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(1)!! Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer
HUNGRY POP STARS
Valerie Jones runs a company called Peanuts whose job is to look after pop stars and pop groups when they go on tour She is the person who
feeds the stars and she’s been doing it for the past ten years.
When the stars are playing at a festival, Valerie may have to cook for up to a thousand people which includes all the crew and the people who work backstage She erects a marquee-a huge tent-and the food is served buffet style from a central serving area She has to cater for different tastes, so there are normally four or more choices of menu She also has to look after people who may be on special diet or some singers don’t eat dairy food before a concert
She drives an enormous truck full of kitchen equipment and hires at least three walk-in refrigerators, a dishwashing unit and portable cabins which act as storerooms and office
All the bands have to queue up to be served and everyone has to have a meal ticket The stars are usually more relaxed when they are eating as no one is bothering them for autographs, although Valerie says that sometimes the security men and the stars’ managers are more trouble than the stars themselves
There are certain things which she always has to keep in stock like herbal teas and her own particular mixture of honey, lemon and ginger which singers like to keep in flasks on stage with them when they are singing Years ago bands used to drink quite a lot of alcohol, but these days they’re much healthier Most bands drink fresh fruit juice and prefer to eat salads
A lot of people in the bands are quite young and they’re not used to very expensive food, so Valerie prepares plain food unless a band sends her a “rider” This is a list of special requirements When people are tired,
unwell or homesick they like to have familiar'' comfort” food so she keeps a
stock of people’s requirements just in case As a result of all this Valerie says she has become an expert shopper and in less than an hour in a supermarket she can spend Ê1000
(2)** Peanuts is the name of _ ## a company
## a pop concert ## a pop star ## a pop band
** Valerie has to provide a range of food because
## there is such a wide variety of preferences
## there is such a demand for special menus ## people are very fussy about what they eat ## people are used to eating in restaurants
** The singers are less nervous when they are eating because _
## there are no fans hanging around ## the bands enjoy eating together ## their security men are with them ## their managers fuss over them
** Why does Valerie have to keep a supply of certain drinks?
## the bands really rely on a special recipe
## the bands like to drink alcohol ## the bands prefer herbal tea to coffee ## the bands take fruit juice on stage
** What most bands like best to eat?
## simple food
## cheap food ## junk food ## rich food
** What does “just in case” in paragraph refer to?
## Valerie’s supply of special food for various people
## Valerie’s understanding of people feeling sick ## Valerie’s list of “riders” from the different bands ## Valerie’s supply of more expensive food
** Why you think Valerie has become an “expert shopper”?
## She has learnt to find what individuals want ## She has to shop very quickly in a supermarket ## She has to buy as much as possible for Ê 1000 ## She has a lot of money to spend each week
** Why is a band likely to be hungry after playing?
## They feel more relaxed after the concert
(3)** What does Valerie think about the singers? ## They behave differently on and off stage
## They are completely crazy on and off stage ## They are less rude when they are off stage ## They are normally more noisy on stage
** How does Valerie feel about the behaviour of the singers ?
## surprised
## angry
## uncomfortable ## pleased
!! Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following
passage Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage
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!! Identify the mistakes in these sentences.
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earthquake in Japan A C B
D
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** It was an extremely frightened experience in my life
A B C D
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** I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college
A B C D
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** Why you call me so late last night?
A B C D
(10)** Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics
A B C D
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** I've been studying French since I've started high school
A B C D
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** Before she became a film star, she has been a stand - up comedian
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A B C D
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## Adrian will be called for a job interview on 17 October
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My father
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## saw his brother for nearly twenty years
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## My mother never goes out alone at night
## I was not allowed to go out alone at night
## I usually go out with my mother at night
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## The book which I want to buy was too expensive