September 19-25, 2005

Politician's stink over cheese spurs sales
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1. What food was offered to Yoshiro Mori?
A. chips and coke
B. beer and cheese
C. milk and cookies
D. cheese and wine

2. Why was Mori miffed?
A. There were no reporters present.
B. Koizumi didn't recognise him anymore.
C. Koizumi refused to let him into his house.
D. Offering only a snack was against customs.

3. Why did Mori visit Koizumi?
A. He was invited to dinner.
B. to make him prime minister
C. to stop him from calling elections
D. to arrest him for broken promises

4. How successful was Mori's visit?
A. Koizumi agreed with Mori.
B. Koizumi refused Mori's request.
C. The two men agreed to get elected.
D. Mori got more food than he wanted.

5. What happened to the snack Koizumi offered Mori?
A. It is in the museum.
B. It has become very popular.
C. Mori's cat died after eating it.
D. It now is the official party food.


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. incident
A. fire
B. event
C. attack
D. explosion

7. lavish
  A. lean
B. friendly
C. generous
D. laborious

8. miffed
A. ill
B. hungry
C. annoyed
D. nauseous

9. brisk
A. no
B. bad
C. slow
D. vigorous

10. mend fences
A. stay apart
B. make peace
C. find other friends
D. deny responsibility

 

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