The paragraph below contains irrelevant sentences. Look at the initial sentence to see what the focus of that paragraph should be and identify the irrelevant sentences. Indian food is becoming more and more popular in the UK. a) A recent poll indicated that chicken tikka masala is the nation's favourite dish. b) Chickens are usually reared on battery farms in conditions of very poor light and with restricted movement. c) Indian cookbooks have been selling in greater and greater numbers as more people want to experiment with this style of food. d) Due to consumer pressure, free-range chickens are becoming more and more popular. e) One reason for the increasing popularity of Indian food is the increased availability of the spices needed to give the food its distinctive flavour. f) There has also been an explosion in the number of Indian restaurants offering this exotic cuisine at reasonable prices.
The paragraph below contains irrelevant sentences. Look at the initial sentence to see what the focus of that paragraph should be and identify the irrelevant sentences. Indian food is becoming more and more popular in the UK. a) A recent poll indicated that chicken tikka masala is the nation's favourite dish. b) Chickens are usually reared on battery farms in conditions of very poor light and with restricted movement. c) Indian cookbooks have been selling in greater and greater numbers as more people want to experiment with this style of food. d) Due to consumer pressure, free-range chickens are becoming more and more popular. e) One reason for the increasing popularity of Indian food is the increased availability of the spices needed to give the food its distinctive flavour. f) There has also been an explosion in the number of Indian restaurants offering this exotic cuisine at reasonable prices.
中国大学MOOC: II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this part there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.注意：请在答题处填入相应的字母编号！字母一定要大写！ After leaving the party, I thought about my past weight-loss efforts and 11________they didn’t work because they required me to 12_________foods I loved. Then I would constantly think about food and binge, 13____________the diet altogether. If I took a common-sense 14____________and ate smaller portions of all foods, I would be able to satisfy my hunger and not feel 15__________. My biggest challenge was finding a way to fit my passion for cooking into my healthier 16_______. At first, I tried to stay away from the kitchen to 17__________myself from thinking about food. The result: Food was all I thought about. There had to be some way to 18___________cooking with healthful eating. I found the 19_________after reading several low-fat cookbooks. With some trial and error, I could 20__________my favorite foods and make them low in fat, yet delicious.A) observeE) combineI) abandoningM) lifeB) lifestyleF) adoptingJ) give upN) approachC) solutionG) preventK) defendO) deprivedD) quitH) realizedL) modify
中国大学MOOC: II Reading Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this part there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.注意：请在答题处填入相应的字母编号！字母一定要大写！ After leaving the party, I thought about my past weight-loss efforts and 11________they didn’t work because they required me to 12_________foods I loved. Then I would constantly think about food and binge, 13____________the diet altogether. If I took a common-sense 14____________and ate smaller portions of all foods, I would be able to satisfy my hunger and not feel 15__________. My biggest challenge was finding a way to fit my passion for cooking into my healthier 16_______. At first, I tried to stay away from the kitchen to 17__________myself from thinking about food. The result: Food was all I thought about. There had to be some way to 18___________cooking with healthful eating. I found the 19_________after reading several low-fat cookbooks. With some trial and error, I could 20__________my favorite foods and make them low in fat, yet delicious.A) observeE) combineI) abandoningM) lifeB) lifestyleF) adoptingJ) give upN) approachC) solutionG) preventK) defendO) deprivedD) quitH) realizedL) modify