Reading Comprehension
Sonya Thomas is not a big woman. She's 165 cm tall and she only weighs about 45 kilos. She usually eats healthy food - rice, vegetables, fruit. fish and chicken. But once or twice a month she has a big meal - an enormous meal - and she eats it very quickly. Why? Because she participates in eating competitions. They are very popular in the USA. In fact, she's one of the best competitive eaters in the world. She is very popular.
In this interview. Sonya tells us about her life and her work
Q: Why did you first take part in eating competitions?
A: When I was a child I saw an eating competition on TV. A man ate 5O meat sandwiches in 12 minutes. 1 wanted to be like him.
Q: How do you prepare for a competition?
A: I often don't prepare at all. It's unhealthy to eat a lot of food quickly. And the night before a competition I fast so that I have a good appetite the next day
Q: Do you do a lot of exercise?
A: Yes, I do. I exercise for about two hours a day, 5 days a week.
Q: How can you stay thin when you eat so much in competitions?
A:There are only one or two competitions a month. The rest of the time. I eat healthy food.
Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.
1 Sonya only eats vegetables once or twice a month.
2 A lot of people in the USA know Sonya Thomas.
3 Sonya was a child when she became interested in eating competitions.
4 Sonya says it's not good to eat a lot of food in a short time.
5 Sonya has eating competitions once or twice a week.
6 Sonya does sport every day.
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