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Cpe 2 Test 1 Parts 1-4

The passage discusses the history of breakfast in England. It notes that while breakfast is now considered important for health, historically it was not common and rarely mentioned in medieval literature. Breakfast was more common for monarchs and nobles. In the 16th century, breakfast gradually became more typical as food became more available. Some attribute this to greater food availability, but others note other social changes were also factors. For example, new forms of employment involving early morning work hours meant breakfast became a necessity rather than just a status symbol. The passage examines how breakfast traditions evolved over time in England.

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Cpe 2 Test 1 Parts 1-4

The passage discusses the history of breakfast in England. It notes that while breakfast is now considered important for health, historically it was not common and rarely mentioned in medieval literature. Breakfast was more common for monarchs and nobles. In the 16th century, breakfast gradually became more typical as food became more available. Some attribute this to greater food availability, but others note other social changes were also factors. For example, new forms of employment involving early morning work hours meant breakfast became a necessity rather than just a status symbol. The passage examines how breakfast traditions evolved over time in England.

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Test 1

E OF E NGLISH (1 hour 30 minutes)


US
READING AND
Part 1

answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each


questions 1-8 , read the text b eI ow and decide which gap
For
rat e answer sh eet.
Mark your answers on the sepa

There is an example at the beginning (0).

B dissent C dispute D discord


0 A disagreement

O A B C D
= = - =

England's breakfast revolution

The importance of a good breakfast is beyond (O) ........... according to health experts, but in
historical terms breakfast is a relatively new arrival in England, with descriptions of breakfast
seldom (1) .......... in medieval literature. (2) ..........., there are scattered references to travellers
having a meal at dawn before (3) ........... on arduous journeys, and to the sick sitting down to
breakfast for medicinal reasons, but most people went without unless they were mona rchs
or nobles.

However, in the sixteenth century it gradually became


the (4) .......... , not the exception. Some
writers have (5) ........... this to the greater availabil
ity of food. Proponents of this view have n ot
always considered other profound social
changes. For example, new (G) ............ of employment
may well offer a plausible explanati
on for the greater importance now
(7) ........... to breakfast,
as individuals were increasingI
Y empI oyed for a prescribed numb er of hours. Often this invol ed
startr.ng work extremely early. v
Thus, havin . .
• g a meal first thing in in
.
ne cessity, the morning was (8) • • ·· ·· ......
and was no longer asso
ciated w1'th soc1.a I status
alone.

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come

to until
tall
Provided make
never
vain
evolutionary
significance

attachment

helplessness

advantageous

injustices

involuntarily

undeniable
will be taken into account

difficulty in coming up with answers to

were put in charge of


no longer hoped Sam Bowker would ever be

bored no resemblance to

what the reason for his sister to oppose

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