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Flashcards: Reading Comprehension

Paris is the culinary center of the world. All the great missionaries of good cookery have gone forth from it, and its cuisine was, is, and ever will be the supreme expression of one of the greatest arts in the world. Most of the good cooks come from the south of France, most of the good food comes from the north. They meet at Paris, and thus the Paris cuisine, which is that of the nation and that of the civilized world, is created.

Adapted from The Gourmet's Guide to Europe, by Lieut.-Col. Newnham-Davis and Agernon Bastard (1903)

According to the passage, what is one of the reasons that Paris has become the culinary center of the world?

Paris has the most sophisticated and civilized people

Good chefs from the south and good food from the north converge in Paris

French people are naturally artistic, and cooking is an art

Southern chefs bring with them the best ingredients in the world

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Flashcards: Reading Comprehension

According to the passage, what is one of the reasons that Paris has become the culinary center of the world?

Your answer:

Paris has the most sophisticated and civilized people

Your answer:

French people are naturally artistic, and cooking is an art

Your answer:

Southern chefs bring with them the best ingredients in the world

Correct answer:

Good chefs from the south and good food from the north converge in Paris

Explanation:

The correct answer is "Good chefs from the south and good food from the north converge in Paris." We know that this is the best choice because the passage states that "Most of the good cooks come from the south of France, most of the good food comes from the north. They meet at Paris, and thus the Paris cuisine, which is that of the nation and that of the civilized world, is created."

Flashcards: Reading Comprehension

If you wanted to build a house, of what should you build it? In a new country, people generally use wood; but after a time wood grows expensive. Moreover, wood catches fire easily; therefore, as a country becomes more thickly settled and people live close together in cities, stone and brick are used. Large cities do not allow the building of wooden houses within a certain distance from the center, and sometimes even the use of wooden shingles is forbidden. Of late years large numbers of "concrete" or "cement" houses have been built. Our grandfathers would have opened their eyes wide at the suggestion of a house built of sand, and would have felt anxious at every rainfall lest their homes should suddenly melt away. Even after thousands of concrete buildings were in use, many people still feared that they would not stand the cold winters and hot summers of the United States; but it has been proved that concrete is a success provided it is properly made.

From Diggers in the Earth by Eva March Tappan (1919)

What was the main cause of the switch from wood to cement buildings, especially in cities?

Fear of fires

The cost of wood

Regional disputes over land

Lack of forests

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What was the main cause of the switch from wood to cement buildings, especially in cities?

Your answer:

The cost of wood

Your answer:

Regional disputes over land

Your answer:

Lack of forests

Correct answer:

Fear of fires

Explanation:

The answer is "fear of fires." The passage states "moreover, wood catches fire easily; therefore, as a country becomes more thickly settled and people live close together in cities, stone and brick are used." While the cost of wood is one of the reasons, it is not the main reason as emphasized in this passage. There is no mention of a lack of forests or regional disputes over land, so "fear of fires" is the best answer.

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