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.