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Domino’s Accidentally Delivers Cash Instead Of Chicken Wings.

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Hiding nearly $1,300 in cash in a box marked ‘chicken wings’ might seem like a great way to safely get money to the bank, but only if you don’t accidentally deliver it to a customer.
Mike Vegas, a bartender in San Francisco, thought he was going to have the night off, so he ordered some pizza and wings. 

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But when he got called into work, he stuck the box of wings in the fridge unopened. “I got off work really late, and when I came back home I found the cash in the delivery box – a refrigerated deposit,” Vegas told TV station NBC Bay Area. “I was rubbing my eyes at 

5 a.m., laughing at myself.” 

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Vegas said the driver had called looking for the missing money, but since he had been at work, he ignored the calls. Vegas seemed inclined to return the money from the beginning. 

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“Of course there’s a long list of people arguing you should keep it or shouldn’t keep it,” he told the station. “I wanted to keep it, believe me. 

Domino’s Accidentally Delivers Cash Instead Of

Chicken Wings.

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But I couldn’t do that.” Some of Vegas’ friends also worried that the driver would lose his job over the botched delivery. “Driver is safe and keeps his job, money is back at Domino’s, I was offered free pizza for a year,” Vegas wrote in an update. “Thank you so much for this,” general manager Zia Mumtaz said, “honest people are hard to find these days.”

Domino’s Accidentally Delivers Cash Instead Of

Chicken Wings.

1. Waarom heeft Mike het geld dat in een doos van Domino’s zat niet direct
na ontvangst teruggegeven?

1. Hij had daar geen zin in omdat hij moest werken.
2. Hij had toen nog niet gezien wat er in de doos zat.
3. Hij twijfelde nog of hij het zelf zou houden.
4. Hij wachtte af of er een beloning werd uitgeloofd.

SuperValu apologises

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SuperValu Ireland has apologised after one of its recipes in its Good Food Good Karma series apparently required the addition of a ghoulish ingredient. Eagle-eyed cooks were left confused when the recipe leaflet for a “Thai Massaman Curry” by the Happy Pear seemed to recommend adding a piece of “fresh finger”. 

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The recipe was, of course, referring to a “half-thumb sized piece of ginger” instead. This week SuperValu, which is running the series to encourage Irish people to cook more, moved quickly to clarify that it would prefer that all home cooks preserve their fingers instead.

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 “We would like to apologise for our little human error on our most

recent recipe leaflets in store. We made a tiny mistake on The Happy

Pear’s Massaman Curry recipe. 

SuperValu apologises

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We seriously do not __3__ putting a halfthumb sized piece of fresh finger, peeled and finely sliced, into your dish! We also highly recommend that you are careful when slicing and dicing your ingredients – so watch your fingers please!”

2. Wat wordt duidelijk uit dit artikel?

1. Door een recept van SuperValu te volgen, heeft iemand zijn vingerkootje afgesneden.
2. Meerdere mensen hebben geklaagd over een onbegrijpelijk recept van SuperValu
3. SuperValu geeft aan dat het een schrijffout heeft gemaakt in een recept.
4. SuperValu wilde een grap uithalen met een Thais recept.

3. Kies bij __3__ het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven mogelijkheden.

1. advise against
2. anticipate
3. complain about
4. encourage

Anything to declare? 

Australian biosecurity 

1 Live animals and plants,
plant material, animal products and some food
from overseas could introduce some of the
world’s most serious pests 

and diseases into Australia,
devastating our valuable agriculture and tourism
industries and unique environment.
Therefore it is
important that people cooperate with the Australian declaration policy. 

2 The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), along
with other jurisdictions, industry and the community, plays a vital role in maintaining Australia’s clean and wholesome food supply – at home and abroad. Australia’s biosecurity system protects our human, animal and plant health by reducing the risk of unwanted pests and diseases arriving in the country. 

Everyone benefits from a strong biosecurity system so 

everyone has a role to play. 

4 What is the main purpose of paragraphs 1 and 2?

1. to discuss the weaknesses of Australia’s biosecurity system
2. to explain the reasons behind Australia’s declaration policy
3. to warn people against Australia’s current serious diseases

3  You will be given an Incoming Passenger Card before you arrive in

Australia. This is a legal document. If you are carrying food, plant material

 or animal products, you must tick YES on your card to declare them. You

can take these declared items with you to the clearance point where they

will be assessed by a DAFF officer. Alternatively, you may dispose of

food, plant material or animal products on arrival in the quarantine bins

located in the airport terminal. 

4 On arrival your baggage may be assessed by x-ray, detector dog or

inspected by a DAFF officer. lf you fail to declare or dispose of any

biosecurity risk items, or make a false declaration:

 you will be caught

 you could be fined $340 on-the-spot, or

 you could be prosecuted, fined more than $66,000 and risk 10 years

jail and a criminal record.

You will not be penalised if ALL items are declared, even if they are not

allowed into Australia. 

Vraag 5

Geef van elke bewering aan of deze juist of onjuist is volgens alinea 3
en/of 4. 

De antwoorden geef je in de volgende slides.

1 Je moet alle dierlijke producten die je in Australië wilt invoeren, laten
controleren door de DAFF.

1. Juist
2. Onjuist

2 Je moet op een formulier invullen of je iets aan te geven hebt bij de
douane.

1. Juist
2. Onjuist

3 Iedereen die Australië binnenkomt, wordt door de douane
ondervraagd.

1. Juist
2. Onjuist

4 Als je alles bij de DAFF aangeeft, krijg je geen boete.

1. Juist
2. Onjuist

5 What happens to items I declare?

Any items that present a biosecurity risk will be withheld. However, in

many cases items you declare will be returned to you after inspection.

For products that are withheld you can choose to:

 pay for the item to be treated (for example fumigation, gamma

irradiation)

 store the item at the airport for collection upon departure from

Australia

 export the item, or

 have the item destroyed.

DAFF makes every effort to minimise the risk of damage caused as a

result of treatment, but does not accept liability for any damage that may

occur. 

6 What will happen to a lot of the items that are declared, according to
paragraph 5?
These will be

1. charged the prescribed import duty.
2. disposed of by the DAFF officer.
3. given back to the person declaring.
4. sent back to the country of origin.

6 Reporting biosecurity risks and breaches

Report suspected breaches of Australian biosecurity, export or food

inspection laws to the DAFF Redline 1800 803 006. It is a free telephone

service that you can use to confidentially report someone you suspect of

breaking Australian laws. You can also write confidentially to DAFF’s

Redline, Investigations and Enforcement Program, GPO Box 858

Canberra ACT 2601 or send an e-mail to [e-mail].

You can also report suspected unwanted pests to 1800 020 504.

Source:  Commonwealth of Australia, 2013 

7 When should you call the DAFF Redline according to paragraph 6?

1. if you believe someone is violating the rules
2. if you have questions about what to declare
3. if you need to declare something before travelling
4. if you want to transport special food products abroad

Felix the train station cat.

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A railway station cat is doing a fun run to help raise money for a children’s charity. Felix, Huddersfield train station’s cat, started her 5k run on Friday morning although station staff say she has been taking breaks by ‘lying down in the corridor’. 

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The distance Felix covers is being monitored by a satellite tracker in her collar. The furry fun runner has already raised more than £2,500 for charity. More than 75,000 people follow Felix’s adventures on her Facebook page.

Felix the train station cat.

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But it looks like it could be slow going. Felix keeps ‘paws-ing’ for long breaks. Andrew McClements, from TransPennine Express, said: “The challenge has got under way and she’s doing well, but I’d be surprised if she covers 5 kilometres by Christmas.”

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Plenty of people have been inspired by her ‘tail’ and have got in touch on social media. Felix fan Shirley wrote: “Good luck... I don’t care if you’re not able to manage it, just look at how much you have raised simply by being so ‘pawsome’, that’s a big enough achievement for one fabulous kitty.”

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Emilie sent well wishes from her and her cat Jack Sparrow in Rio de

Janeiro. And Barbara Blackie posted: “Best of luck for your ‘Pawlympic’

challenge Fifi – we’re all rooting for you.” 

Source: bbc.co.uk/newsround, 2016 

8 Wat wordt in dit artikel duidelijk over Felix?

1. Er wordt geld ingezameld voor haar verzorging.
2. Mensen vinden het leuk dat ze zo actief is.
3. Verschillende mensen willen haar adopteren.
4. Ze wordt ingezet voor een goed doel.

9 “I’d be surprised if she covers 5 kilometres by Christmas” (alinea 1)
Wat bedoelt Andrew McClements hiermee?
Geef antwoord in het Nederlands.

Trail of Tears 

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1 The route from Bridgeport to Waterloo looks much different today than it did in the 1830s. “It just touches a lot of people’s hearts to think of all the heartache that went on,” president of the local chapter of Forgiven Riders Bruce Bice said. 

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While the commemorative Trail of Tears Motorcycle ride brings thousands of bikers together, it’s not exactly a cause for

celebration. “When you think about the miles they walked, and the people dying along the way, it’s more something to cry about,” Iroquois Indian Gerald Webb said. 

Trail of Tears

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2 In 1830 more than 17,000 Indians were removed from the East of the US to Oklahoma. They had to walk along a route that is now called The Trail of Tears. 

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This piece of history still casts a black cloud over a sunny rmemorial ride that covers some of the same miles. “We must not forget what happened to these people, so the __11__ is important.

Trail of Tears

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 “For the most part the American people have forgotten and

they just don’t care, I think that’s the major problem,” Rider Rob Cooper said. “Because those who don’t honor their history are doomed to repeat it, and this is a dark chapter we never want to repeat.” 

Source: whnt.com, 2015

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The United States is built on history and you should never forget your history, be it good or bad,” Webb said. Not everyone has Native American blood flowing through their veins, but it doesn’t mean they don’t share the pain of the past.

10 Why is the route from Bridgeport to Waterloo called the Trail of Tears?

1. because it was the location of a battle during the civil war
2. because it was used by people who were forced to leave
3. because people died while building the road
4. because there were many traffic accidents

11 Kies bij __11__ in alinea 2 het juiste antwoord uit de gegeven
mogelijkheden.

1. attempt
2. discussion
3. remembrance

Melanie Perkins 

Melanie Perkins was a 19-year-old university student when she started
her first company. 

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Melanie Perkins, from Perth, Australia, wasn’t even studying graphic
design at university but she fell in love with it during a first-year subject in digital media in 2005. She learned quickly, and worked so hard in class assessments, that she was invited to teach graphic design workshops to
students in other faculties. The software she was teaching was so complicated Melanie Perkins found most people struggled to pick it up. 

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But instead of getting frustrated, she got a business idea. ‘It was really
complex and difficult, and it would take the entire semester to just learn where the buttons were on the software,’ Melanie told Daily Mail Australia. 

‘At the same time Facebook was taking off, and it was so easy to use and
everyone was on it. And I just had this belief that in the future it wasn’t going to be as complex to do design work.’ 

12 What becomes clear about Melanie Perkins in paragraph 1?

1. She applied her graphic design expertise on social media.
2. She had always wanted to run her own company.
3. Teaching inspired her to try something new.
4. Teaching turned out to be too hard for her.

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In 2007, Melanie Perkins came up with the idea to create easy-to-use
graphic design software which allows schools and students to make their own yearbooks. She had no business or marketing experience but Melanie says her inexperience gave her confidence that it wouldn’t be too
difficult to start a business from scratch.

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 ‘My boyfriend became my cofounder and we started in my mum’s living room,’ she said. ‘Our naivety in some ways helped us… If I knew at the time all the things I didn’t know it
would have been intimidating.’ 

13 What does Melanie Perkins say in paragraph 2?
When she started her business,

1. she borrowed money from her family.
2. she had little idea of how to do that.
3. she made some basic mistakes.
4. she was constantly worried.

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They started with a bank loan which they used to advertise online and
send sample yearbooks to schools. Their first sale was to a French school in Sydney the following year. ‘When we got our first $100 cheque, it was the most exciting moment ever, knowing people were prepared to pay for what we had built,’ 

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Melanie Perkins said. ‘We never took on any external

financing after that but we kept putting every cent back into the business.’ They sold to 15 schools in their first year, 30 in their second and 80 in their third. 

14 What becomes clear about Melanie Perkins from paragraph 3?

1. She soon had customers from all over the world.
2. She tended to ask too little money for her products.
3. She used the money she earned to invest in her business.
4. She was unable to pay her bills from the money she made.

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One year, Melanie Perkins went to the Innovator of the Year awards in
Perth to present her company Fusion Yearbooks. There she had a short but fateful conversation with MaiTai founder and famous San Francisco investor Bill Tai. ‘He was the first investor I’d met who had insights into the whole world of technology and venture capital. He said if I ever came 

to San Francisco he would meet with me,’ she said. 

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Meanwhile, she had
been having ideas about expanding the Fusion model beyond school yearbooks. The following year she travelled to the U.S. to meet with Mr Tai and Google Maps co-founder Lars Rasmussen. She pitched them
the idea for her second company Canva, a free online tool that allows people to design everything from web graphics to posters. A two-week trip turned into a three-month trip as Melanie met with as many investors and software engineers as she could. 

15 What is true about Melanie Perkins according to paragraph 4?

1. She had trouble finding reliable financers for her new business ideas.
2. She offered a wider variety of products in her new company.
3. She was invited to work in the United States by a rich business man.
4. She won a prize with her new concept of a design programme.

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Canva closed its first funding round of $3 million in early 2013, and after
more than a year of development launched in August of the same year. By October 30 2014 Canva had reached one million users, and now the company has reached four million users and raised $12.6 million in
investment. The company employs 70 people in Sydney and the Philippines, and their jobs come with a range of perks including an inhouse chef, and an office bar. 

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 ‘We have a masseuse come in now and
again and we have yoga. The chef comes in every day and cooks lunch and breakfast. It’s just a fun place – it’s a very casual place people enjoy hanging out in.’ 

16 What is said about Canva in paragraph 5?

1. It also sells wellness products and services now.
2. It has turned into a successful company with many clients.
3. Its employees work less hard than at other companies.
4. Its working conditions make up for a low salary.

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Melanie Perkins said other starting entrepreneurs should identify a
problem they can solve with a product or service. ‘Find a problem you believe passionately about, something you really want to solve,’ she said. 

‘Once you’ve done that just literally get started. You don’t need to know all
the things you need to know in advance of starting.’ 

Source: dailymail.co.uk, 2015 

17 What is the purpose of paragraph 6?

1. to give a piece of advice
2. to present an example
3. to question an argument

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