Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. (Make any grammatical change if necessary) :-
poisonous of preserve greatest be more refresh sterm by production contamination health
Food adulteration is one of the (a) problems in the recent time in our country. Different food and food products, vegetables, fruits and fishes are being (b) --. (c) -- the unscrupulous and profit monger businessmen and green grocers. However, we, the general people (d) -- the victims (e) – - all sorts of pangs and serious diseases. The businessmen use (f) -- chemicals such as DDT. Aldrin, Heptachlor just to make their products (g) -- attractive or to (h) -- them for a longtime. So it is time the authority concerned took (i) -- steps to stop such food adulteration. Proper monitoring. supervision, and public awareness should be compulsory from (j) -- level to consumers.
| poisonous | of | preserve | greatest | be | more |
| refresh | sterm | by | production | contamination | health |
English
After help, we can use object + infinitive (with or without to).
| Can you help me (to) find my ring? (NOT | |
| Thank you so much for helping us (to) repair the car. | |
| Our main task is to help the company (to) become profitable. |
Help can also be followed directly by an infinitive without an object.
| Would you like to help pack? |
If you say that you cannot/can’t help doing something (especially in British English), you mean that you can’t stop yourself, even if you don’t want to do it.
| She’s a selfish woman, but somehow you can’t help liking her. | |
| Excuse me – I couldn’t help overhearing what you said. | |
| Sorry I broke the cup – I couldn’t help it. |
Can’t help can be followed by but + infinitive (without to), with the same meaning as can’t help verb + ing. This is common in American English.
| I can’t help but wonder what I should do next. |
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