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In the excerpt "the higher the Scoville rating, the hotter...

Fire up your taste buds … it’s International Hot and Spicy Food Day!


  1. Each year on 16th January, International Hot and Spicy Food Day allows lovers of heat
  2. and chili to celebrate all things spicily. Around the world, events take place to commemorate the
  3. day including chilli-eating challenges and cooking competitions. Hot spices have been used in
  4. recipes and cooking for over 6.000 years. In addition __ the enhancement of flavor, spicy food
  5. has other benefits. Spices have antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, and they can help fight
  6. inflammation in the body. Want to boost your metabolism or warm up on a cold day? Spicy foods
  7. can help.
  8. If you are planning on celebrating International Hot and Spicy Food Day __ creating a hot
  9. and spicy meal, you can draw inspiration from one of the many cultures around the world that
  10. are well known for their spicy dishes including Indian, Chinese, Thai, Creole and the Caribbean.
  11. Chillies and peppers are rated for their heat on the Scoville Scale, a measure of pungency and
  12. capsaicin content that was invented in 1912 by Wilbur Scoville, a pharmacologist. The Scoville
  13. Scale measures heat in Scoville Heat Units (SHU) with the higher the Scoville rating, the hotter
  14. the chili. A capsicum usually measures between 100 and 500 SHU while a jalapeno is around
  15. 5.000 SHU. Habenero chilies, popular in Mexican cuisine, rate at 150,000 SHU. The title of hottest
  16. chili is fiercely contested with spice aficionados constantly trying to create new spicier varieties
  17. of chili. The current hottest chilli __ the world is the Carolina Reaper which tops the Scoville Scale
  18. with a massive 2,200,000 SHU!
  19. So this International Hot and Spicy Food Day why not embrace the fire and celebrate the
  20. day? You could cook a meal using spices that you have not eaten before, or visit a restaurant or
  21. takeaway with spicy food. If you’re feeling really adventurous have a chilli-eating challenge and
  22. see just how much heat you can handle. A word of warning though, keep a glass of milk or a tub
  23. of yogurt on hand as dairy foods will ease the fiery sensation in your mouth while drinking water
  24. will make the burning worse. Be careful not to handle chilies and rub your eyes. It is advisable
  25. to wear gloves when handling hot chilies.


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In the excerpt "the higher the Scoville rating, the hotter the chilli" (l. 13-14) there are two adjectives in the comparative form: "higher" and "hotter". Which of the following combinations show two adjectives that follow the same spelling rules in their comparative forms, in the same order?


A

Clever – bad.


B

Dry – large.


C

Smart – big.


D

Thin – likely.


E

Quiet – far.