The history of salt

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The history of salt

❓ Câu hỏi (questions)

Question 1 - 3
Choose THREE letters A-H
Write your answers on your answer sheet.
NB Your answers may be given in any order.
Which THREE statements are true of salt?
A
A number of cities take their name from the word salt.
B
Salt contributed to the French Revolution.
C
The uses of salt are countless.
D
Salt has been produced in China for less than 2000 years.
E
There are many commercial applications for salt.
F
Salt deposits in the state of Kansas are vast.
G
Salt has few industrial uses nowadays.
H
Slaves used salt as a currency.
Question 4 - 8
Complete the summary.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
Salt is such an  that people would not be able to live without it. As well as its uses in cooking this basic mineral has thousands of businesses  ranging from making paper to the manufacture of soap. Being a prized and  it has played a major part in the economies of many countries. As such, salt has not only led to war, but has also been used to raise  by governments in many parts of the world. There are also many instances of its place in religion and culture, being used as a means to get rid of evil 
Question 9 - 14
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage?
Choose
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
9
It has been suggested that salt was responsible for the first war.
10
The first tax on salt was imposed by a Chinese emperor.
11
Salt is no longer used as a form of currency.
12
Most of the money for the construction of the Erie Canal came from salt taxes.
13
Hopi legend believes that salt deposits were placed far away from civilization to penalize mankind.
14
A lack of salt is connected with the deaths of some soldiers.