Answer — Exercise 5
6a - Reading·On Screen B2+ - Student's Book
Question
Answer the questions in your own words.
Answer
- Bitter almonds contain the deadly poison cyanide. Spies have been known to take this poison to kill themselves and avoid being captured.
- Tests have been carried out on mice which showed that feeding them with mushrooms causes them to develop more tumours.
- The symptoms of solanine poisoning are weakness and confusion followed by a loss of consciousness and then death.