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ESCOLA EL BOSC DE LA PABORDIA - CICLE SUPERIOR - CURS 2017/18 - ENGLISH
The History of Chocolate
By: Sue Peterson
People from all over the world like the taste of chocolate. Chocolate is a
refreshment that many people enjoy as a dessert or snack.
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you might have taken a trip out and stopped at Hershey, Pennsylvania,
where Milton Hershey first made chocolate for Hershey’s candy.
The name “Hershey” is known throughout the world. Milton Hershey
died in 1945, but the chocolate factory and Hershey’s chocolate
continues to be made in Hersey, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Hershey thought it would be a good idea for her son Milton to learn
a business from someone who was a successful businessman. So
when Milton finished 4th grade, she arranged for Milton to become a
printer’s apprentice where he would learn about print, newspapers, and
books.
However, Milton did not like this kind of work and soon he was serving
as an apprentice under his father who got a new job in a candy factory
where he helped to make candy.
He learned to make caramels and to expand the kinds of candy he
made. When he was 29-years-old, he moved back to Pennsylvania to
Some people like dark
chocolate and some people like
light chocolate. Some people
like plain chocolate and others
like nuts or cream inside.
Maybe you have gone to a
candy shop that made lots of
different kinds of chocolate. Or
After a few years, Milton knew that he
was a good candy maker and he wanted
to start his own candy business. He tried
to build several businesses in many
different cities, and he did not give up
until his candy business was finally a
success.

start a caramel business, and in four years his business was very
successful.
After seeing how chocolate was made at a chocolate convention, Milton
purchased the equipment needed to make similar chocolates. He got
married and sold the caramel company for $1,000,000 dollars and
opened up a chocolate factory.
Hershey built an entire town complete with houses, schools, churches,
and stores so the people who worked in his factory could live nearby.
The Hershey Chocolate Company grew to make sweet chocolate and
cocoa.
He focused his factory on the “nickel bar”, a chocolate bar that
everyone could afford. He then added Hershey Kisses and Hershey’s
with Almonds.
As success and profits rose, he expanded his town to add a sports
arena, a stadium, and a school to learn how to make chocolate. The
school was for orphaned children, and when his wife died, Milton took
all of his money ($60 million dollars) and gave it to the school to help
these children.
He also made a foundation which is an organization that gives money to
people who need it. His foundation is designed to help people get an
education.
Milton Hershey died in 1945, but the world remembers him for not only
making chocolate bars, but for his work to help people through his
foundation. A medical center for The Pennsylvania State University was
also founded. Milton Hershey is remembered as someone who built an
entire city and helped people get jobs. He is remembered for someone
who made a school for children who did not have families. He is
someone who made a medical center to help those who are sick and
someone who made that chocolate, that yummy chocolate that most of
us throughout the world enjoy.

Multiple-ChoiceQuestions (Put an X in front of the correctanswer.)
1. The word “apprentice’is describedin the text. Who is most likely
an apprentice?
a. A teacher who teaches reading at school.
b. A parent who cooks dinner at your house.
c. A friend who bikes with you to the park.
d. Someone who learns a trade from someone who is
skilled.
2. Hershey, Pennsylvania, is a famous town. Which of these does
not describe the town of Hershey?
a. houses,schools,churches, and stores
b. sports arena
c. stadium
d. ice rink
3. According to the text, what was the town of Hershey designed to
do?
a. offera schooland jobs for orphaned children
b. add a city to Pennsylvania
c. to make nutritional, low-calorie food
d. all of the above
4. Hershey’s chocolates are eaten throughout the world. Which of
these describe the variety of chocolate that is made?
a. dark chocolate
b. light chocolate
c. plain chocolate
d. chocolate with nuts
e. chocolate with cream
f. all of the above
g. none of the above
Definitions (Write the meaning of each word as it is used in the text.)
1. continues
2. apprentice
3. expands

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