March 19-26, 2007
AFTER GUINNESS NOD TO INDIAN CHILLI, WOMAN TO SET RECORD EATING IT
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1. Where does Bhut Jolokia come from?
A. Assam
B. Mexico
C. Thailand
D. United Kingdom

2. Who set the previous record?
A. Bhut Jolokia
B. Anita Crafford
C. Dave Cassidy
D. Anandita Dutta Tamuly

3. For how long has Tamuly eaten Bhut Jolokia?
A. never
B. 3 weeks
C. 12 years
D. all her life

4. What do local people use Bhut Jolokia for other than food?

A. start fires
B. kill people
C. resuscitations
D. cure infections

5. Why is Tamuly so confident she will win the competition?
A. She eats only chillies all day.
B. All teachers are lazy and are getting paid too much.
C. She has already set records at home.
D. Nobody has ever done anything like this before.


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. spur
A. insult
B. put off
C. astonish
D. encourage

7. note
  A. make
B. break
C. record
D. assign

8. hail
A. tour
B. visit
C. promote
D. originate

9. munch
A. eat
B. use
C. crunch
D. destroy

10. clock
A. time
B. exceed
C. estimate
D. measure

 

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