Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
American foods began to affect the rest of the world. American emphasis on convenient and rapid consumption is best represented in fast foods such as hamburgers, French fries, and soft drinks. By the 1960s and 1970s fast foods became one of America’s strongest exports as franchises for Mc Donald’s and Burger King spread through Europe and other parts of the world, including Russia and China. Traditional meals cooked at home and consumed at a leisurely pace gave way to quick lunches and dinners eaten on the run as other countries imitated American cultural patterns.
By the late 20th century Americans had become more conscious of their diets, eating more poultry, fish and vegetables, and fewer eggs and less beef. Cooks began to rediscover many world cuisines in forms closer to their original. In California, chefs combined fresh fruits and vegetables available with ingredients and spices borrowed from immigrant kitchens to create an innovative cooking style that was lighter than traditional French, but more interesting and varied than typical American cuisine. Along with the state’s wines, California cuisine took its place among the acknowledged forms of fine dining.
Question 28. Fast foods such as hamburgers, French fries, and soft drinks_________.
A. are popular because of their nutritious values
B. are traditional meals of the US people
C. became more popular than meals cooked at home in China.
D. became popular with other European and Asian countries
Question 29. Which of the following is similar in meaning to the word ‘cuisine’?
A. cooking B. cooker C. cookery D. cook
Question 30. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A.America’s cuisine used to have an influence on many countries.
B. Fast foods became one of America’s strongest exports.
C. Mc Donald’s and Burger King are American food suppliers successful in Europe.
D. Traditional meals cooked at home are not common in the US.
Question 31. Which of the following statements is true?
A. By the late 20th century, fast foods had lost their popularity in the US.
B. Americans used to eat more poultry, fish, fruits and vegetables than they do now.
C. Cooking styles of other countries began to affect Americans by the late 20th century.
D. Fewer eggs and less beef in American diet made them fitter.
Question 32. An innovative style of cooking was created in California_________.
A. to attract more immigrants to the state
B. and made the states wines well-known
C. by borrowing recipes from immigrant kitchens
D. by combining the local specialties with immigrants’ spices
Đáp án A.
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Clue: “In the late 1800’s jazz was just beginning, but not long after the turn of the century, it would be the most popular American music”: Jazz mới chỉ ra đời cuối những năm 1800, nhưng không lâu sau thời điểm chuyển giao thế kỷ, nó đã trở thành thứ âm nhạc Mĩ phổ biến nhất. “The turn of the century” là cách nói để chỉ những năm cuối thế kỷ cũ hoặc đầu thế kỷ mới. Nhưng trong tình huống này ta hiểu thời điểm chuyển giao này là của thế kỷ 20 tức là đầu những năm 1900. Vậy đáp án đúng là A. sometime in the early 20th century.