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READING COMPREHENSION:

A Who is who?

Chung   -   coffee connoisseur

Ed Kaufmann   -   coffee farmers

Doug Fleming   -   Barista

the Guarnizo brothers   -   Inventor

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B Choose the correct answer:

1 According to the speaker, humans

A. have a natural tendency towards positivity.

B. will thank God for anything good that happens.

C. can’t function without coffee.

D. are instinctively negatively disposed.

 

2 The idea to thank people in person

A. had always been in the speaker’s mind.

B. was proposed by the speaker’s son.

C. sounded unnatural to the speaker.

D. comes naturally to people.

 

3 The biggest problem for Chung was

A. that people viewed her as a coffee dispenser.

B. that customers yelled at her.

C. that people jumped the queue in order to be served.

D. that clients were undecided as to the coffee they preferred.

 

4 What surprised the speaker during the coffee-tasting process?

A. He had to produce an amusingly rude sound.

B. He smelled the coffee rather than taste it.

C. The coffee tasted of apple and maple syrup.

D. The spoon had a funny shape.

 

5 With the example of the coffee cup lid, the speaker encourages his audience

A. to be passionate in whatever they do.

B. to appreciate a job well done.

C. to hold on to the moment.

D. to buy a Tesla.

 

6 The speaker compares Doug Fleming to Elon Musk to emphasize how ____ he is.

A. rich

B. fast

C. modern

D. pioneering

 

7 Most people the speaker thanked by mail, note or phone call

A. were openly hostile.

B. were immediately suspicious.

C. were touched by his gesture.

D. wanted to date him.

 

8 What did the Guarnizo brothers make the speaker realize?

A. Globalization doesn’t contribute much to the world.

B. That humility is the greatest of virtues.

C. It requires the combined work of a lot of people for a good thing to happen.

D. That we have to thank 100 people for every achievement.

 

9 (Global question) What is the message the speaker conveys throughout the talk?

A. Be grateful.

B. Be powerful.

C. Be courteous.

D. Be watchful.

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