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📘 The History of Ice Cream
(1)
The traveler Marco Polo returned from his famous journey to the Far East with fruit-flavored ices. These delicacies became popular in France in the 1500s, but only among royalty. Over the next few centuries, the process of making them evolved and eventually cream was introduced as an ingredient. By the 1700s, people were enjoying a dessert very similar to today’s ice cream — a treat that could be enjoyed by almost anyone, not just the rich.

(2)
The first wholesale manufacture of ice cream was in 1851 in Baltimore, Maryland, by Jacob Fussel. He had a dairy business that had excess cream, which he decided to add to his ice cream. Soon after that, his ice cream outsold all of his other dairy products.

(3)
The making of ice cream slowly evolved over the next few decades. Manufacturing methods and refrigeration technology improved, and by the 1920s, home refrigerators and freezers became more common. A problem developed during World War I in the U.S. when most sugar was shipped to Europe and people were allowed to buy only limited amounts of it. However, the government declared ice cream an “essential food,” so production continued.

(4)
Sales increased leading up to World War II before leveling off afterward. The rise of supermarkets created a demand for cheaper, mass-produced ice cream, though quality suffered. The 1960s saw a resurgence of “premium” ice cream, and later decades brought low-fat varieties, frozen yogurt, fruit bars, and ice milk. Researchers stated that 60% of frozen desserts are ice cream.

📝 Questions

1. What is the best title for this passage?
   A. Varieties of Ice Cream
   ✅ B. The History of Ice Cream
   C. The Demand for Ice Cream
   D. Ice Cream During the Wars

2. The word expedition in Paragraph (1) is closest in meaning to........
   A. life
   B. invention
   C. experience
   ✅ D. journey

3. According to Paragraph (1), fruit-flavored ices were first made by........
   ✅ A. Asians
   B. royalty
   C. Marco Polo
   D. French people

4. According to Paragraph (3), during World War I in the U.S........
   A. refrigerators and freezers were NOT available
   B. ice cream production was stopped
   ✅ C. there was NOT enough sugar
   D. ice cream became cheaper

5. According to Paragraph (4), 60% of frozen desserts are........
   A. ice milk
   B. fruit bars
   C. frozen yogurt
   ✅ D. ice cream