INSTRUCTION: Answer question ∈ relation to text.
TEXT
Chinese thirst for formula spurs rationing
By Amie Tsang, Louise Lucas and Neil Hume,
Supermarkets as far afield _______ the UK and
Australia have been forced to ration infant formula
due to rampant Chinese demand for foreign-made
baby milk. Mainland Chinese buyers have been
[5] snapping up cans of formula across the globe following
safety scandals ∈ the domestic market, starting with
the melamine-spiked milk of 2008 that killed six babies
and \left 300,000 sick.
Voracious demand for overseas-manufactured
[10] formula – Chinese babies are expected to slurp
their way through $14.5bn worth of milk powder this
year – has prompted a wave of smuggling rings and
entrepreneurial escapades: cans are available online
for Rmb150-Rmb200 (24−32).
[15] Production of formula is _______ under pressure,
as a severe drought ∈New Zealand – the biggest
provider ∈ the global dairy trade – forces up the cost
of raw milk powder. The New Zealand price, a proxy
for Asia-Pacific, was 30 per cent higher month-on-
[20] month ∈March. The frenzy for formula has forced
governments to step ∈. Hong Kong, ________
shelves of formula are regularly cleared by mainland
visitors, introduced curbs at customs ∈February
Adapted from Financial Times June 22nd 2013, from the Internet edition
Glossary:
bn = billion
Rmb = Ren Min Bi (The official currency of China)
The connector “due to” (line 03) introduces the idea of
