Pasta -Italy´s Staple Food Grado 10-2

Pasta- Italy´s Staple Food

Pasta is one of the most popular foods in the world. However, the precise origins( 1) _______ pasta in Italy are not known. Some people believe that the explorer Marco Polo brought pasta back to Italy from China (2) ______ the end of the 13th century, although there is evidence that pasta existed in some form in Italy much earlier than that. Pasta is a basic foodstuff that is (3)

by mixing flour and water or egg, then forming the dough (4)

shapes. The pasta can be cooked fresh (5) it can be dried and stored for cooking later.

Similar types of food have existed for centuries all over the world, but (6) many people think of pasta as (7)______ a typically Italian food.

The warm (8) in southern Italy is ideal for drying pasta, and also for growing the main ingredients of many classic pasta sauces, (9) as tomatoes, vegetables and herbs.

• 1. A. of

• B. in

• C. to

Pasta- Italy´s Staple Food

Pasta is one of the most popular foods in the world. However, the precise origins( 1) _______ pasta in Italy are not known. Some people believe that the explorer Marco Polo brought pasta back to taly from China (2) ______ the end of the 13th century, although there is evidence that pasta existed in some form in Italy much earlier than that. Pasta is a basic foodstuff that is (3)

by mixing flour and water or egg, then forming the dough (4)

shapes. The pasta can be cooked fresh (5) it can be dried and stored for cooking later.

Similar types of food have existed for centuries all over the world, but (6) many people think of pasta as (7)______ a typically Italian food.

The warm (8) in southern Italy is ideal for drying pasta, and also for growing the main ingredients of many classic pasta sauces, (9) as tomatoes, vegetables and herbs.

• 2. A. until

• 3. towards

• 4. over

Pasta- Italy´s Staple Food

Pasta is one of the most popular foods in the world. However, the precise origins( 1) _______ pasta in Italy are not known. Some people believe that the explorer Marco Polo brought pasta back to taly from China (2) ______ the end of the 13th century, although there is evidence that pasta existed in some form in Italy much earlier than that. Pasta is a basic food stuff that is (3)

by mixing flour and water or egg, then forming the dough (4)

shapes. The pasta can be cooked fresh (5) it can be dried and stored for cooking later.

Similar types of food have existed for centuries all over the world, but (6) many people think of pasta as (7)______ a typically Italian food.

The warm (8) in southern Italy is ideal for drying pasta, and also for growing the main ingredients of many classic pasta sauces, (9) as tomatoes, vegetables and herbs.

• A. made

• B.make

• C. making

Pasta- Italy´s Staple Food

Pasta is one of the most popular foods in the world. However, the precise origins( 1) _______ pasta in Italy are not known. Some people believe that the explorer Marco Polo brought pasta back to taly from China (2) ______ the end of the 13th century, although there is evidence that pasta existed in some form in Italy much earlier than that. Pasta is a basic food stuff that is (3)

by mixing flour and water or egg, then forming the dough (4) __________

shapes. The pasta can be cooked fresh (5) it can be dried and stored for cooking later.

Similar types of food have existed for centuries all over the world, but (6) many people think of pasta as (7)______ a typically Italian food.

The warm (8) in southern Italy is ideal for drying pasta, and also for growing the main ingredients of many classic pasta sauces, (9) as tomatoes, vegetables and herbs.

• 4. A. inside

• B. around

• C. into

Pasta- Italy´s Staple Food

Pasta is one of the most popular foods in the world. However, the precise origins( 1) _______ pasta in Italy are not known. Some people believe that the explorer Marco Polo brought pasta back to taly from China (2) ______ the end of the 13th century, although there is evidence that pasta existed in some form in Italy much earlier than that. Pasta is a basic food stuff that is (3)

by mixing flour and water or egg, then forming the dough (4)

shapes. The pasta can be cooked fresh (5) it can be dried and stored for cooking later.

Similar types of food have existed for centuries all over the world, but (6) many people think of pasta as (7)______ a typically Italian food.

The warm (8) in southern Italy is ideal for drying pasta, and also for growing the main ingredients of many classic pasta sauces, (9) as tomatoes, vegetables and herbs.

• 5. A. or

• B. nor

• C. either

Pasta- Italy´s Staple Food

Pasta is one of the most popular foods in the world. However, the precise origins( 1) _______ pasta in Italy are not known. Some people believe that the explorer Marco Polo brought pasta back to taly from China (2) ______ the end of the 13th century, although there is evidence that pasta existed in some form in Italy much earlier than that. Pasta is a basic food stuff that is (3)

by mixing flour and water or egg, then forming the dough (4)

shapes. The pasta can be cooked fresh (5) it can be dried and stored for cooking later.

Similar types of food have existed for centuries all over the world, but (6) many people think of pasta as (7)______ a typically Italian food.

The warm (8) in southern Italy is ideal for drying pasta, and also for growing the main ingredients of many classic pasta sauces, (9) as tomatoes, vegetables and herbs.

• 6. A. back then

• B. today

• C. eventually

Pasta- Italy´s Staple Food

Pasta is one of the most popular foods in the world. However, the precise origins( 1) _______ pasta in Italy are not known. Some people believe that the explorer Marco Polo brought pasta back to taly from China (2) ______ the end of the 13th century, although there is evidence that pasta existed in some form in Italy much earlier than that. Pasta is a basic food stuff that is (3)

by mixing flour and water or egg, then forming the dough (4)

shapes. The pasta can be cooked fresh (5) it can be dried and stored for cooking later.

Similar types of food have existed for centuries all over the world, but (6) many people think of pasta as (7)______ a typically Italian food.

The warm (8) in southern Italy is ideal for drying pasta, and also for growing the main ingredients of many classic pasta sauces, (9) as tomatoes, vegetables and herbs.

• 7. A being

• B. been

• C. be

Pasta- Italy´s Staple Food

Pasta is one of the most popular foods in the world. However, the precise origins( 1) _______ pasta in Italy are not known. Some people believe that the explorer Marco Polo brought pasta back to taly from China (2) ______ the end of the 13th century, although there is evidence that pasta existed in some form in Italy much earlier than that. Pasta is a basic food stuff that is (3)

by mixing flour and water or egg, then forming the dough (4)

shapes. The pasta can be cooked fresh (5) it can be dried and stored for cooking later.

Similar types of food have existed for centuries all over the world, but (6) many people think of pasta as (7)______ a typically Italian food.

The warm (8) in southern Italy is ideal for drying pasta, and also for growing the main ingredients of many classic pasta sauces, (9) as tomatoes, vegetables and herbs.

• 8. A. water

• B. wind

• C. climate

Pasta- Italy´s Staple Food

Pasta is one of the most popular foods in the world. However, the precise origins( 1) _______ pasta in Italy are not known. Some people believe that the explorer Marco Polo brought pasta back to taly from China (2) ______ the end of the 13th century, although there is evidence that pasta existed in some form in Italy much earlier than that. Pasta is a basic food stuff that is (3)

by mixing flour and water or egg, then forming the dough (4)

shapes. The pasta can be cooked fresh (5) it can be dried and stored for cooking later.

Similar types of food have existed for centuries all over the world, but (6) many people think of pasta as (7)______ a typically Italian food.

The warm (8) in southern Italy is ideal for drying pasta, and also for growing the main ingredients of many classic pasta sauces, (9) as tomatoes, vegetables and herbs.

• 9. A. like

• B. such as

• C. different