Reading comprehension (Test 63)

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It is to be expected that, by the year 2050, people’s eating habits will have changed beyond recognition. With a world-wide growth in population very many new mechanical and scientific methods will come into being, to step up food production. There may well be an end to food as we know it today. In fact, meals, as we know them, may become a thing of the past. Food constituents and vitamins may be taken in the form of capsules, tablets and pills. The thought of these highly artificial food constituents replacing present day foods may not be very relishing, but they may be the answer to food shortage and world famine.

It is suggested in the passage that, at a not too distant date, _____.
1. the world will face severe famine
2. the rate of growth in the world population will have been slowed down
3. the world’s food production will decline tremendously despite the population growth
4. methods of advertising food products will change drastically
5. our traditional eating habits will have been completely replaced
The author points out that artificial food _____.
1. will unfortunately be deficient in vitamins
2. can be economically and easily produced
3. is not practical but it is delicious
4. may provide a solution to the problem of a world food shortage
5. will appeal greatly to the majority of people
The main point emphasized in the passage is that _____.
1. present-day eating habits must be preserved
2. in the twenty-first century the wide-spread use of artificial food will be inevitable
3. famine and food shortage in the world can only be overcome by reducing the population growth rate
4. artificial foods need not conflict with traditional eating habits
5. mechanical and scientific methods are indispensable for the production of vitamins

Reading comprehension (Test 63)

Multiple-choice quiz; Answer the following questions according to the text.