Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
1For the salad, please ............... the tomatoes into small pieces.
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Use "chop" for cutting food into small pieces with a knife.
2Could you ............... the soup for five minutes so it stays hot?
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Use "simmer" for cooking liquid gently just below boiling point.
3This bread is very hard. I think it is ...............
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Use "stale" for bread that is no longer fresh.
4Before you fry the fish, ............... it with a little salt and pepper.
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Use "season" for adding salt, pepper, or spices to food.
5The recipe says to ............... the onions in butter until they are soft.
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Use "sauté" for cooking food quickly in a little oil or butter.
6To make mashed potatoes, first ............... the potatoes in a pot of water.
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Use "boil" for cooking potatoes in hot water before mashing them.
7Please ............... the cheese on top of the pasta, not in big chunks.
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Use "grate" for making cheese into small pieces with a grater.
8I need one ............... of milk for the pancakes, not a whole bottle.
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Use "cup" for a common recipe measure for liquids such as milk.
9The cake is ready when you ............... it and it springs back.
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Use "press" for gently pushing the cake to check if it springs back.
10After you wash the rice, ............... it well so there is no extra water.
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Use "drain" for removing extra water after washing rice.
11For this sauce, you can use ............... oil, but not butter.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "vegetable" and "olive" name common cooking oils.
12For breakfast, I usually have ............... with milk and a banana.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "cereal" and "oatmeal" are natural breakfast foods with milk and a banana.
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- For the salad, please chop the tomatoes into small pieces.
- Could you simmer the soup for five minutes so it stays hot?
- This bread is very hard. I think it is stale.
- Before you fry the fish, season it with a little salt and pepper.
- The recipe says to sauté the onions in butter until they are soft.
- To make mashed potatoes, first boil the potatoes in a pot of water.
- Please grate the cheese on top of the pasta, not in big chunks.
- I need one cup of milk for the pancakes, not a whole bottle.
- The cake is ready when you press it and it springs back.
- After you wash the rice, drain it well so there is no extra water.
- For this sauce, you can use vegetable / olive oil, but not butter.
- For breakfast, I usually have cereal / oatmeal with milk and a banana.