BRITISH STRANGE FOOD HABITS

Perhaps you know about some of the food that British people eat, but do you know about their strange food habits? People from different parts of the UK and from different classes call their meals by different names. They call the midday meal, lunch or dinner, and the evening meal, dinner, supper or tea. Tea is also sandwiches, cakes and tea (the drink) at four or five o’clock. What do the British eat when they want something quick and easy? Baked beans, of course! You must warm them in a pan and eat them on toast.
Cheddar cheese is so popular in Britain that people run after it down a hill! This is a very strange English sport. You can see it once a year in Coopers Hill. There are four races, three for men and one for women. At the start of the race, someone drops a big, round cheese down a very, very steep hill. About 15 racers run and jump after it. The first person to get to the bottom of the hill gets the cheese. There is another strange race that the British have. It is a special Pancake Day race. Only women can run in the race. They must run with a pancake in a frying pan and throw it in the air three times. After the race, many English families eat pancakes with lemon juice and sugar. Be careful if you have Christmas dinner with a British family – some of their Christmas customs are risky! Be very careful! Eat the Christmas pudding slowly if you don’t want to eat a coin! When they are making their delicious dessert, British people put a coin in the mixture. The person who finds the coin in their pudding will be rich and happy.
Answers:
45. What do the British call the evening meal?
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46. What do the British have with baked beans?
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47. How often is the Cheddar cheese sport event held?
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48. What is the prize if you win the Cheddar cheese race?
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49. Who can take part in a pancake race?
________________________________________________________
50. Why is it dangerous to eat Christmas pudding?
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There are many strange superstitions in the world. The most common one is related to

black cats, (1) ______are the source of hundreds of unlucky superstitions. It’s a sign of bad luck (2) ______they walk in front of you or you step on their tails. They even bring bad luck into a house if they sneeze inside! This superstition dates (3) ______to the Middle Ages when they became associated with witches and evil spirits.

Another common superstition is about walking under a ladder. A more (4) ______ explanation can be traced back to ancient Egypt. The early Egyptians believed that the shape of the Pyramids had a special power. It was considered very bad luck to break the “power” of this shape and that’s exactly what walking under a ladder would do!

In addition, in Roman times, people (5 ) ______ the habit of looking at themselves in pools of water. Some believed that these reflections were in fact “glimpses of the soul”. Any disruption to the water in the pool would bring bad luck to the person looking in it. This superstition lives on with the fear of bad luck from breaking a mirror.

1. A. which `B. who C. when D. where

2. A. although B. because C. if D. unless

3. A. on B. in C. back D. for

4. A. mystery B. mysterious C. mysteriously D. mysteries

5. A. had B. took C. raised D. became

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of thequestions.

Isn’t it amazing how much time we spend talking about food?, “Have you ever eaten......?”, “What did you have for lunch?” and so on. And yet when you travel from one country to another, you find that people have quite different feelings about food. People often feel that what they eat is normal, and that what other people eat is strange or silly.

In most part of Asia, for example, no meal is complete without rice. In England, people eat potatoes every day. In the Middle East, bread is the main part of every meal. Eating, like so many things we do, becomes a habit which is difficult to change. Americans like to drink a lot of orange juice and coffee. The English drink tea four or five times every day. Australians drink a large amount of beer, and the French drink wine every day.

The sort of meat people like to eat also differs from one country to another. Horse meat is thought to be delicious in France. In Hong Kong, some people enjoy eating snakes. Newzelanders eat sheep meat, but they never eat goat meat. The Japanese don’t like eat sheep meat because of its smell, but they enjoy raw fish.

So it seems that although eating is a topic that we can talk about for hours, there is little common sense in what we say about it. People everywhere enjoy eating what they have always been eating, and there is very little we can do to change our eating habits.

28. The text is mainly about............

A. people’s attitude to food B. the importance of meat

C. strange dishes in the world D. food and life

29. The writer think that ............

A. people eat only what is normal to everybody

B. people often change their feelings about food

C. people have different opinions about food

D. people like eating different food as they travel from one country to another.

30. In many Asian countries............

A. people almost always have rice in their meal B. rice is a perfect food

C. rice is included in every menu D. rice is completely eaten

31. The Japanese enjoy eating raw fish because............

A. it is not good to have fish cooked B. it is special to them

C. it is well boiled D. it doesn’t smell

32. People everywhere think that............

A. we can spend few hours talking about food

B. there is very little common sense in talking about food

C. there is very little common sense in what we say about the eating habits

D. we should do much to change our eating habits

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Chocolate

We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it’s an ingredient in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.

Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “Ugh!” and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.

The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink.

When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion.

In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better.

Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce.

21. You can  avoid some diseases by      yourself clean.

   A. keeping            B. taking           C. looking           D. bringing

22. The Japanese eat a lot of fish instead of meat      they stay more healthy.

   A. but                   B. because       C. although         D. so

23. She looks tired. What's the           with her ?

   A. matter              B. happen          C. wrong           D. right

24. Minh is absent from class today            he is ill.

   A. but                 B. because            C. when            D. so

25. He is a( n )           . He doesn't  have a habit of eating meat.

   A. patient             B. expert               C. vegertarian           D. adult

26. She usually eats some sweet cakes before going to sleep, so she may put       weight if she continues to do that.

   A. in              B. up               C. on                  D. into

27. Watching too much televison is not good        you or your eyes.

  A. with           B. to                C. at                   D. for

28. When you have flu, you may have a cought and a         nose.

  A. runny         B. running           C. flowing             D. nóiy

30. I forgot to wear a sun hat today and I got a          .

  A. stomachache         B. earache           C. backache             D. headache

31. You shouldn't go out with your friends today and should relax at home because you can make your flu     . It will be bad for their health.

  A. drop            B. spread            C. limit              D. depress

32. Sorry! I'm busy tonight. I have an       with my doctor at 7 o'clock.

  A. opportunity          B. occasion         C. appointment            D.  activity

33. Don't eat too          candy. It's bad for your teeth.

  A. much          B. many              C. lots of                  D. more

34. I'm glad           you're feeling better.

  A. hear            B. hearing            C. to hear                D. of hearing

35. You can have better health when you          drinking a lot of soft drink.

  A. avoid            B. keep                   C. get              D. prefer

36. I was caught in the snowy storm yesterday. After that, I had a( n)      and a headache so I thought I had flu.

  A. earache        B. toothache             C. weakness           D. sore throat

37. You will get         if you gain weight rapidly.

  A. cough          B. flu              C. obesity               D. stomach ache

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. People of different cultures are more prone to contract certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods they consume.

That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meat) as well as other food additives caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additivesremain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful.

The additives that we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows.

Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.

A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often we are unaware of detrimental substances we ingest. Sometimes well-meaning farmers or others who do not realize the consequences add these substances to food without our knowledge.

46. The word “fit” is closest in meaning to __________.

A. athletic B. adaptable C. suitable D. tasty

47. The word “prone” is closest in meaning to __________.

A. supine B. unlikely C. healthy D. predisposed

48. The word “these” refers to_____________.

A. researchers B. nitrates and nitrites C. meats D. colors

49. What are nitrates used for?

A. They preserve flavor in packaged foods B. They cause the animals to become fatter

C. They are the objects of research D. They preserve the colour of meat

50. All of the following statements are TRUE EXCEPT __________.

A. Researchers have known about the potential hazards of food additives for more than forty-five years.

B. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons

C. Food may cause forty percent of the cancer in the world.

D. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals.

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. People of different cultures are more prone to contract certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods they consume.

That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates and nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meat) as well as other food additives caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additivesremain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful.

The additives that we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows.

Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.

A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often we are unaware of detrimental substances we ingest. Sometimes well-meaning farmers or others who do not realize the consequences add these substances to food without our knowledge.

46. The word “fit” is closest in meaning to __________.

A. athletic B. adaptable C. suitable D. tasty

47. The word “prone” is closest in meaning to __________.

A. supine B. unlikely C. healthy D. predisposed

48. The word “these” refers to_____________.

A. researchers B. nitrates and nitrites C. meats D. colors

49. What are nitrates used for?

A. They preserve flavor in packaged foods B. They cause the animals to become fatter

C. They are the objects of research D. They preserve the colour of meat

50. All of the following statements are TRUE EXCEPT __________.

A. Researchers have known about the potential hazards of food additives for more than forty-five years.

B. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons

C. Food may cause forty percent of the cancer in the world.

D. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals.

Read the text carefully, then answer the questions:

British strange food habits

Perhaps you know abot some of the food that British people eat, but do you know about their strange food habits?People from different parts of the UK and from different classes call thier meals by different different names.They call the midday meal, lunch or dinner and the evening meal, dinner,supper or tea.Tea is also sandwiches,cakes or tea(the drink) at four or five o'clock.What do the British eat when they want something quick and easy?Baked beans,of course!You must warm them in a pan and eat them on toast

Cheddar cheese is so popular in Britain that people run after it down a hill!This is a very strange English aport.You can see it once a year in Coopers Hill.There are four races, three for men and one for women.At the start of the race someone drops a big, round cheese down a very,very steep hill.About 15 racers run and jump after it.The first person to get to the bottom of the hill gets the cheese

There is another strange race that the British have.It is a special Pancake Day race.Only women can run in the race.They must run with a pancake in a frying pan and throw it in the air three times.After the race, many English families eat pancakes with lemon juice and sugar

Be careful if you have Christmas dinner with a British gfamily-some of their Christmas customs are risky!Be very careful!Eat the Christmas pudding slowly if you don't want to eat a coin!When they are making their delicious dessert,British people put a coin in the mixture.The person who finds the coin in their pudding will be rich and happy

1.What do the British call the evening meal?

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2.What do the British have with baked beans?

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3.How often is the Cheddar cheese sport event held?

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4.What is the prize if you win the Cheddar cheese race?

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5.Who can take part in a pancake race?

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6.Why is it dangerous to eat Christmas pudding?

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