English reading passages (for dtm test takers)

21. What is the passage mainly about?
A) The popularity of potatoes in Britain.
B) Special restaurants for fried fish in London.
C) The history of Britain’s favourite dish.
D) The best fried fish for soldiers.
22. According to the passage, which is NOT true?
A) Before fish and chips, people never ate fried fish.
B) Fish and chips is still served with salt and vinegar.
C) People around the world enjoy fish and chips” now
D) Fish and chips shops are called ‘ ‘chippies”.
23. When “ fish and chips” came out, why did people like it very much?
A) There were more side orders.
B) It contained salt and vinegar.
C) There were many potatoes.
D) It was cheap and delicious.
24. The World War II helped fish and chips ....
A) be served with more side orders
B) spread to different countries
C) become popular in Britain
D) be sold at a high price


Read the text and answer the questions according to it.

Mary likes to run. When she was in third grade, she began training to run long distances. Now that she was in eighth grade, her parents agreed to let her run in the Banana Classic. The Banana Classic is a ten-kilometre race. It takes place every year in Mattydale. The winners get a lifetime supply of peanuts and fruit juice from Paul’s Peanut Markets. Mary practiced running ten kilometers, twice per day. On the average run, she would finish in thirty minutes. Last year’s winner finished the race in twenty-six minutes and ten seconds. On the day of the race, Mary ran faster than she had ever had before. As she came across the last kilometer o f the race, she was in fourth place. She picked up the pace and quickly reached second place, just as she could see the finish line. She ran fast to the finish line, but she just wasn’t fast enough to get ahead of the leader.

25. About how many years have passed till the Banana Classic since Mary began training for long runs?
A) three years
B) five years
C) one year
D) eight years