PARTIICLOZE[15 MIN.]

Direction: Decidewhichofthechoicesbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks. Markthecorrectchoiceforeachblankinyouranswersheet.

Theworldwideconsumptionofbakeryproductsisincreasing. Manypopulationsthatformerlyrelied26)______ onriceorcoarsergrainsastheirmainsourceofcarbohydratesshowa27)______ forcompoundedbakeryproductsasnewindustryandincreasedincomesmakethemmorewidely28)______ Japanisanoutstandingexampleofcountriesfollowingthis29)______. TheUnitedStateshasshownasteadydownwardtrendin30)______ consumptionofcereal-basedfoodsformanyyears, andtheconsumptionofsweetbakeryfoods, 31)______ cakesorpastry, hasbeenincreasinglydisplacingbreadconsumption.

Probably95% ofthewhitebreadsoldintheUnitedStatesis32)______ withthiamine, niacin, riboflavin, andiron, andabout30 ofthe50 stateshavelaws33)______ whitebreadenrichment. Formerly, calciumandvitaminDwerefrequentlyaddedtoenrichbread, butlackofconsumerdemandand34)______ nutritionalbenefitledtogradualphrasingoutoftheseenrichments. Indiahas35)______ toencourageconsumptionofprotein-enrichedbread, 36)______ somesuccess. Exceptforresearchprojects, littlehasbeendoneinothercountries, 37)______. Inareaswherebakeryproductscomprisealarge38)______ ofthediet, theycouldprovideidealvehiclefornutritionalsupplementation. Theneedforbetterqualityproteininthedailydietoccurs39)______ inthedevelopingcountries, wherecarbohydratefoods-- usuallycereals-- arethebasic40)______ ofthedietandthereforethelogicalproteincarries.

26. A. partlyB. partiallyC. solelyD. somewhat
27. A. preferenceB. tendencyC. interestD. likeness
28. A. usedB. acknowledgedC. accessibleD. possessable
29. A. increaseB. trendC. changeD. example
30. A. perheadB. percapitaC. eachpersonD. percentage
31. A. eitherB. neitherC. suchasD. forexample
32. A. richB. enrichedC. plentifulD. full
33. A. requestingB. requiringC. torequireD. torequest
34. A. doubtfulB. uncertainC. questionableD. unsteady
35. A. intendedB. wantedC. supposedD. attempted
36. A. reachingB. makingC. madeD. with
37. A. howeverB. stillC. yetD. bynow
38. A. amountB. numberC. scaleD. proportion
39. A. oftenB. alwaysC. mostlyD. most
40. A. componentsB. compositionC. compoundsD. ingredient