What do we use for the color? For how long should we bake the macaroon? What should we do before baking the macaroon? What do we use to mix the ingredients for the macaroon? What is the text about?
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For the chocolate filling
200 g of dark chocolate, chopped 200 ml of double cream
15 g of unsalted butter Steps:
1. Blend the ground almonds and icing sugar until well combined. Set aside. 2. Using an electric whisk, slowly whisk the egg whites in a large bowl at a low
speed until stiff peaks form. Slowly whisk in the tartar cream and caster sugar until smooth and glossy, increasing the speed of the whisk as the mixture
stiffens.
3. Gently fold in the food coloring and blended ground almonds and icing sugar until the mixture resembles shaving foam.
4. Spoon the macaroon mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 1 cm round nozzle. Pipe 5 cm circles onto the baking tray lined with greaseproof paper,
and then set aside for 60 minutes. 5. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 160°C.
6. Bake the macaroons in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes, then carefully peel away the greaseproof paper.
7. For the chocolate filling, heat the double cream and dark chocolate in a saucepan over a low heat, stirring occasionally until smooth and well
combined, then add butter and stir well. Set aside to cool completely. 8. Use the filling to sandwich the macaroons together, then chill in the fridge for
30 minutes.
Source: http:www.bbc.co.ukfoodrecipesmacaroons_16105
21. What do we use for the color?
A. Chemical coloring. B. Fabric coloring.
C. Artificial food coloring. D. Perilla leaves.
22. For how long should we bake the macaroon?
A. More than 60 minutes. B. Less than 30 minutes.
C. About 10 to 15 minutes. D. Precisely 5 minutes.
23. What should we do before baking the macaroon?
A. Prepare a big bow. B. Preheat the oven.
C. Make the chocolate filling. D. Add the chocolate filling to make a sandwich.
24. What do we use to mix the ingredients for the macaroon?
A. A spoon. B. A fork.
C. An electric whisk. D. A spatula.
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The following text is for questions 25 to 28. The Lion Kid Story
Once upon a time, in a faraway jungle, there was a lion baby whose mother died after he was born. The lion baby was weak without the protection of his
mother, hungry and cold. He asked for help with his last strength. Meanwhile, a group of goats came across the baby lion. The goat mother heard the baby lion‟s
cry. She felt pity to see a weak lion baby. The mother instinct to care for and protect the baby appeared. The goat
mother approached the lion baby with great warmth and affection. Having the warmth of affection that he needed, the lion baby did not want to part with the
mother goat. He continued to follow anywhere the mother goat went. Soon, the baby lion was accepted as a part of the goat big family.
Day by day, the lion baby grew into a young lion in the care of mother goats and lived in the community. He was feeding, eating, drinking, and playing with
other goat‟s kids. His behavior was like a goat. Even the young lion made a sound like a bleating goat not the roar He felt that he was the same with the
other goats. He did not ever feel that he was a lion.
Source: http:www.squidoo.comlio-who-thinks-he-was-goat
25. What is the text about?
A. A pitiful lion. B.
A lion‟s family. C. A lion which protected a goat.
D. A lion which was taken care by a goat.
26. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?