Questions 14-16 are based on the following conversation about a walkathon.
W: Hey Joe, what is all this talk about the benefit walkathon this weekend
M: Don’t you know Most of the residents in Packer Hall are going to try to walk the seven miles from the Engineering Library across campus and down to City Hail in an effort to raise money for the new children’s hospital.
W: Sounds like a good idea. But I don’t understand where the money comes from.
M: Well, a few days before the walkathon, each participant goes around asking people to pledge just a certain amount of money for each mile that he or she expects to walk in the event.Then, after the walkathon is over, the participants go back to those same people, collect the money pledged, and send it in to the hospital.
W: So you mean if someone pledges, say, a dollar a mile, and you walk five miles you get five dollars.
M: That’s right. Of course, most of my frie
A. By collections made at City Hall.
B. By donations from the participants.
C. By contributions based on the number of miles walked.
D. By the allocation of funds from local hospitals.
Questions 17-20 are based on the following conversation about a new snack food.
W: I’ve been reading about a new snack food. It’s made from fish. Have you heard anything about it
M: No, I haven’t, but I don’t like fish very much anyway,
W: Not to worry. Although it’s made primarily from fish, it actually doesn’t have a fishy taste. In fact, it can be flavored with tomato, cheese, or chocolate for instance.
M: How can it not taste fishy Do you know how this snack food is made
W: First the fish is minced and cooked and fermented.Then water and starch are added to make a dough.
M: It sounds awful.
W: Actually the dough isvery bland at that point, so the flavorings are added to give it some taste.
M: Well, it still sounds a little strange. But I suppose this product will at least be low calorie and high protein, like a health food.
W: Yes, you could call it that.And it has a lo
A. Its variety of colors.
B. Its unusual texture.
C. The way it is sold.
D. Its main ingredient.
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