Part 2

For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: EVER

Bake your own bread

Have you 0 _____ considered making your own bread instead of buying one, like you would normally do? It appears that many people have, but very few went as 9 as to actually do it.

The recipe is almost 10 easy – you mix 3 cups of flour with a quarter teaspoon of yeast and a teaspoon of salt. Yeast helps to lift and aerate the dough … Then you add one and a half cups of hot water, mix everything and let it sit 11 three hours. After that, you add some dough to make it less sticky and shape it 12 a loaf. Finally, you put the loaf in a pot and into an oven that is around 230 °C for about half 13 hour. Needless to say, a good idea would be to wear gloves when doing that.

One would ask – 14 even bother making your own bread when you can buy one at a grocery store? Believe me – no shop-bought bread can ever compete 15 a freshly baked, home-made crispy loaf. Another reason is that you can be absolutely sure that there are 16 unwanted ingredients or additives in it. So just give it a go and see for yourself!

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