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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. 1 # I have always loved the taste of the firm-fleshed golden mango. It is a true experience for the taste uds. If you as! me" there is no other fruit more delicious than the mango. $hen I was young" my grandfather %another mangoenthusiast& told me that he did a research on the different varieties ' of mangoes. (e discovered that the mango is a native fruit of the )ast Indies. *part from determining its land of origin" my grandfather also identified the many shapes of a mango. * +ango can e" o long or round" and its colour ranges from green and golden" to red. -ortuguese traders were the first to introduce the mango 1. worldwide. /hey did this when they too! the fruit with them on their travels. +y grandfather is very grateful to the -ortuguese for this. (e claims that the only eneficial thing the old -ortuguese traders ever did was to ring the mango to this part of the world. /oday" the mango is grown anywhere in the world0 in countries which have a two- to threemonth dry period. +y grandfather has three mango trees in his compound. In fact" he ought the house ecause of the mango trees. (e refuses to give it up although he lives alone now after grandmother2s death. +y father has often invited him to live with us" ut grandfather will not leave his mango trees unattended. *s a mango specialist" grandfather can distinguish etween the different types of mangoes such as the 3mulgoa2" 3harum manis2" 3maha2" 3apple mango2 and 3cho!anan2. (e also !nows that the mango is a versatile frui and can e prepared in different ways. I li!e to eat #' unripe mango with grandfather2s special dip" which he ma!es from thic! soy sauce" sugar and cili padi. 4randfather also ma!es delicious mango chutney for my mother. (is chutney" a hot" savoury specialty" is great for lunch or even rea!fast. Chutney is a fruit and vegeta le preparation served fresh or coo!ed in spicy sauce. It is usually thic! and sweet and a favourite among the older generation. I have learnt the art of ma!ing homemade chutney from grandfather to please mother" ut I have yet to learn how to ma!e his famous mango pic!les. I have seen him ma!e the pic!les many times. I have even gone with him to pic! the mangoes" which he soa!s in ,' salted water in a 6ar for three to five days. (e sha!es the ottle each day so that the contents do not settle. (e never uses vinegar" only oil to preserve these mangoes. I tried the recipe one day" ut my pic!les did not have the

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uni8ue taste that grandfather2s pic!les had. I have not given up hope 1. yet0 I am certain that" I shall ma!e mango pic!les that are 6ust as good one day" if not etter than grandfather2s. 9 +y father loves mango 6uice" especially the variety that grandfather prepares. 4randfather does not settle for anything less than fresh mangoes to prepare the 6uice. If the fruits are sweet" he does not even add sugar to 1' the mixture. :nce he prepared his 6uice for a potluc! party0 the 6uice was so good that he was nic!named 3;uice-<ing2. (e now has a 3contract2 to prepare mango 6uice for all get-togethers with his friends. = *n *merican guest once offered to promote grandfather2s culinary s!ills with the mango" ut grandfather turned him down flat. '. 4randfather would never compromise on the taste of his dishes" which could happen if he mass-produced them. (e says that his culinary s!ills are only meant for those who are close and dear to him. 1. I am glad. I do not want to lose the special place we" his loved ones" have in his heart. I want to e one of the privileged few '' who can continue to savour his delicious coo!ing. Answer all questions. You are advised to answer them in the order set.
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>rom paragraph 1" how does the writer descri e the mango? @1 markA *nswer: >irm-fleshed and golden
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>rom paragraph ," %a& $hy is the writer2s grandfather grateful to the -ortuguese? @1 markA % & $hat climate is suita le for the mango? @1 markA *nswer: %a& /he -ortuguese introduced the mango to this part of the world. % & :ne that has a two- to three-month dry period.
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>rom paragraph 1" why doesn2t the writer2s grandfather live with the writer? @1 markA >rom paragraph '" how does the writer2s grandfather serve raw" unripe mango? @1 markA

*nswer: %a& (e does not want to leave his mango trees unattended.

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$ith a special dip made of thic! soy sauce" sugar and cili padi >rom paragraph '" who would most li!ely en6oy eating chutney? @1 markA

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% & >rom paragraph 5" why did the writer learnt the art of ma!ing homemade chutney? @1 markA %c& >rom paragraph 5" why does grandfather sha!e the ottle containing the mango chun!s and salted water? @1 markA

*nswer: %a& /he older generation % & /he writer learnt how to ma!e chutney to ma!e her mother happy. %c& Bo that the contents do not settle
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>rom paragraph =" an *merican wanted to promote grandfather2s culinary s!ills grandfather turned him down. )xplain in your own words why grandfather did that.

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@# marksA *nswer: (e coo!s only for his loved ones. (e does not want to compromise on the taste.