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Can you give any examples of: (a)'urban myths'(strange wetl- 4 Do the Reading exam task.
known stories that many people believe but are unlikety to be
true) and (b)'lnternet myths'(stories spread via the lnternet
which turn out not to be true)?
Read the text. Decide which sentence part (A-J) best fits
Do the Use of Engtish exam tasl<. each gap (1-8). There are two options that you do not
need.
An articte in the Japanese Mainichi Doily News (which
Complete the text with the correct form of the words claims merely to 1 that appeared in a magazine
in bracl<ets. called Fushigi Knuckles) tetts the story of the attempt
ln 2007 a rumour spread by chatrooms and text message to introduce Worm Burgers in Japan. A food company,
hit the price of bananas from China's Hainan istand. so the story goes, tried to market worms as food for
The messages claimed the fruit contained viruses that human consumption because oftheir high nutritional
bore a strong 1- (simitar) to SARS, the severe value. Worm Burgers contained ground worms (instead
respiratory z (ill) which has kitted hundreds of
r- of beef), chopped onions, wheat, flour and egg - with a
peopte worldwide. (produce) of the bananas in Iittte mitl< to make it go down more easily. The magazine
Hainan say the 4- (resutt) price slump cost them up 2-
notes that the Worm Burger ended up as a major
to 20 million yuan (US$2.6m) a day. China's Agriculture
ftop. The company had been targeting women and young
Ministry dismissed the SARS claim as completely
5- (true). Officiats claimed that there was no people, but appear to have struggled to overcome the
6-- image of worms 3
(science) evidence to support the rumour and
It's possible that the story is true, but it is more til<ely
that it was '/ (totat) without foundation. They added 4_.
that it was 8- (possibte) for humans to contract a a recycling of the otd Worm Burger urban myth
This urban myth started when papers reported that
plant virus. The banana fears come amid international
e__ food scientists were experimenting with earthworms as
concerns over tainted Chinese exports, including
a source of protein. Take, for instance, this articte that
(attege) of poisons in pet food and toothpaste. The
10_
state-owned China Daity newspaper (recent) appeared in a number of American newspapers in mid-
criticised China's food safety regulators and catled on the December, 1"975.
government to do more to protect Chinese consumers. 'The lowly earthworm, 5 _ the fisherman, is
burrowing its way into the world of big business, and
3 (d r.ra DotheListeningexamtask. may be put to worl< soon to help man grow crops,
dispose of garbage and even satisfy his dietary need
for protein. lf produced in sufficient quantity at a cost
Listen to a radio programme about an urban myth. competitive with other protein materials, worms coutd
Choose the correct answer (A-D). be used as feed for pets, poultry, fish and other animals,
6-.
1 The New York Times report about alligators stated that Seventy-two per cent of a worm's dry weight is
protein.'
A the first alligator sighting took place in sewage.
B one of those who first saw an alligator was kiiled. After a few artictes like this had appeared, it was
C one was first seen during a period of cold weather. simply a matter of time before tates began to spread of
D [ocal authorities refused to investigate the matter. McDonalds and other fast-food chains 7 . However,
2 Some of the people at Brooklyn Museum station worms are a much more expensive source of protein than
A said the animaI they'd seen was extremely big. beef, so there's Iittte reason to fear that fast-food chains
8_.
B witnessed an atligator transported on a train. witl start padding their burgers with worms
C tried to trap the animal in a rubbish bin.
A in the near future
D provided an explanation forthe animal,s presence.
B secretty using worms in their burgers
3 According to a popular myth, alligators in the sewer
C instead of protein
A reproduced and tived in [arge groups.
D from the late 1"970s
B had been introduced to fight rats.
C were of a type specific to New York. E ignored by almost everybody but
D ctimbed up into people's toilets. F reptacing the beef with worms
4 Scientists think G despite the best intentions
A attigators grow too big to fit into sewers. H be repeating a report
B there's no food for altigators in sewers. I as a bizarre food
C sewers are too cold forattigators to breed. J as well as food for peopte
D they need to do more research into the myth.

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