortunately, too 7.___ good food is wasted needlessly each year. In the UK alone, 3.6
8.___ tonnes of food end up in landfills annually. Most of this food is within the sell-by
date and 9.___ of the items dumped are fruit, salad, bread and even potatoes. In the US,
each American 10.___ away over 90 kilos of food per year. Meanwhile, many people are
11.___ about rising food prices and the cost of living. So, don`t spend so much on food
we don`t eat and give some to those who 12.___ it more. Isn`t it time we stop the waste?

1 A a few B many C little D few

2 A Much B Little C A lot D Many
3 A happening B happen C to happen D happened
4 A promised B promising C have promised D promises
5 A defensive B defendant C defending D defense
6 A uncovered B revealed C opened D founded
7 A much B little C few D many
8 A millions B million C millions of D million of
9 A much B little C many D a little
10 A throw B throwing C throws D threw
11 A complaining B quarrelling C arguing D scolding
12 A needing B is needed C needs D need
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Task 9 News Online
‘BAREFOOT BANDIT’ Colton Harris-Moore sentenced to 7
years in prison.
Suspected in more than one 1.___ thefts in the US and Canada,
2.___ bicycles, cars and planes, the police had been trying to
capture 19- 3.___ Colton Harris-Moore for nearly two years.
Known as ‘the barefoot bandit’, Harris-Moore often carried out
his robberies with no shoes on 4.___ his footprints behind. After this, he drew chalk
footprints on the floor of a grocery store that he robbed. 5.___ none of his victims were
actually injured, his burglaries terrified local residents, as no one knew where he might
turn 6.___ next. The outlaw became an internet sensation, with a Facebook fan page
collecting 7.___ likes. As the police came close to arresting him, he escaped by flying a
stolen plane all the 8.___ from Indiana to the Bahamas. He had reportedly taught himself
9.___ , using information he found on the internet – though that didn`t stop him from
10.___ in the sea. He then attempted 11.___ from local police officers using a stolen
motorboat, but the police 12.___ to stop the boat and arrested him.

1 A hundred B hundreds C hundreds of D hundred of

2 A included B including C is included D includes
3 A years-old B year-old`s C year`s-old D year-old
4 A left B leaving C leaves D was leaving
5 A Nevertheless B Therefore C However D Although
6 A out B off C up D down
7 A thousand B thousands of C thousand of D thousands
8 A road B path C way D route
9 A flying B to fly C fly D flew
10 A crash-land B crash-landing C crash-landed D crash-land
11 A escape B escaping C to escape D escapes
12 A coped B managed C handled D succeeded
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