The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that, on average, each person in the United States throws out about 328 pounds of edible food each year. Food bought with the best　1　sits for weeks on end as busy consumers　2　it in the refrigerator and forget about it. And when it seems time to either eat it or　3　it, most people　4　the freshness dates (a.k.a. ‘use by’, ‘sell by’, and ‘best if used by’) printed on the packages.

But, these dates don’t really.　5　food safety, nor do they mean　6　food is always bad. Poultry, seafood, and ground meats such as hamburger, have the shortest　7　lives. They should be　8　within two days of　9　if stored in the refrigerator. They last　10　six months in the freezer. Steak, beef,　11　, and other fresh-cut meats last a little longer--three to five days in the refrigerator and six months in the freezer.

The date　12　on milk products is set by the dairy. Most of the dates on dairy products are totally driven by　13　--not necessarily spoilage. In general, milk lasts five to seven days after the　14　date. Eggs generally have long shelf lives--three to five weeks from the time you take them home. Don’t　15　your eggs just because they’re past the expiration date;　16　one open first. If it still smells and looks good,　17　.

When you cook them, make sure you do so thoroughly. About 　18　every 10,000 eggs contains salmonella bacteria. Thorough cooking　19　salmonella. Once cooked, a boiled,　20　egg will last a week.

1. [A] intentions[B] interests[C] explanations[D] purposes

2. [A] tick[B] tuck[C] take[D] turn

3. [A] test[B] toll[C] tease[D] toss

4. [A] decide on[B] rely on[C] comment on[D] press on

5. [A] propose[B] prolongC] guarantee[D] guar

6. [A] expired[B] exposed[C] exhausted[D] exotic

7. [A] fresh[B] expected[C] stored[D] shelf

8. [A] contained[B] consumed[C] contaminated[D] continued

9. [A] purchase[B] production[C] process[D] provision

10. [A] on to[B] next to[C] up to[D] about to

11. [A] portion[B] porch[C] port[D] pork

12. [A] engraved[B] branded[C] carved[D] stamped

13. [A] appearance[B] freshness[C] weight[D] taste

14. [A] sell-by[B] sell-after[C] use-on[D] use-after

15. [A] throw in[B] throw up[C] throw over[D] throw out

16. [A] crash[B] creep[C] crisp[D] crack

17. [A] pass away[B] run away[C] fry away[D] go way

18. [A] under[B] in[C] on[D] out

19. [A] promotes[B] kills[C] grows[D] freezes

20. [A] unpeeled[B] unprepared[C] untouched[D] unstripped

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