Alive in the Jar

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Cambridge Ready original exercise

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

PRESERVE

INVENT

OBTAIN

INFLUENCE

FOUND

CONCLUDE

PROPER

SATISFY

Kimchi, kefir and sauerkraut have become (0) ___ fashionable in recent years, but fermentation, in which bacteria and yeasts transform food, is one of humanity's oldest methods of (1) ___ . Long before the (2) ___ of the fridge, communities relied on it to see them through the winter months, when fresh vegetables were (3) ___ . Its current popularity owes much to research suggesting that the microbes in our gut play a far more (4) ___ role in our health than was once thought. Claims that fermented food can cure everything from anxiety to acne, however, are largely (5) ___ , and scientists stress that much of the evidence remains (6) ___ and that larger studies are needed. Home fermentation is not without risk either: (7) ___ sealed jars can harbour harmful bacteria, so beginners are advised to follow tested recipes closely. For most enthusiasts, though, the appeal lies less in the health claims than in the (8) ___ of turning a humble cabbage into something complex, tangy and entirely their own.

Alive in the Jar

SURPRISE

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