October 02-08, 2006
McDonald's tackles prickly issue of hedgehog-friendly ice cream
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1. What did McDonaldÕs change?
A. salad bar
B. coffee cups
C. ice-cream containers
D. serving fish with cheese burgers

2. Why did they make this change?
A. so more customers will get this food for their pets
B. to prevent hedgehogs from getting stuck in the containers
C. so that all animals will be able to enjoy this kind of food
D. because a great number of animals wanted to become burgers

3. What was the problem with the old containers?
A. They didnÕt taste nice.
B. Many animals got stuck in them and died.
C. People got their fingers stuck in them.
D. The spoon wouldnÕt fit through the hole.

4. How long did the BHPS campaign against the old containers?

A. three days

B. one week
C. five years
D. two decades

5. When do animals get McDonaldÕs to eat?
A. every year on Feed-Fast-Food Day in the zoo
B. when people throw their rubbish wherever they want
C. any time at any McDonaldÕs - as long as they pay for it
D. only when food has gone bad and is dumped in the wild


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. wage
A. stop
B. avoid
C. attack
D. carry on

7. countless
  A. few
B. none
C. negligible
D. numerous

8. feature
A. shun
B. dodge
C. include
D. side-step

9. aperture
A. cup
B. cover
C. handle
D. opening

10. concern
A. worry
B. reach
C. annoy
D. disgruntle

 

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