“Food poisoning” is the name given to the unpleasant symptoms you get when you eat food which is contaminated with certain types of harmful bacteria or by the poison produced by some bacteria. Contrary to popular belief, the bacteria which cause food to rot are not the most common do not usually eat food which is noticeably “off”. Usually the contaminated food which does cause food poisoning looks, smells and tastes alright.
Food poisoning is not infectious, but outbreaks of the illness often affect more than one person. The reason is that the bacteria which cause food poisoning can infect the large quantity of food prepared for many people. However, it does not follow that everybody who eats the contaminated food becomes ill and nobody knows why some people seem to escape doing so.
Food poisoning is so common nowadays that almost everyone has suffered from it, especially people who live in urban areas. This is so because city dwellers are used to eating mass-produced food in public areas where hygiene is often neglected. As people become familiar with the symptoms of food poisoning, few bother to visit their doctor when they have one of the milder forms of this illness, so it is very difficult to say just how widespread it is.
26. The underlined words “this cause” (the second paragraph) probably means “_____”.
A. poison B. rotten food C. popular belief D. contaminated food
27. What are mainly described in paragraph 1?
A. The reasons for food poisoning B. Food poisoning
C. The symptoms of food poisoning D. The working of the bacteria
28. Food poisoning is very common in places where people ______.
A. eat out a lot B. are neglected C. are dirty
D. love to entertain
29. Which of the following is an example of mass-produced food in public areas?
A. An apple bought in the supermarket
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B. A packet of dried beans C. Canned fruit juice
D. Fried noodles at a street stall
30. People would not be ______ to visit their doctor if they suffer from mild food. A. sick B. able C. want D. bothered
B
The Wang family decided to go abroad for their Christmas holiday. “Where would you like to go?” Mr. Wang asked his family over dinner. “England,” Tony said eagerly.
“I m sorry, England is too expensive and we can t afford to go there,” his father said.
“How about Thailand?” Janet asked. “There is a special package tour on promotion at the moment and the price is quite reasonable. I ve the travel brochure here. Look.”
Mr. Wang called on the travel agent, made a booking and paid a deposit for the tour. Several days later, when he paid the balance, the travel agent said to him. “You will get your air tickets at the airport as yours are the special group fare type. Please arrive at the airport two hours before departure on that day. Remember to wear this badge and show our people your passports in front of the check-in counter,” he continued.
On the day of departure, the Wangs took a taxi to the airport. While they were approaching the check-in counter, a middle-aged man came up to them and said, “Are you traveling with Asia Travel Bureau? I m their representative and here s my identification,” pointing to the tag on his lapel. “Can I have your passports before I give you the tickets?”
Unsuspectingly, Mr. Wang handed him the passports. The latter flipped through them quickly and said, “Mr. Wang, please wait here while I get the tickets.” These were the last words Mr. Wang ever heard from the man. Later, at the police station they learned with dismay that the man had been using this ploy to cheat other passengers over the past few months. The man was obviously a member of a gang selling passports to illegal immigrants.
At home that evening, they were watching the news on television when they heard the announce say: “Today, at around 11am, a plane to Thailand was blown off the runway by a strong air current prior to take-off. The plane skidded over a narrow strip of water opposite the bay. Luckily, there were no serious injuries. 48 passengers and three crew members were taken to hospital for treatment for minor cuts and bruises. Two of them are still in hospital for observation and both are said to be in satisfactory condition.”
31. Tony wanted to _______ during _______.
A. have an expensive holiday, the Christmas holiday B. go to Thailand, Christmas C. a foreign place, the holidays D. visit England, Christmas
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32. Mr. Wang visited the travel agent ______ with regard to the tour to Thailand.
A. once B. twice C. many times D. once again
33. The Wangs were asked to show their ____ at the airport in order to collect their tickets.
A. passports B. badges
C. identification tags D. badges and passports
34. The man s identification tag must have been a ______ one.
A. forgery B. false C. faulty D. real
35. The Wangs must have felt ______ when they heard the news of the plane accident.
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