Question

You will read a passage about competitive eating. Answer the questions based on what you have read.


Competitive eating, or speed eating, is a sport that is all about food. Success in the sport requires efficiency, which is a combination of capacity — eating a lot of food — and speed-eating it fast. Contests are typically eight to 10 minutes long, with the person consuming the most food declared the winner. Current professional eating contests can offer $10,000 or more in prize money.


Traditionally, eating contests (usually involving children eating pies) were county fair events. The recent rise in popularity of competitive eating is largely due to the growth over almost 100 years of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, an annual Independence Day tradition at Coney Island, New York. The event generates enormous media attention and has been aired on major sports channels. Many commentators believe the Nathan’s contest has had a direct impact on the development of competitive eating as a sport. Surprisingly, restaurant hosts don’t always make a lot of money on contest days, as contestants tend to eat more food than their entry fee would purchase. Money is only part of the reason that contests primarily use fast food, though. “Restaurants would go out of business with a steak eating contest,” says Peter “Wingman” McDermott, prize-winning speed eater. “Hot dogs and wings are familiar and don’t break the bank.”


But what is it that motivates contestants like Peter to eat those hot dogs and wings? “A lot of speed eaters I know were never big athletes in high school and are just looking for a really fast way to get on TV. I started out that way,” he said. “But now I definitely make sure to stay healthy. This isn’t something an unhealthy person wants to start doing.” McDermott appreciates that he can have a life outside his “sport,” as “the competition is over almost as soon as it started. Eaters can compete and still have most of their day left.”


Speed eating is increasingly regulated by the kinds of organizations familiar in much bigger sports, like football and hockey. The International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) hosts more than 100 "Major League Eating" (MLE) events worldwide each year and first established eating as a sport in the 1990s. IFOCE licenses MLE t-shirts and other products and features the most current videos of contests and competitors. IFOCE is also the only organization with extensive safety regulations for events. A smaller organized league, the Association of Independent Competitive Eaters (AICE), established by competitive eater Arnie "Chowhound" Chapman, also holds contests. Chapman was a former IFOCE member who left to form an independent league after disputes over IFOCE contracts.


Perguntas:


Pergunta 1:

The quotations from Peter McDermott suggest that he values which TWO of the following in his career as a competitive eater?

A - His record of wins

B- His prize money total

C- His healthy habits

D- His opportunities to travel

E- His free time


Pergunta 2:

The passage suggests that which two of the following statements are true about restaurants involved in competitive eating contests?

A- They make a lot of money during the contest.

B- They invest a substantial amount of money in sponsoring the contests.

C- They want to showcase their particular menu choices.

D- They want to increase public awareness of their brand name.

E- They must be approved by an international sports organization.


Pergunta 3:

According to the passage, which TWO of the following statements are true of IFOCE?

A- It was started by Arnie Chapman.

B- It supports the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

C- It collaborates with the AICE.

D- It regulates the welfare of all participants in events.

E- It sponsors the majority of competitive eating events each year.


Pergunta 4:

According to the passage, fast foods are most likely to be used in eating competitions for which of the following TWO reasons?

A. They are cheaper for restaurants to buy in bulk.

B. They are the traditional foods from the earliest days of competitive eating.

C. They are much faster to eat than other foods.

D. They are popular with lots of people.

E. They are the only foods approved by the IFOCE.

Answer 1

1) As duas afirmativas que trazem o que  Peter McDermott valoriza em sua profissão são: C- His healthy habits e E- His free time.

2) Duas afirmações verdadeiras sobre o envolvimento dos restaurants nessas competições são: B- They invest a substantial amount of money in sponsoring the contests e E) They must be approved by an international sports organization.

3) As afirmações verdadeiras sobre o IFOCE, são: D) It regulates the welfare of all participants in events e E) It sponsors the majority of competitive eating events each year.

4) As duas razões para se usar fast food nas eating competitions são: A) They are cheaper for restaurants to buy in bulk e D) They are popular with lots of people.

Interpretando o texto sobre competitive eating

O texto comenta sobre uma modalidade de esporte existente nos Estados Unidos da América, relacionada à comida. É o competitive eating, ou seja, comer a maior quantidade de fast food que você conseguir, no menor tempo. A competição se dá entre os participantes. Aquele que come mais em um período de tempo, vence.

Vamos às questões:

1) As citações são sobre:

• A) Errada. Ele não fala sobre seu recorde de vitórias.
• B) Incorreta. Peter não fala sobre o total de dinheiro do prêmio.
• C) Correta. Trecho: "But now I definitely make sure to stay healthy. This isn’t something an unhealthy person wants to start doing."
• D) Errada. Nada é dito sobre viajar.
• E) Correta. Trecho: "Eaters can compete and still have most of their day left."

2) Sobre os restaurantes:

• A) Errada. É o contrário.
• B) Verdade. Trecho: "urprisingly, restaurant hosts don’t always make a lot of money on contest days, as contestants tend to eat more food than their entry fee would purchase."
• C) Incorreta. Nada é falado sobre mostrar receitas diferentes. Sempre usam fast food, por ser mais barato.
• D) Errada. Não se fala sobre usar as competições para fazer marketing.
• E) Correta. (apesar de não haver essa afirmação, essa parece ser a mais correta, já que o último parágrafo é todo sobre international sports organization de comida).

3) As duas afirmações corretas sobre a International Federation of Competitive Eating são:

• A) Errada. Arnie Chapman é do concorrente.
• B) Incorreta. Não há informação sobre isso.
• C) Não, a AICE é concorrente.
• D) Correta. Trecho: "IFOCE is also the only organization with extensive safety regulations for events."
• E) Correta. Trecho: "The International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) hosts more than 100 'Major League Eating' (MLE) events worldwide each year".

4) Razões para o uso de fast food:

• A) Correta. Apesar de não falar sobre compra a granel, fala sobre o preço dos alimentos. Trecho: "Restaurants would go out of business with a steak eating contest, [...] Hot dogs and wings are familiar and don’t break the bank."
• B) Incorreta. No início comiam-se tortas, não fast food.
• C) Incorreta. Não se comenta sobre isso.
• D) Correta. Trecho: "Hot dogs and wings are familiar".
• E) Errada. O texto não diz quais comidas o IFOCE aprova.

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