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Read the text and choose the correct answer I grew up in India, where the mango is known as ‘the King of Fruits’. Mangoes always bring back happy childhood memories because all graduations from school or college were marked by a mango and ice cream party, and all the family would be asked round for a celebration. It was customary to serve up two different varieties of mango. The sweeter, yellow-skinned fruits were my favourite, whereas my sisters preferred the green-skinned ones that had a sharper taste. We usually wore flowing white dresses called ‘sarees’ on these occasions and had white jasmine flowers in our hair. The mango was either peeled and cut into neat chunks to go with the ice cream, or it was cut into long thin slices with the skin still attached. I wasn’t very keen on the ice cream, actually, and liked to eat my mango in the old-fashioned way, pulling the flesh away from the skin with my teeth. Even now, that’s how I eat them. There was one problem with this method, however. Good ripe mangoes are full of juice, and so I often remember spraying my white saree with juice.

11. Where did the girl spend her childhood? In … .

A) the UK B) India C) England D) Thailand

12. Which fruit is associated with the girl’s childhood?

A) Kiwi B) Mango C) Avocado D) Pineapple

13. Who did the girls invite to the party?

A) Friends B) Classmates C) Teachers D) Their family

14. What was their traditional food?

A) Nothing B) Jasmine flowers C) Juice D) Mangoes

15. How many varieties of that fruit did they serve?

A) One B) Two C) Three D) Many

16. What kind of mango did the girl’s sisters like?

A) Green-skinned B) Yellow-skinned

C) Red-skinned D) Pink-skinned

17. What colour were the girls’ sarees?

A) Pink B) Blue C) White D) Yellow

18. What did the girls decorate with the flowers?

A) Dresses B) Hats C) Hair D) Handbags

19. Which flowers did they use as decoration?

A) Roses B) Lilies C) Jasmine D) Magnolia

20. What did they eat mangoes with?

A) Cream B) Ice cream C) Jam D) Sour cream