Задание №33717 ЕГЭ по Английскому языку

Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the presentation and you want to read this text to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read it out aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.

Tuna is one of the most iconic cat meals. Even the pickiest cats seem to love it. Now, scientists know why. In a study published in the Chemical Senses journal, researchers found that cats, like humans, use taste receptors that detect umami – one of the basic tastes alongside sweet, sour, bitter and salty. But unlike human umami receptors, cats' taste receptors bind to two chemicals found in particularly high concentrations in tuna. These chemicals enhance the umami experience for cats, making them strongly prefer the fishy treat.

Previous research showed that cat taste preferences differ significantly from a human's. Cats, for example, are indifferent about sugar – they neither prefer nor avoid it – since they can't sense it because their sweet taste receptor gene is dysfunctional.