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sugar tax article
grammar review: causatives
100

I have a ______. I love anything and everything with sugar in it.

sweet tooth

100

The report shows that many common treats have _____ only small decreases in their sugar content.

A) undergone

B) led to

C) overshadowed

A) undergone

100

Change the sentence in brackets () so that it makes sense with the rest of the text.

I hate washing my car myself. (So last month, I washed my car). I went to the drive-through car wash in town and they washed the car for me. 

I got my car washed. / I had my car washed

200

_____ is any food that has been changed in some way – by freezing it or putting it in tins – or by combining foods or adding chemicals. 

processed food

200

The sugar tax on soft drinks has ___  a 28.8% fall in the amount of sugar contained in such beverages.

A) overshadowed

B) led to

C) avoided at all costs

B) led to

200

Change the sentence in brackets () so that it makes sense.

I went to the beauty salon and (I cut my hair.)

I got my hair cut.

I had my hair cut.

300

Some food products have colour coding on the packaging to help you understand the information, – red for high levels of sugar, salt or fat– orange for medium, and green for low. You can see _____ what’s good or bad for you.

at a glance

300

It is shameful that other manufacturers are ______ (= an expression that means acting slowly, and not wanting to act.) and will likely fail to meet the 20% target.

dragging their heels

300

Change the sentence in bracket so that it makes sense.

(I finally fixed the washing machine.) A repairman came to my house yesterday and did it. I can finally wash my clothes again!

I finally had the washing machine fixed.

I finally got the washing machine fixed.

400

So if you ______, you do everything you can to avoid it.

avoid something at all costs

400

Cutting sugar by 20 percent is a key element of its campaign to ____ (=deal with, confront a problem) the epidemic of childhood obesity

tackle

400
I had a backache and I didn't feel well enough to cut the grass so I decided to call a landscaping company the other day, and (I cut the grass.)

I got the grass cut

I had the grass cut

500

Complete the sentences with a word or phrase from the podcast.

"Even through _____ yogurt doesn't have any fat in it, it contains a lot of sugar."

"You shouldn't _______ sugar nor fat. You should just eat a balanced diet and forget about trying to cut down on one thing or another thing."

fat-free

demonise

500

Publication of PHE’s report was ______ by claims that No 10 had blocked its publication because it highlighted how much the sugar tax had achieved.

A) led to

B) overshadowed

C) undergone

B) overshadowed

500

The windows were really dirty, but I hate cleaning them. So I called a window washing company and (I washed the windows.)

I had the windows cleaned.

I got the windows cleaned.