Author: Magdalena Kocoł Student:

I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

1) I bought this bread four days ago and now it's ............ .

a) stale b) off c) bad d) rotten

2) If you use dried chickpeas, ............ them for at least twelve hours in cold water.

a) bury b) soak c) wash d) water

3) Some .......... add lemon juice at the end.

a) cookers b) cooks c) cookery d) chiefs

4) Can you give me the ............ for this pie? It's delicious.

a) prescription b) instructions c) ingredients d) recipe

5) I tend to wear fairy elegant clothes during the week - ......... jackets, straight skirts or trouser suits.

a) fitted b) shaped c) created d) made

6) The local inhabitants have been cultivating and eating tomatoes since prehistoric ........... .

a) ages b) periods c) times d) dates

7) At the moment, the .......... is to wear very short skirts with high heels.

a) habit b) design c) trend d) mode

8) Don't buy those fish, they aren't very ........... .

a) fresh b) new c) recent d) young

9) Waiter - I can't eat this meal. It's under-......... .

a) done b) developed c) nourished d) weight

10) There was a wonderful smell of ............. bread in the kitchen.

a) cooking b) roasting c) baking d) grilling

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similiar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given.

1) I'm trying to reduce fatty food. DOWN

I'm trying to ........................ fatty food.

2) Why don't we heat last night's leftovers for lunch. UP

Why don't we ................. last night's leftovers for lunch.

3) Keith usually creates his recipes as he goes along. MAKES

Keith usually .................. his recipes as he goes along.

4) I'm sure that if we avoided fast food restaurants, we'd be much healthier. RID

I'm sure that if we ..................... fast food restaurants, we'd be much healthier.

5) I found unexpectedly an article in a magazine which said that they only put poor quality meat in hamburgers. ACROSS

I ............................ an article in a magazine which said that they only put poor quality meat in hamburgers.

6) He's got fatter recently. PUT

He's ........................ recently.

7) I visited a farm once, and it turned me against eating meat for a week. OFF

I visited a farm once, and it ........................ eating meat for a week.

8) Don't worry! The smell of garlic disappears after a while. WEARS

Don't worry! The smell of garlic ....................... after a while.

9) The waiter seemed a bit upset when we didn't leave a tip. PUT

The waiter seemed a bit ............ when we didn't leave a tip.

10) Researchers are trying to find a solution. WAY

Researchers are trying to find .......................... .

III. Complete each sentence with one suitable word.

1) That was fantastic. Could I have a second _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , please?

2) This _ _ _ _ is a speciality of our restaurant.

3) These food safety scares happen _ _ _ _ time to time.

4) People stared at me as if they were in _ _ _ _ _ _ of contracting some dreadful disease.

5) I paid in _ _ _ _, not by credit card.

6) Canceling the conference won't _ _ _ _ a very good impression.

7) The doorman said my pass was out of _ _ _ _ .

8) It was one place where you are expected to look good at _ _ _ times.

9) Things went from bad to _ _ _ _ _ .

10) You're in _ _ _ _ today - I've found your wallet.