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Exercise 19

Choose the right answer.

  1. Six oranges, two grapefruits and a small …….. of grapes, please.

a) bunch b) cluster c) group d) heap

  1. Don’t forget to take the ……… out of the cherries when you cook them.

a) grounds b) nuts c) seeds d) stones

  1. A traditional English breakfast consists of at least two eggs and several ……… of bacon.

a) rashers b) slices c) slivers d) strips

  1. I don’t like these oranges, they have too many ……… .

a) nuts b) pips c) seeds d) stones

  1. Mrs Proper told her son it was impolite to . . . . . his food so greedily.

a) digest b) gobble c) nibble d) stuff

  1. Have a . . . . . of brandy, it will make you feel better.

a) bite b) sip c) swallow d) touch

Exercise 20

Part 1. Put each of the following verbs into its correct place in the sentences.

chew

lick

polish off

swallow

gnaw

consume

peck at

gorge

digest

bolt

a)

The children have no appetite. They just __________ their food. They hardly eat anything.

b)

My mother always used to tell me. ‘Now make sure you ___________ meat carefully before you _________ it.’

c)

Statistics show that we _________ more fruit and meat than 10 years ago.

d)

He has an enormous appetite. I’ve seen him _________ four hamburgers and a pile of chips at a sitting.

e)

As children we used to __________ ourselves on ice-cream, chips and chocolate, and then feel very sick.

f)

The starving prisoners were so desperate they would ________ any meat bones they could find.

g)

It’s not good for your body to ________ your food so quickly. Eat slowly so that you can _______ it properly.

h)

He was so hungry that when he’d finished his food, he began to ________ the plate!

Part 2. Answer the following questions using the words from the list at the top of Part 1.