August 08-15, 2005

Chocolate as healthy as red wine - cocoa industry
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1. In which way can chocolate be compared to red wine?
A. It is healthy.
B. Children like it.
C. It comes in bottles.
D. It makes you drunk.

2. When was chocolate the cheapest?
A. 1992
B. 1998
C. 2000
D. 2004

3. Which of the following countries would be considered an emerging market for chocolate?
A. United States
B. China
C. Europe
D. Switzerland

4. What food ingredient reduces hypertension?
A. fat
B. calories
C. flavonoids
D. carbohydrates

5. What do some people believe chocolate does to you?
A. gives you a headache
B. turns you into a potato
C. gets you to drink more wine
D. makes you good at computers


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. regard
A. sell
B. market
C. consider
D. advertise

7. on a par
  A. unlike
B. equal to
C. more than
D. in contrast to

8. sustain
A. enrich
B. enslave
C. recognise
D. keep going

9. delegate
A. scientist
B. politician
C. executive
D. representative

10. capita
A. city
B. child
C. person
D. country

 

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