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ON BRITISH COOKING
Many foreigners often 1 British food calling it unimaginative and boring. There is
even a standing joke 2 to eat well in Britain you simply must have a full English
breakfast three times a day. Yet several famous cookery writers have another theory.
Basic English food 3 are so fresh and full of flavor that the English don’t have to
invent sauces and complex recipes to 4 their natural taste. What can be
compared with fresh peas or new potatoes just boiled – but not over-boiled – and served with
butter? Why drown spring lamb in wine or yoghurt or spices, when with just one or two 5
it is absolutely delicious?
The English often complain about their wet and changeable weather, but it is the rain that gives
the country its rich soil and green grass. Poor soils mean more searching for food, discovery and
invention, while the English sit down to a plentiful meal without having to 6
trouble. When asked about traditional English dishes, most visitors to England will name fish
and chips, which is not quite true. Real English cooking can be found only at home, where it is
possible to time dishes to 7 and where food isn’t prepared in huge quantities . If
you are lucky enough to try it, you will think you are in heaven.
1.a) claim b) ignore c) praise d) criticize
2 a) so that b) in order c) for d) thanks to
3 a) parts b) components c) ingredients d) things
4 a) disguise b) enhance c) lessen d) strengthen
5 a) flowers b) herbs c) grasses d) leaves
6 a) take b) make c) get d) put
7 a) readiness b) comfort c) perfection d) ideal
1 - d
2 - b
3 - c
4 - b
5 - b
6 - a
7 - c