Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 25 to 29.
HISTORY OF POTATO CHIPS
Peru’s Inca Indians first grew potatoes in the Andes Mountains in about 200 BC. Spanish conquistadors brought potatoes to Europe, and colonists brought them to America. Potatoes are fourth on the list of the world’s food staples – after wheat, corn, and rice. Today, Americans consume about 140 pounds of potatoes per person every year, while Europeans eat twice as many.
One of our favorite ways to eat potatoes is in the form of potato chips. While Benjamin Franklin was the American ambassador to France, he went to a banquet where potatoes were prepared in 20 different ways. Thomas Jefferson, who succeeded Franklin as our French ambassador, brought the recipe for thick–cut, French fried potatoes to America. He served French fries to guests at the White House in 1802 and at his home, Monticello.
A native American chef named George Crum created the first potato chips on August 24, 1853, at Moon Lake Lodge in Saratoga, New York. He became angry when a diner complained that his French fries were too thick, so he sliced the potatoes as thinly as possible, making them too thin and crisp to eat with a fork. The diner loved them, and potato chips were born. In 1860, Chef Crum opened his own restaurant and offered a basket of potato chips on every table.
Joe “Spud” Murphy and Seamus Burke produced the world’s first seasoned crisps, cheese & onion and salt & vinegar chips, in the 1950s in Ireland. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, crisps are what we, in the United States, call potato chips, while their chips refer to our French fries. Ketchup–flavored chips are
popular in the Middle East and Canada. Seaweed–flavored chips are popular in Asia, and chicken–flavored chips are popular in Mexico. Other flavors from around the world include: paprika, pickled onions, béarnaise, meat pie, chili crab, salmon teriyaki, borscht, Caesar salad, roasted sausage, firecracker lobster, roast ox, haggis and black pepper, olive, and spaghetti.
Which of the following is a true statement?
A. Different flavored potato chips are popular in different parts of the world.
B. Potato chips are only popular in America.
C. Ketchup–flavored potato chips are most popular in America.
D. Potato chips are not really eaten very much in Asia.
1. The chef __________ the potatoes in oil in a pan.
A. fries B. grills C. chops D. roasts
2. There’s __________ apple and ________ honey on the table.
A. an / a B. some / some C. an / some D. an / the
3. She was thirsty, so she bought a __________ of soda.
A. jar B. can C. bag D. stick
4. I gave Chloe a __________ of chocolates to say thank you. She helped me a lot with my assignment.
A. bottle B. bag C. parcel D. box
. Steve puts only a ___ of sugar on his coffee. He says too much sugar is not good for his health.
A. teaspoon B. gram C. tablespoon D. liter
6. My mum bought __________ bunch of bananas this morning. She used half of ________ bananas to make banana muffins.
A. the / the B. some / some C. a / the D. the / some
7. I like mixing ______ fruit with yoghurt to have a nice, healthy dessert.
A. a B. some C. many D. much
8. I always bring a __________ of water when I go to the gym.
A. glass B. box C. stick D. bottle
9. I don’t like __________ food because it has a strong hot taste.
A. crunchy B. spicy C. sweet D. sour
10. Student A: How much butter do we need?
Student B: _________
A. Maybe one or two.
B. About 100 g.
C. Not many.
D. A bunch.