vocab trainer 1 test 3 reading

Although the recipes in one book are often similar to those in another, their presentation ​ (a)   wildly, ​ (b)   an array of vegetarian cookbooks to instructions on cooking the food that historical figures might have eaten. The reason for this ​ (c)   is that cookbooks promise to bring ​ (d)   a kind of domestic transformation for the user.

• varies
• from
• abundance
• about
• to

As a cookbook it is unsatisfactory with very basic instructions. Joseph Vehling, a chef who translated Apicius in the 1930s, suggested the author had been obscure on purpose, in case his secrets leaked out.

which word has the similar meaning to "obscure"?

• clear

• apparent

• vague

• transparent

Such cooks would have been capable _____creating dishes from the vaguest of instructions

she breezily announced in The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, before launching into a collection of recipes that sometimes resembles a book of chemistry experiments.

what does resemble mean?

• manipulate

• distinguish

• be different

• look like

The dominant​ (a)   in 16th and 17th century cookbooks was order. Books combined ​ (b)   and household advice, on the assumption that a well-made ​ (c)   , a well-ordered larder and well-disciplined children were e​ (d)   important

• theme
• recipes
• qually
• dish

About 1,000 km from the North Pole, (a)   is one of the most remote places on earth. For this reason, it is the site of a (b)   that will safeguard a priceless component of our common heritage – the (c)   of our (d)   crops.

• Svalbard
• vault
• seeds
• staple

Deep in the vault at the end of a long ​ (a)   , are three storage vaults which are lined with ​ (b)   panels to help maintain the cold temperatures. Electronic transmitters linked to a ​ (c)   system monitor temperature, etc. and pass the ​ (d)   back to the appropriate authorities

• tunnel
• insulated
• satellite
• information

Match the following

• seeds

• 
• germinate

• 
• rotting

• 
• staple crops

• 

The seeds are placed in sealed boxes and stored on shelves in the vaults. The minimal _____level and low temperature ensure low metabolic activity.

• moisture

• water

• speed

• humidity

Give the correct form of the word in the bracket.

The wealthiest employed _______ chefs; others presumably read recipes to their servants. (literacy)