For questions 1-9, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.

The future of food

With the world population rising and (1)…………… (AVAILABLE) of food sources decreasing, what will we be eating in the future? Food science (2)…………… (SPECIAL) say that by 2050, we will be consuming less meat and more fish. And with food prices rising, another likely result is that more of us will reach the (3)…………… (CONCLUDE) that becoming vegetarian is a good idea. Then there is the (4)…………… (POSSIBLE) that we will eat more seaweed and insects, and perhaps even ‘superfood’ bars, which would be (5)…………… (SAME) to the kinds of things astronauts eat in space.

Today’s technology could (6)…………… (ABLE) manufacturers to produce what may become known as ‘functional’ foods. These are foods that are (7)…………… (INDIVIDUAL) designed for different sectors of (8)…………… (SOCIAL) This means that there will be foods adapted not only for babies, which we already see in supermarkets, but for teens, women, men and elderly people, too. Because the food will be (9)…………… (SCIENCE) engineered, we will also be healthier!

Answer

1 availability   2 specialist   3 conclusion   4 possibility

5 similar   6 enable   7 individually   8 society

9 scientifically

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