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Delicious Fufu

Fufu is a popular food in West Africa. It looks like a large dough ball. When you eat fufu, you pinch pieces of the dough into your hands. Then you dip the pieces into some soup. It is common to eat fufu with peanut soup.

People make fufu in different ways. One way is to use flour and mix it with water. Another way is to boil some yams (which are like sweet potatoes). Sometimes people also mix in a type of banana called a plantain.

There are many kinds of fufu because it is common in many different African cultures. It is also popular on some Caribbean islands. This is because many people on these islands have West African ancestors who brought it with them. Each culture has its own version of fufu, and they are all delicious.

1. Where is fufu commonly eaten?

1. North America

2. Europe

3. Australia

4. West Africa

2. Which of these ingredients are commonly used to make fufu?

1. flour

2. yams

3. plantains

4. all of the above

3. According to the passage, fufu looks like

1. a ball of dough

2. a bowl of soup

3. a banana

4. a potato

4. How is fufu normally eaten?

1. in a sandwich

2. on a stick

3. with the hands

4. with a knife and fork

5. As used paragraph 3, the word ancestors is closest in meaning to

1. great-grandparents

2. islands

3. restaurants

4. kitchens

6. Why are there so many different kinds of fufu?

1. Different fufus go well with different soup flavors.

2. Many different cultures have their own recipe for fufu.

3. Different types of fufu are eaten at different times of the year.

4. Eating many kinds of fufu is better for your health.

EXERCISE 2: Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the verb.

1. Suddenly she gave a loud scream and .............................. to the ground. (fall))

2. After questioning, he ................................. to go home. (allow)

3. They would have won if they .................................. a bit harder. (play)

4. She .......................... to say that she disagreed. (hear)

5. Although they ............................... defeated, they did not lose heart. (be)

6. Our teacher taught us that virtue ............................... its own reward. (be)

7. The teacher asked the boys whether they ............................... the problems. (solve)

8. He declared that he would not believe it even if he .............................. it with his own eyes. (see)

9. The room .............................. but the police failed to find anything suspicious. (search)

10. The government has announced that taxes ................................... (raise)

16._______ my homework, I went to bed.

A. After I had finished             B. After finished

C. Finished                     D. After had finished

17._______ the dance, Jerry said good-bye to his girlfriend.

A. Before left                 B. Before he leaves

C. Before leaving                 D. Before he will leave

18.Jones _______ after everyone _______.

A. speaks / will eat                 B. will speak / has eaten

C. is speaking / eats             D. has spoken / will have eaten

19._______, Joe stays in bed and reads magazines.

A. Whenever raining             B. As it will be raining

C. When it will rain                 D. Whenever it rains

20._______ in Rome than he was kidnapped.

A. No sooner he arrived             B. Had he no sooner arrived

C. No sooner had he arrived         D. No sooner he had arrived

21._______ Peter gets here, we will congratulate him.

A. As soon as     B. After         C. No sooner         D. Since

22.Mrs. Pike _______ the door before the customers arrived.

A. had opened     B. will open         C. would open         D. has opened

23.After Mariana _______ her exam, I _______ her out to eat.

A. was finishing / would take         B. finished / had taken

C. will finish / have taken             D. has finished / will take

24.Mary will have finished all her work _______.

A. as soon as her boss returned         B. until her boss will return

C. by the time her boss returns         D. when he-r boss will return

25.She went on crying, with her head sunk into a pillow, and cried and cried _______ the pillow was wet through.

A. before         B. after         C. until         D. while

26._________ you finish typing that report make five copies of it and give it to aloof the officers.

A. While         B. When         C. But         D. Although

27.When the passenger ________, will you please give him this package?

A. will arrive         B. arrives         C. would arrives     D. arriving

28. They were playing in the garden when_______.

A. they have heard a scream         B. they were hearing a scream

C. they heard a scream             D. they had heard a scream

29. He cleaned his shoes_______ they shone.

A. when         B. after         C. while         D. until

30. I had no sooner lit the barbecue _______ it started to rain.

A. as             B. while         C. than         D. that

31.When the paint_______ it'll change from a light to a deep red.

A. dry             B. dries        C. dried         D. will dry

32.When_______ older I'd love to be an artist.

A. I'm             B. I'll be         C. was         D. have been

33.By the time he retires, he_______ $20,000.

A. will save         B. has saved     C. had saved     D. will have saved

34.When I_______ here for fifteen years I'll be entitled to a pension.

A. work         B. am working     C. have worked     D. had worked

35.I'll have to buy a map_______ I don't know the area.

A. when         B. while         C. as             D. until

/ If you don’t feel well, go to bed and rest.

      A. poorly               B. badly                C. clumsily           D. hardly

28/ Surfing the Net too many hours can be harmful to your health.

      A. thin                   B. advantage         C. beneficial         D. benefit

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others:

1. A. beehive   B. disturb     C. electrical   D. convenient

2. A. buffalo    B. pasture    C. much        D. funny

3. A. nomadic  B. racing      C. local         D. collect

4. A. finished   B. designed  C. displayed  D. entered

5. A. collect     B. generous  C. western   D. develop

6. A. royal       B. destroy     C. choice     D. dragon