English food
What do you think of English food? I am always both amused and 13_____________ when I hear foreign people criticize English food. "It’s unimaginative," they say. "It’s 14_____________ , it's tasteless, it’s fish and chips with everything and totally overcooked vegetables."
When I ask these visitors where they have 15_____________ English cooking, I am surprised by their reply. "In Wimpy Bars and MacDonald’s Hamburger restaurants," they often say. Their conclusions are inexcusable.
My theory is this. Our basic ingredients, when fresh, are so full of flavour that we haven't had to 16_____________ sauces and complex recipes to disguise their natural taste. What can 17_____________ with fresh peas or new potatoes just boiled and served with butter? Why drown spring lamb in wine or cream or yoghurt and spices, when with just one or two herbs it is absolutely 18_____________ ? We complain about our wet and changeable weather, but it is the rain which gives us our rich soil and green grass.
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What do you think of English food? I am always both amused and 13_____________ when I hear foreign people criticize English food.
1) annoyed
2) boring
3) compare
4) delicious
5) experienced
6) invent
7) make
8) pleased
Both amused and annoyed — одновременно удивлен и раздражен.
Ответ: 1.

