WITH THE HELP OF THE INTERNET, INFORMATION CAN REACH EVERY’ CORNER...

22. With the help of the Internet, information can reach every’ corner of the world

swiftly

.

A. at a low speed

B. at a high price

C. with some difficulty

D. unexpectedly

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate

the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Before people had electricity and gas, they cooked on wood and charcoal fires. A fairly

recent addition to cooking is the microwave. This (23) ... the cooking time. Fan ovens

are also more efficient. Barbecue cooking outside in the garden on a warm day in

summer is very (24) ... In the kitchen, utensils are used to contain the food, and they

vary from open pans to pans with lids, frying pans, steamers, pressure cookers and woks.

The kitchen is now the ‘hub’ of the house. The family, friends and visitors, (25) ...

waiting for a meal to be prepared, all gather in the kitchen and help to prepare the dishes

or watch others doing the cooking. The utensils available to aid the food (26) ... are

plentiful. Different types of knives for example. Aprons and oven gloves help to protect

us from spills and heat when taking hot dishes from the oven.

Some people love cooking. (27) ... the meal, assembling the ingredients and then

preparing the food. Others, however, prefer to open a tin of food and hot up the contents.