BUSINESS WAS SO BAD THAT THEY HAD TO CLOSE ………TWO FACTORIES. KỸ NĂ...

70. Business was so bad that they had to close

………

two factories.

KỸ NĂNG NGÔN NGỮ PART 1: READING (2 pts - 0.1/ each)Task 1: GUIDED CLOZE TEST Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits each blank in the following passage.

LEARNING TO MAKE A PERFECT PIZZA

According to the European Pizza-Makers’ Association, making a good pizza is not a

straightforward skill to learn. The ingredients seem very simple: flour, yeast, water and a bit of salt.

However, water and flour can easily turn into a rather unappetizing gluey mix, and anyone who has

eaten a (71) ________ quality pizza will know how bad it can make your stomach (72)

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“In

Italy, 70 per cent of pizza makers could improve on their product, not to (73)

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all the pizza

makers around the world who (74)

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uneatable meals,” says Antonio Primiceri, the

Association’s founder. He has now started a pizza school in an attempt to (75)

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the

reputation of this traditional dish. As part of an (76)

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course, the students at Mr Primiceri’s

school are taught to (77)

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common mistakes, produce a good basic mixture, add a tasty

topping and cook the pizza properly. “Test the finished pizza by breaking the crust,” advises Mr

Primiceri. “If the soft (78)

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inside the pizza is white, clean and dry, it’s a good pizza. If it is

not like this, the pizza will (79)

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your stomach. You will feel (80)

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full and also

thirsty.