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SECTION 2
Reading
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Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D.
WORKING ON SKILLS
Soft drinks – such as
Pepsi and Coca Cola –
are enormously popular
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...........
consisting
primarily of carbonated
water, sugar (syrup), and
flavorings. Soft drink
bottling or manufacturing
(
1
)
......................
five major
processes, each with its own safety issues
that must be evaluated and controlled:
1. treating water
2. compounding ingredients
3. carbonating product
4. (
2
)
.................
product
5. packaging.
Soft drink manufacturing starts with water,
which is (
3
)
..................
and cleansed to meet exacting
quality-control standards. As ingredients are being
compounded, the treated water is piped into large,
stainless-steel (
4
)
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. It is (
5
)
.........................
this
stage of the production process that food colouring
may be added.
In order for
carbonation (absorption
of (
6
)
....................
dioxide
(CO
2
)) to occur, soft
drinks are cooled using
large, ammonia-based
refrigeration systems.
This is (
7
)
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gives
carbonated products their effervescence
and texture. CO
2
is stored in a liquid state
and piped into carbonation units (
8
)
...............................
needed. Once carbonated, the product is ready to
be dispensed into bottles and cans.
The filling room is usually separated from the
rest of the facility, protecting the open product
from any possible contaminants. Empty bottles
and cans are transported automatically to the
filling machine via bulk material-handling
equipment. Packaging is the (
9
)
..............................
stage prior to warehousing and delivery.
0
A
spirits
B
beverage
C
beverages
D
liquor
1
A
contains
B
involves
C
are
D
creates
2
A
selling
B
making
C
emptying
D
filling
3
A
treated
B
drunk
C
made
D
poured
4
A
boxes
B
cups
C
tanks
D
bowls
5
A
on
B
after
C
during
D
while
6
A
carbon
B
carbonic
C
carbonate
D
carbons
7
A
that
B
what
C
which
D
when
8
A
where
B
if
C
like
D
as
9
A
last
B
latest
C
first
D
next
Soft drink production
c
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