EXAMINATION CARD 8

I. Reading

Read the text and choose the best answer (A-D) to complete the sentences (1-4).

European scientists say they have found further evidence that how you serve food and drink matters hugely in the perception of taste. Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Oxford recruited 57 volunteers and asked them to taste hot chocolate served in plastic cups with four different colours - white, cream, red and orange. All of the cups were white on the inside.

The chocolate was the same in all the samples, but the volunteers found that the flavour was better when the drink was served in the orange or cream-coloured cups. ‘‘The colour of the container where food and drink are served can make taste and aroma better,” Betina Piqueras-Fiszman of the Polytechnic University of Valencia said in a press release.

“The findings could be beneficial to chefs and food manufacturers,” Piqueras-Fisz­man added. Previous research has found that yellow containers boost the perception of flavour of lemons in soft drinks; beverages in cold colours, like blue, seem more thirst- quenching than warm colours like red; and if drinks are pink, they are perceived as being more sugary.

1. What colour were the cups used in the study on the inside?

A. red В. orange C. white D. different colours

2. Volunteers found that the flavour of the hot chocolate was better when it was served in:

A. only orange cups B. orange or cream cups

C. orange or red cups D. cream or red cups

According to the article the results of the research can be considered;

A. surprising and new C. boring

B. useless D. useful to chefs and food manufacturers

4. Research has shown that beverages in blue colour seem:

A. more thirst-quenching than beverages in red colour

B. less thirst-quenching than beverages in red colour

C. more sugary

D. more delicious

II. Writing

Write a letter (35-45 words) to your English-speaking friend about your

hometown. Use the prompts given below.

· What is your hometown known for?

· Would you move away from your hometown?

· Do you think you could be happy anywhere?

III. Speaking

You went shopping with your mother at the weekend. Talk about your shopping

experience. Include this information:

· what you bought;

· what shops you visited;

· how much you paid.

EXAMINATION CARD 9

I. Reading

Read the article. For each question (1-4) choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

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