Tomatoes: the perfect fruit - Module 7

B2 First · Multiple Choice Cloze · First Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

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relatively

apparently

eventually

forms

meets

does

plays

nonetheless

instead

otherwise

meanwhile

admits

fits

possesses

belongs

imported

arrived

appeared

presented

doubt

threat

suspicion

danger

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better

apart

rather

combined

joined

added

accompanied

High in the Andes mountains of modern-day Peru, the local inhabitants have been cultivating and eating tomatoes since prehistoric ___ but the food has only become popular in the rest of the world ___ recently. These days the bright red fruit ___ an important role in the cooking of many cultures and is a key ingredient in many types of fast food, providing both taste and colour to dishes that ___ would be rather ordinary. The tomato ___ to the nightshade family of plants, many members of which are poisonous. When they were first ___ into North America, therefore, tomatoes were viewed with ___ and people tended to use them as table decorations ___ than as food. In Europe the tomato was first grown in Italy in 1555, although it wasn't ___ with pasta until much later. These days, far from being harmful, tomatoes are known to contain substances which are good for our health.

Tomatoes: the perfect fruit

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