Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.
For years, we have been turning pop singers, models and actors into celebrities. But celebrity chefs? Until recently, the idea would have been hard to conceive. Now our screens are full of trendy, fast-talking super-chefs cooking up delicious recipes. Top of the celebrity list is Jamie Oliver. With his friendly and informal style, he has introduced us to a whole new type of cookery programme. His cookbooks, meanwhile, have sold by the million, making him a multi-millionaire.
Jamie's passion for cooking started young. His dad ran a pub and he helped out in the kitchen. 'It just seemed such a cool place - everyone working together to make this lovely stuff and having a laugh with everybody,' he explains. The boys at his school tried to persuade him that cooking was 'a girlie thing' but he disagreed. He could buy the coolest trainers in town with the money he earned in the kitchen! He left school at sixteen, not much good at writing and spelling, but knowing the only thing he wanted was to be a chef.
Jamie was working at a London restaurant when he got his big opportunity. A TV producer, there to make a documentary, noticed the cheeky cook. He thought Jamie's casual manner and jokes would go down well with audiences and he ended up giving him his own series, The Naked Chef. The programmes were extremely successful and Jamie suddenly became celebrated. Viewers watched him speeding about London on a scooter with rock 'n' roll music blaring, and hosting parties for all his friends.
Jamie's latest challenge has attracted great attention in the UK. In Jamie's School Dinners, he became a school dinner chef so he could let kids see the junk ingredients that went into their favourite meals. They also learned exactly why a diet of fast food makes you fat and unhealthy. Jamie persuaded them to try nutritious foods like fruit, yoghurt and vegetables for lunch, instead of their usual fast-food diet of burgers, chips, sweets and fizzy drinks. To their amazement, they discovered that fresh food tasted better than processed food. The series got everyone thinking, and the government has now promised to bring back practical cookery lessons for students to teach them the importance of a balanced diet, food safety and hygiene.
(Adapted from Activate)
