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READING PASSAGE 1
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Frozen Food

A USperspective on the development of the frozen food industry


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Questions 1-7

Questions 1–7
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Write your answers in boxes 1–7 on your answer sheet.

The history of frozen food
2,000 years ago, South America

● People conserved the nutritional value of 1, using a method of freezing then drying.

1851, USA

● 2 was kept cool by ice during transportation in specially adapted trains.

1880, Australia

● Two kinds of 3 were the first frozen food shipped to England.

1917 onwards, USA

● Clarence Birdseye introduced innovations including:

○ quick-freezing methods, so that 4 did not spoil the food.

○ packaging products with 5 so the product was visible.

Early 1940s, USA

● Frozen food became popular because of a shortage of 6

1950s, USA

● A large number of homes now had a 7

Questions 8-13

Questions 8–13

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

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TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

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8. The ice transportation business made some Boston ship owners very wealthy in the early 1800s.
9. A disadvantage of the freezing process invented in Australia was that it affected the taste of food.
10. Clarence Birdseye travelled to Labrador in order to learn how the Inuit people froze fish.
11. Swanson Foods invested a great deal of money in the promotion of the TV Dinner.
12. Swanson Foods developed a new style of container for the launch of the TV Dinner.
13. The US frozen food industry is currently the largest in the world.