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        The global market for plant-based meat, a type of meat made from plants, is projected to explode to 85 billion US dollars in 2030. Grocery stores are offering consumers an increasingly diverse array of burgers, sausages, and seafood options that have no trace of animal products. But if you think a diet of plant-based food is better for your health, you may want to look at the facts and seriously contemplate your choice before reaching a decision.

        According to one recent study, the nutritional benefit of plant-based foods is minimal. Researchers from the Singapore Institute for Food and Biotechnology Innovation investigated the outcome of replacing bacon, chicken, beef burgers and ice cream with animal-free versions. What they found was that diets which substituted animal products with the plant-based alternatives were below the daily recommendations for essential nutrients vitamin B12, calcium, potassium, zinc and magnesium, and higher in sodium, sugar and saturated fat, all of which can be harmful to your body in excessive amounts.

        Plant-based meat manufacturers argue their products contain similar amounts of protein that are comparable in quality to animal protein. However, “foods contain hundreds to thousands of compounds that are capable of impacting human health.”, says Stephan van Vliet at the Duke Molecular Physiology Institute. In their own studies, Van Vliet and colleagues compared samples of different plant-based meat alternatives with ground beef and found that 90 percent of them were different from each other. Plant-based meat alternatives lacked certain essential amino acids and other substances like creatine, taurine and anserine, which can all have an impact on our health and potentially brain function as well as muscle function.

        Interestingly, Van Vliet also discovered that other beneficial substances like polyphenols and antioxidants were found in greater quantities or only in plant-based meats, which denotes a complementary relationship between plant and animal-based foods in our diet, where some nutrients are better obtained from animal sources and others from plants.

(Adapted from theconversation.com)

Question 44: Which best serves as the title for the passage?

        A. Be Careful! Plant-Based Doesn’t Always Mean Healthy

        B. New Study Shows Major Flaw Of Plant-Based Diets  

        C. Why Mixed Diets Are Better Than Plant-Based Ones

        D. Animal And Plant-Based Product: An Interesting Combo

Question 45: The word “contemplate” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ___________.

        A. reverse        B. regret        C. renew        D. revise

Question 46: According to paragraph 2, the study at the Singapore Institute for Food and Biotechnology Innovation __________.  

        A. was one of the Institute’s many recent studies that focus on plant-based foods.

        B. mostly examined the outcome of replacing bacon with its animal-free version.

        C. demonstrated that a plant-based diet is actually not really nutritious. 

        D. found a dangerous amount of sodium and sugar in plant-based diets.

Question 47: The word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to __________.

        A. studies        B. colleagues        C. samples         D. alternatives

Question 48: The word “denotes” in paragraph 4 can be best replaced by ___________.   

        A. announces        B. indicates        C. symbolizes        D. realises

Question 49: Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?

        A. The global plant-based meat market is going to reach 85 billion dollars 2030.

        B. Apart from protein, there are many compounds in food that affect our health. 

        C. Plant-based meat cannot provide some amino acids that we have to consume.

        D. Traditional meats were found to have less antioxidants than plant-based ones.

Question 50: Which of the following can most likely be inferred from the passage?

        A. Plant-based meat has become the most popular item in a large number of stores.

        B. Manufacturers will soon be able to create healthier versions of plant-based products.

        C. Only comparing animal and plant-based meats in terms of protein quality is not enough.

        D. The best diets are those that consist mostly of animal products and some plant-based foods. 

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