line 22 line 39 Test 2 PAPER 1 READING (1 hour) Part 1 You are going to read an article about a woman who makes her living producing fine chocolate. For questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. A chocolate love story Chocolate is Chantal Coady’s lifelong love, her livelihood and the subject of her new recipe book. Chantal Coady is preparing lunch, and I have to admit | am more than a little nervous. For the past week, the savoury recipe section of her new book Real Chocolate had provoked in my family - especially the children ~ amusement and disgust in equal parts. ‘Duck in chocolate sauce ~ yuck!’ they said. ‘Roast lamb with chocolate and anchovy ~ urrgh’’ She presents me with a large plate of pasta which, lam happy to discover after the first mouthful, is not chocolate-filled as I had feared and is sprinkled with the traditional parmesan cheese rather than icing sugar. I clean the plate with a genuine show of enthusiasm. While most people feel that chocolate is a pleasure best enjoyed as something sweet, Chantal disagrees. She has built her reputation on pioneering new, original and, frankly, outlandish ‘ways to eat chocolate. At her London shop, Rococo, for example, a regular offering over the past 20 years has been chocolate with chilli pepper, and her personal favourite is milk chocolate with sea- salt. ‘It reminds me of being young at the seaside, having endless ice creams and then licking your lips and tasting the sea.” Her love of chocolate goes back to her childhood. Chocolate eggs were a particular weakness, a treat that she longed for, while she was away at a strict boarding school. Chocolate was fairly high on the banned list there, so her mother would send her anonymously packaged chocolate variety packs in the post. While working part-time on the chocolate counter ofa high-class department store, Chantal was alerted to the superiority of ‘real’ chocolate. Some years later she opened the exclusive chocolate boutique, Rococo, in an upmarket area of London, selling expensive handmade chocolates. The extravagant decorations and her fancy chocolates immediately struck a chord with the fashionable city dwellers. Yet today, for every expert who comes through the door, there are’ scores of simple chocoholics who think that all chocolate is the same. Chantal is 30 not discouraged. ‘If | can make people understand what real chocolate is, that will be my ambition achieved.’ Beyond this, her aims are modest. She is not interested in global expansion. ‘I want a quiet life,’ she says. ‘Besides, making our chocolates by hand is where the magic is. Magical it may be, but Chantal leads a strangely ordinary existence in south London. She has two lively children, aged eight and three, and | interviewed her in their terraced house amongst the chaos of family Ife. Probably most disappointing of all is the apparent absence of any chocolate whatsoever. All [could see were toys strewn across the floor. Perhaps it was unrealistic to expect to see chocolate tumbling out of every cupboard. There is plenty of it around, she says, but it’s hidden away in a tiny, dedicated kitchen, where Chantal makes all the chocolates for the shop. ‘t's like an artist's studio,’ she told me, ‘because it's where I create everything by hand,’ ‘Since they are surrounded by the best chocolate all the time, Chantal thinks her children take it for granted, and are unaware of their unique position. She breaks off a huge slab of white chocolate for hher daughter, Millie, to take to nursery school. “Millie loves white chocolate especially,’ she says, proudly. Fergus, her son, is less particular. ‘He prefers the chocolate he sees in adverts, and getting it from vending machines. He begs for It,’ she says, exasperated. ‘I say, “Why? When you've got a house full of it? You can’ have a kilo of chocolate if you want.” She sometimes gives in to his pestering, and buys him a chocolate bar on the way home from school. But what about persuading people to cook savoury dishes with chocolate? Could beans with chocolate sauce ever be popular? She is convinced that it's only a matter of time. ‘As you know, adults con't want to admit they like chocolate; it’s got too many calories,’ she says. ‘But everyone needs chocolate, and these savoury dishes might be a way of letting them enjoy it without feeling guilty.Paper 1 Reading What does the writer feel about the dish that Chantal prepared for him? surprise at the strength of the children's reaction enthusiasm about trying out new combinations relief that the food served is conventional uncertainty about one of the ingredients does ‘it’ refer to in line 227 the description of the chocolate the smell of the chocolate the memory of the chocolate the flavour of the chocolate What do we learn about Chantal during her time at boarding school? ‘A. She rebelled against school rules. B She didn't eat any chocolate. © She put chocolate out of her mind, D She was often disciplined by her teachers. The phrase ‘struck a chord’ in line 39 suggests that Chantal's products ‘A. had a very distinctive taste. B suited the local clientele. © went against the trend for simple packaging. D__ were beyond many people's budget. What does Chantal say she is trying to do with her boutique, Rococo? A. respond to market research B_ raise public awareness C_ take her business a stage further D change her lifestyle What does the writer say about his visit to Chantal’s home? A The house seemed too chaotic for Chantal to work there. B__ Some of his expectations concerning the house were not met. © _Atfirst sight, the business arrangements seemed inadequate. D_ The timing of the visit was rather unfortunate. What is Chantal’s attitude towards the chocolate that Fergus sees in adverts? A She can understand why he might want to have some. B She thinks he eats too much of it. © Shes reluctant to let him have some. D_ She believes that it has undesirable after-effects. What does Chantal say about her savoury chocolate dishes? People may enjoy them more than they admit. People could feel better about eating chocolate this way. People are unsure what to make of them. People fee! full after eating them. 31Test 2 Part 2 ‘You are going to read a magazine article about a couple who have built their own large sailing boat. ‘Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (9-16). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. ‘Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. A dream boat Paul Gold has learnt the hard way how to fulfil a childhood ambition. Frank Mortimer finds out how he achieved his goal. For Paul Gold and his wife, Sarah, 4 June 2004 was one of the most exciting days of their lives — at Spm the boat they had made, Shining Star, was finally ready. For nearly a decade, almost every minute of Paul's spare time had been spent building it at an improvised construction yard close to the North Sea and the Golds’ family home. Judging by its impressive size, this couldn't have been an easy task. Paul confirmed that making it had been a real challenge. He researched the best way to go about it, seeking the advice of experienced boat makers. Fortunately, he didn’t have to learn everything from scratch. [JIS This reliance on other people's expertise does not, however, make his achievement any less impressive. Over the years, local residents had_watched it and get it fully upright once again. Shining Star now made its way with great dignity onto the open sea, Paul and Sarah’s pride was visible. [43 During the long years of its construction, neither ‘of them had known for certain that Shining Star would float ~ there had always been a slight fear of failure. Paul may never have built a boat before, but he’s had a longstanding love affair with the sea. 14 He and Sarah have also both been members of the local yachting club for many years. Paul and Sarah are particularly pleased that the boat Is much more roomy than other boats they have owned - it sleeps up to elght people. absorbed as the boat took shape. []0) Now this seagoing landmark was about to be pushed into the water to sail on its first voyage. Launching the boat proved to be almost as tricky as building it. [49 ‘And even when that ‘was done, a wooden plank on the side of the boat gave way, which caused the boat to lean over alarmingly. 12 Unshaken, Paul borrowed a small motorboat to pull it forward and managed to repair 32 15. “To get a bigger boat, we had to make it ourselves,” said Sarah. And since that day Jn 2004, the Golds have been living six months of the year at home and six months at sea, exploring some of the remotest islands in the world and at the same time escaping the cold and the grey skies, of anorthern European winter. ‘It has all definitely been worth the effort,’ said Paul, ‘but Idon’t think | could go through it all again.