“Students turning to memory-improving foods during the countdown to exams．” The UK’s largest supermarket said today．

“Sales of healthy ‘brainpower’ products such as fish, peppers, spinach, avocado and fresh fruit have soared in recent weeks,” Tesco says．

Demand for coffee has also risen sharply, especially in towns and cities where there are large universities and colleges．

The retailer believes students are creating an annual surge in foods thought to improve concentration during the revision period．A Tesco spokesman said the supermarket was considering marketing some of these items as “brainfood” for students in future．

Sales of fish---particularly salmon, mackerel, and cod---were up on the same period last year．Demand for vitamin packed fresh fruit has also soared．

Tesco believes mothers are now encouraging A-level and GCSE students to eat memory-boosting food while they revise．

The supermarket’s produce director, Peter Durose, said the upturn in “brainfood” sales was more marked this year than ever before．

“Students are getting wise to the fact that by using a good diet to aid their studying, they can boost their performance at this vital time,” he said．“Word is obviously going round universities and colleges because each year sales of ‘brainpower’ foods go up around this time．”

1．The underlined word “soared” in the second paragraph means ____．

       A．increased rapidly  B．disappeared          C．sold out               D．dropped quickly

2．Which of the following is NOT true?

       A．Students’ parents are encouraging them to eat memory-improving foods．

       B．Students think they can get good marks in exams by eating brainpower foods．

       C．The businessman is glad about the sales of products．

       D．Rumors spread throughout the universities and colleges．

3．The reason why the students eat “brainpower” foods is that ____．

       A．they are rich in vitamins                       B．they are low in fat

       C．they are helpful in memory                   D．they are delicious and tasty

4．When are “brainpower” foods sold well?

       A．During the revision period．                B．After the exam period．

       C．Before the revision period                    D．During the exam period．