Breakfast

What are the meanings of the bold words?

Depending on where you live, you might start your day with eggs, cereal, fish, or pastries.

• cakes made from rice

• white, salty crackers

• large, flour-based breads

• baked goods; cake; doughnut

Some countries have substantial breakfasts.

• average

• large

• tiny

• unusual

While some Europeans savor their sweet pastries, Middle Easterners prefer a saltier breakfast.

• eat all of

• enjoy the taste of

• save part of

• make a meal of

Mexicans see no reason to skip their favorite spice at breakfast.

• leave out

• include

• move on

• use up

People in the United Kingdom can have a full breakfast with eggs but inevitably have toast.

• without doubt

• surprisingly

• strangely

• finally

Popular items on the breakfast table include beans and soups.

• points

• things

• ideas

• moments

Swedes grab a sandwich before they go to work.

• eat

• destroy

• quickly obtain

• enjoy

Swedes quickly buy a container of yogurt and then rush off.

• eat it up

• finish it up

• slow down

• hurry away

Fast foods reflect our modern life.

• warm

• cut

• mirror

• simplify

There are still distinct differences among cultures.

• difficult to understand

• clearly seen

• commonly

• largely unknown