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Practice linking the following blocked consonants:

1. snack‿time: Snack‿time is at 3:45

2. should‿be: Tim should‿be here any minute

3. stop‿crying: The baby won't stop‿crying

4. big‿deal: It's not such a big‿deal

5. like‿to: I'd like‿to go along, too

https://wordwall.net/resource/716699/toefl-vocabulary-3

Choose the correct words/phrases to complete the following conversation:

WAITER: Hi and welcome to Roberto's. Are you ready to order?

YOU: Not yet, _____________, please

  give us a second

  more time

  more time is needed

WAITER: No problem. I'll be back in a couple of minutes.... (AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES) What would you like to order?

YOU: How big are your _____________?

  foods

  portions

  plates

WAITER: Very big, you'll definitely get full :)

YOU: Perfect. And what does each order _____________ ( = include)?

  come to

  come by

  come with

WAITER: Each order includes fries or a salad.

YOU: OK. ____________ the chicken breast, and for my wife... the trout.

  Bring me

  I'll have

  Get

WAITER: Great. And would you like fries or salad with that?

YOU: Fries _____________ and a salad for my wife.

  for me

  I will have

  me

WAITER: All right. I'll be right back with your order.

https://wordwall.net/resource/716741/sugar

The sweet danger of sugar

Too much added sugar can be one of the greatest threats to cardiovascular disease. Here's how to curb your sweet habit.

Updated: November 5, 2019

Published: May, 2017

Sugar has a bittersweet reputation when it comes to health. Sugar occurs naturally in all foods that contain carbohydrates, such as fruits and vegetables, grains, and dairy. Consuming whole foods that contain natural sugar is okay. Plant foods also have high amounts of fiber, essential minerals, and antioxidants, and dairy foods contain protein and calcium.

Since your body digests these foods slowly, the sugar in them offers a steady supply of energy to your cells. A high intake of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains also has been shown to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers.

Consuming too much sugar

However, problems occur when you consume too much added sugar — that is, sugar that food manufacturers add to products to increase flavor or extend shelf life.

In the American diet, the top sources are soft drinks, fruit drinks, flavored yogurts, cereals, cookies, cakes, candy, and most processed foods. But added sugar is also present in items that you may not think of as sweetened, like soups, bread, cured meats, and ketchup.

The result: we consume way too much added sugar. Adult men take in an average of 24 teaspoons of added sugar per day, according to the National Cancer Institute. That's equal to 384 calories.

"Excess sugar's impact on obesity and diabetes is well documented, but one area that may surprise many men is how their taste for sugar can have a serious impact on their heart health," says Dr. Frank Hu, professor of nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxzc_2c6GMg

Choose the correct answer.

1. Are they having a good time?   correct incorrect 
2. I am thinking you are a nice person.   correct incorrect 
3. It is tasting good   correct incorrect 
4. You are looking great   correct incorrect 
5. He's been working since this morning   correct incorrect 
6. He's having a huge house   correct incorrect 
7. The food tastes good   correct incorrect 
8. They are looking at the photo album   correct incorrect 
9. They are designing a robot   correct incorrect 
10. She is liking him very much   correct incorrect https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/075_01.htm