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each expression:
A beans B cake C soup D potato E nutshell F tea
1. I thought it would be really difficult to cook that Thai recipe, but in the end it was a
piece of … .
2. The children had a nap this afternoon so now they are full of … .
3. I didn’t go to see the film with Alex because it didn’t sound like my cup of … .
4. It’s very simple. In a …, all you have to do is call them and see what they want.
5. Labour relations is a bit of a hot … in our office at the moment.
6. Whenever she opens her mouth, she seems to land right in the … .
B Underline the correct word and then explain each of the phrases in bold.
1. Publishing his new cookery book has brought him into the public eye/tongue.
2. His grandparents would tell him all sorts of stories about the good/past old days.
3. Jane is very happy with her new job as a chef. She seems to have found her place in
the sky/sun. 4.The company donated $ 5000 to Feed the Children, which was very generous
but unfortunately just a drop in the sea/ocean compared to what they actually need.
10. Choose the correct words in italics. In one place both answers are possible.
Garlic and Shots Restaurant
It was 0) the end of a working week/a working week’s end and several of us decided we
wanted a good night out. So, John, Lou, Charles, 1) Charles’/Charles’s cousin and I got into
2) the car of Lou/Lou’s car and went to 3) London Soho district/London’s Soho district
looking for an unusual restaurant. We found one. Garlic and Shots is a really interesting
place to eat. Clearly, 4) the idea of the restaurant/the restaurant’s idea is that all of the food
contains garlic, and I mean all of the food! You can get garlic bread, garlic pasta, garlic
drinks and even garlic ice cream! The 5) food’s variety/ variety of the food is amazing, but
of course you have to be a 6) garlic lover /garlic’s lover. We all had two courses, drinks and
coffee (garlic coffee of course) and the 7) bill’s size/ size of the bill wasn’t bad for central
London.
11. Read the article and think of the best word for each gap. Write one word only.
Celebrity Chefs
We have always had chefs, and we have celebrities, too. But now we have both in the rise
0) of the TV celebrity chef. These are chefs who usually run 1) … own restaurants and may
have written 2) … few cookery books, but who also often turn up on the TV, appearing in
cookery “magazine” shows or presenting 3) … of their own. The trend started some years
ago with chefs such as Della Smith, who simply cooked her recipes in front of a TV
audience. 4) … countries now have a number of celebrity chefs, such as Emeril Lagasse in
the US and Jose Andres in Spain. Today, however, it isn’t true that 5) … who can cook for
the cameras can be a celebrity chef. Today’s celebrity chefs have to be involved in a lot 6)
… different projects. There are two really well-known chefs in the UK now; 7) … is Jamie
Oliver and the 8) … is Gordon Ramsay: Oliver has tried to change the nation’s eating habits
and Ramsay tries to shame and then improve restaurants. 9) … these chefs run a number of
restaurants alongside their TV careers, but given the time they spend on TV projects, the
restaurants must actually see very 10) … of their famous owners!
12. Read a news report on young people’s eating habits.
Young People’s Eating Habits
Most young people today, unfortunately, have very unhealthy eating habits. Studies
have shown that teenagers today eat more processed foods than ever before. When eating
out they choose fast food restaurants for the obvious reasons. They are cheap, noisy and
usually filled with people their own age. However, fast food restaurants are not their only
source of unhealthy food. The modern day family usually has both parents working outside

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