Reading 7th/ I semester

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Ice cream is definitely the world’s favourite dessert.

In Europe alone, about 11 billion euro a year is spent on ice cream.

More ice cream is eaten per person in Australia than in any other country:16.6 litres per year.

A form of ice cream was eaten in China, about 4,000 years ago. It was made of milk, rice, fruit and a secret ingredient … snow.

Ice cream was brought to Europe in the sixteenth century, but at that time only the super-rich could afford it. When the Italian princess Catherine de Medichi married the future King Henry II of France in 1533, a different variety of ice cream was served every day for a month!

The first ice cream cone (вафельний ріжок) was made in New York City on September 22nd,1886. The maker Italo Marchiony, was given a patent on his cone in 1903.

The world’s most popular flavor is vanilla, which is produced from vanilla beans. 80% of the world’s vanilla beans is grown on the island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa. More ice cream is sold on a Sunday than on any other day of the week.

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1. Which word was used in the text?

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2. In Europe alone, ... a year is spent on the ice cream.

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3. In the 16th century only the super-rich could afford....

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4. The Italian princess Catherine de Medichi married ... in 1533.

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5. More ice cream is sold on ... than on any other day of the week.

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6. What is the world's favourite dessert?

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7. Which country eats the most ice cream?

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8. How much ice cream does an average Australian eat?

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9. When was ice cream brought to Europe?

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10. What was the Chinese ice cream made of? It was made of ...

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11. Who was given a patent on his cone in 1903?

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12. Vanilla is produced from ...