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Read the dialogue. Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, according to the dialogue above. 1) Tom and Ana are ______________. A) having a light meal B) eating dinner at home C) talking about food customs D) discussing about their countries 2) Costa Ricans’ breakfast is ________________________. A) the same as a “casado” B) usually cereal or pancakes C) usually heavier than the U.S’s D) as light as the one in Tom’s country Situation: Tom is from the United States. He is talking to Ana, her Costa Rican friend. Tom: What do you usually have for breakfast? Ana: Sometimes, I eat “gallo pinto” with eggs. Sometimes, I have tortillas with sour cream, or I eat bread and butter with cheese. I seldom eat cereal. I always drink coffee, too. What about you? Tom: Well, here in Costa Rica, I eat “gallo pinto”, eggs, and tortillas. I drink coffee, too. But at home, I usually have cereal, pancakes or fried bacon with eggs. I drink orange juice or milk. Ana: Really? Is it true that people in your country don’t eat much for lunch? Tom: Yes. We usually eat a sandwich, a hamburger, a piece of pizza or a salad. Lunch is a light meal for us almost every day. But here, I love “casados” with meat and “picadillo”. Ana: Great! I’m glad you like our food.

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Read the dialogue. Choose the appropriate alternative to complete the sentences, according to the dialogue above. 1) Tom and Ana are ______________.

A) having a light meal B) eating dinner at home C) talking about food customs D) discussing about their countries

2) Costa Ricans’ breakfast is ________________________.

A) the same as a “casado” B) usually cereal or pancakes C) usually heavier than the U.S’s D) as light as the one in Tom’s country

Situation: Tom is from the United States. He is talking to Ana, her Costa Rican friend.

Tom: What do you usually have for breakfast?

Ana: Sometimes, I eat “gallo pinto” with eggs. Sometimes, I have tortillas with sour cream, or I eat bread and butter with cheese. I seldom eat cereal. I always drink coffee, too. What about you?

Tom: Well, here in Costa Rica, I eat “gallo pinto”, eggs, and tortillas. I drink coffee, too. But at home, I usually have cereal, pancakes or fried bacon with eggs. I drink orange juice or milk.

Ana: Really? Is it true that people in your country don’t eat much for lunch?

Tom: Yes. We usually eat a sandwich, a hamburger, a piece of pizza or a salad. Lunch is a light meal for us almost every day. But here, I love “casados” with meat and “picadillo”.

Ana: Great! I’m glad you like our food.

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3) Tom enjoys to eat ______________________ the most.

A) casados B) picadillos C) gallo pinto D) homemade tortillas

4) U.S. people ________________________.

A) eat a light lunch B) have a heavy breakfast C) prefer a sandwich in the morning D) eat tortillas with sour cream for dinner

5) In the dialogue, Tom says he ________________________ for breakfast.

A) rarely eats eggs B) never drinks coffee here C) drinks a different thing at home D) always prefers to eat pancakes

6) The word “casados” refers to a ________________________.

A) type of breakfast B) light meal for dinner C) heavy dish including picadillo D) dish of “gallo pinto” with eggs

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Read the dialogue. Read the text.

Choose the appropriate alternative to answer

each question, according to the previous

dialogue.

1) Who dislikes beans? _______________.

A) Only Sue B) Moro and Sue C) Danny and Sue D) Moro and Danny

2) What kind of salad does Sue offer them?

A) A green salad. B) A potato salad. C) Just beans salad. D) A salad made of potatoes.

3) What are they going to eat tomorrow

morning?

A) Beans for breakfast. B) A delicious dinner. C) A piece of pizza. D) Vegetables.

Situation: Moro and Danny are asking their sister Sue for dinner.

Moro: What a day! I’m so hungry I could eat my boots.

Danny: What’s for dinner, Sue?

Sue: Beans.

Danny: Did you fix a salad?

Sue: Sure, I did. It's beans salad.

Danny: What’s for dessert?

Sue: Bean pie.

Moro: Sue, we are tired of eating beans!

Danny: We’ve had beans for sixty-seven days! All you cook is beans, beans and beans!

Moro: Don’t you know how to cook anything else?

Sue: Well. I only cook what I like to eat and I like beans, unless I know how to prepare a delicious potato salad and a healthy green salad.

Moro: Well. I’m going to order some pizzas.

Danny: Yea ! Pizzas!

Sue: Okay! Okay! If you don’t

want to eat these beans

tonight, that’s fine. I’ll just

serve them for breakfast

tomorrow.

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Read the text below. Choose the appropriate option to complete each sentence.

ENGLISH COOKERY The basis for English cookery is fine quality ingredients, cooked to full flavor and texture. England is noted for its supplies of beef, lamb, pork, duck, shellfish and salmon, butter, cheese and other dairy products. Do not think about dieting while in a British home. The typical homemaker bakes puddings, pies, large cakes and tarts. Also, hosts may slip in an extra meal, the traditional afternoon tea, which can include little cakes, biscuits and thinly sliced bread with butter and orange marmalade.

1) The text mentions at least four types of

__________ used for English dishes.

a. shellfish

b. biscuits

c. cakes

d. meat

2) Cheese and butter are two of the __________.

a. non-diary goods of their diet

b. diary products English eat

c. ingredients they never eat

d. products English avoid

3) English people serve __________ for the afternoon tea.

a. thick bread

b. large cakes

c. small cakes

d. orange juice

4) According to the article, some desserts you can find in British homes are __________.

A) beef and cakes

B) puddings and pies

C) tarts and ice cream

D) sliced oranges and butter