Special Report

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Special Report

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the missing information in the following key statements.
(1) The key to the success of fast food restaurants is
.
(2) The ignored factor is
.
(3) All roast beef was
than all
in the tests conducted.
(4) Chicken is a food that is highly recommended by people who are very
and very
because it is a food
.

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
As far as the burger, which chain to eat at is less important than the kind of burger itself, whether a simple and naked one or the burger with all the rich toppings on it.
(2)
The message for many fast food is to keep it simple, but not necessarily small.
(3)
The differences in roast beef in all chains are not very notable.
(4)
Fast foods have made some Americans rich and have brought about a revolution in the eating habits of many Americans.
(5)
It is impossible to offer nutritious tasty foods at fast food chains.

3. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) According to Michael Jacobson's test, hamburger meat in most of the chains was pretty
,
grade.
(2) Chicken nuggets are composite chicken made with
, held together with
and
.
(3) What is the difference between chicken nuggets and chicken tenders?
Answer: Chick tenders use
and, therefore, their
is much lower than that of chicken nuggets.
(4) Chicken products usually have less fat than beef products partly because the fat tends to
.
(5) Jacobson suggests to turn fried chicken into a really nutritious product by
the chicken
and the
to rid most of the
and the
.
(6) Jacobson believes such items as
, low-fat
, low-fat or skin
,
,
, backed chicken, and
should be kept on the menus of fast food restaurants if they intend to improve their food nutritionally.

4. Vocabulary Exercises.
(1) List all the fast food mentioned in the report.

(2) List all the ingredients in fast food.

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Special Report

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the missing information in the following key statements.
(1) The key to the success of fast food restaurants is
.
(2) The ignored factor is
.
(3) All roast beef was
than all
in the tests conducted.
(4) Chicken is a food that is highly recommended by people who are very
and very
because it is a food
.

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
As far as the burger, which chain to eat at is less important than the kind of burger itself, whether a simple and naked one or the burger with all the rich toppings on it.
(2)
The message for many fast food is to keep it simple, but not necessarily small.
(3)
The differences in roast beef in all chains are not very notable.
(4)
Fast foods have made some Americans rich and have brought about a revolution in the eating habits of many Americans.
(5)
It is impossible to offer nutritious tasty foods at fast food chains.

3. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) According to Michael Jacobson's test, hamburger meat in most of the chains was pretty
,
grade.
(2) Chicken nuggets are composite chicken made with
, held together with
and
.
(3) What is the difference between chicken nuggets and chicken tenders?
Answer: Chick tenders use
and, therefore, their
is much lower than that of chicken nuggets.
(4) Chicken products usually have less fat than beef products partly because the fat tends to
.
(5) Jacobson suggests to turn fried chicken into a really nutritious product by
the chicken
and the
to rid most of the
and the
.
(6) Jacobson believes such items as
, low-fat
, low-fat or skin
,
,
, backed chicken, and
should be kept on the menus of fast food restaurants if they intend to improve their food nutritionally.

4. Vocabulary Exercises.
(1) List all the fast food mentioned in the report.

Key: Big Macs; fried chicken; hamburger (singles, doubles, triples); cheeseburger; baconburger; mushroomburger; chicken nuggets; chicken tenders; roast beef; fresh fruit; low-fat milk; skim milk; baked fish; baked chicken.

(2) List all the ingredients in fast food.

Key: Hamburger meat; toppings; sodium phosphate; chemicals; salt; ground chicken skin; chicken.