Preview（腕試し）

Sugar is natural, but "diet sugar" is artificial, so it really isn't sugar. There are different kinds of sweeteners are made artificially, including saccharin and aspartame. What do you think this kind of thing is called in English?

A. unnatural sugar

B. bad-tasting sugar

C. artificial sweetener

D. super sugar

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

artificial = 人工的

opposite = 反対

　

Examples（例文）

Diet Coca-Cola is sweetened with the artificial sweetener aspartame.

Artificial sweeteners don't taste like real sugar, do they?

　

Exercises （練習）Choose the best answer.

1. Artificial is the opposite of:

A. manmade

B. synthetic

C. natural

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2. Diet Pepsi is ____________ with an artificial sweetener.

A. sweetened

B. colorized

C. sugared