Food talks: BELIEF AND FACTS
Chicken soup treats cold: Many people believe that chicken soup helps to fight the cold. Now
ectors agree with them. They think that chicken soup contains a special chemical. This chemical
ops from getting worse. Moreover, heat from the soup can a person feel better.
Chocolate is bad for your skin: This common belief is not true! Many researchers say that eating
ocolate does not cause pimple. The main cause is stress or lack of sleep.
Tea is better than coffee: Researchers say that black or green tea contains certain substances.
nese help to protect your heart, to fight cancers or lower fat in your body. Coffee does not do this.
Bread and potatoes contain a lot of fat: Bread and potatoes are not fattening. They do not
ntain many calories. We gain weight because eat too much and do not exercise. Also, adding butter
bread and potatoes can raise the numbers of calories we eat.
A vegetarian diet is unhealthy: The body needs protein. Meat, especially red meat, contains a lot
protein. A vegetarian may get protein and be healthy by eating tofu, egg, nut and certain vegetables.
24. What is the text about? A. Common beliefs about food
B. Facts about some food
C. Kinds of healthy food
25. According to the text, chicken soup is a A. chemical
good remedy for a cold because it contains a B. heat
special... C. remedy
26. According to the text chocolate doesn't A. facts/ calories
cause pimple but..and .do B. butter/lack of exercise
C. stress/ lack of sleep
27. According to the text, black and green tea A. protect your heart
B. fight cold
C. keep fat in your body
helps...
28. According to the text what brings many A. butter
calories to your body... B. bread
C. potatoes
29. According to the text, why do we gain A. Because we eat bread and potatoes
weight? B. Because we do not drink tea
C. Because we do not exercise
30. According to the text, which of food below A. meat
contain protein B. tofu
C. both A & B