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Multilevel · Part 4 · CEFR Mock Test 05

Fish and Chips: Reading answers

Answers to questions 21–29 (9 in all), each with why it is right.

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Fish and Chips Long before the Big Mac was invented, Britain had its own national form of fast food – fish and chips (or fish'n'chips for short). Fish'n'chips was a relatively balanced and healthy meal that people could eat in the street on the way home from work, or during their lunch-break. Wrapped in newspaper, it would keep warm even on the coldest days of the year. Besides, serving fish'n'chips in newspaper helped to keep prices low. No British town is more than 150 km from a sea port, and most are much closer. So when railways were built in the 19th century, fresh sea fish could easily be bought in all British towns. Cheaper than meat, sea fish became a popular source of protein. By…

Answers 21–29

  1. 21

    Fish'n'chips …

    C: is not popular among the youth nowadays. Multiple choice

  2. 22

    Fish'n'chips were wrapped …

    D: to keep it cheap. Multiple choice

  3. 23

    In the last twenty years, …

    D: many chip shops closed. Multiple choice

  4. 24

    The author argues that …

    B: In the near future, Fish'n'chips will vanish from daily lives. Multiple choice

  5. 25

    Traditionally only fish with white meat were used to make fish'n'chips.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  6. 26

    In the 19th century, in Britain, fish was more expensive than meat.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  7. 27

    According to Lizzie, today's young people prefer burgers to fish'n'chips.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  8. 28

    New packaging has made fish'n'chips more popular.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  9. 29

    In the near future there will be fewer places where people can try fish'n'chips.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

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