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  • •Passage 1: questions 1–13. Time allowed: 20 minutes.
  • •The passage is on the left and the questions are on the right. Each side scrolls separately.
  • •Select words in the passage to highlight them; click a highlight to remove it.
  • •There is no extra time to transfer answers. The test is submitted automatically when time runs out.
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Passage 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13, which are based on the reading passage below.

Three Revolutions on the Plate

Questions 1–5

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? Choose TRUE if the statement agrees with the information, FALSE if the statement contradicts the information, NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.

1According to Wrangham, cooking may have helped the human brain to grow larger.

2Humans have larger teeth than other apes.

3Scientists agree on the exact date when cooking became common.

4Agriculture began in only one region of the world.

5Hunter-gatherers spent fewer hours collecting food than early farmers.

Questions 6–13

Complete the notes below. Choose ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.

Food in history

Agriculture
started about years ago in the Fertile Crescent
early farmers were often than hunter-gatherers
relying on a few crops meant one bad harvest could cause
Preservation
traditionally, food was dried, preserved with salt or smoke, or
Nicolas Appert sealed food in glass and heated it
his method was later used with tin
made it possible to ship fresh meat long distances
frozen lamb reached Britain from New Zealand in the