Mr Expresso

Part 1.- 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 (0)

 

 

Example:

0.-

A) capable

B) skilled

C) qualified

D) competent

 

Mr Expresso

 

The idea that only an Italian is (0) A) capable  of making a truly great cup of coffee is actually a fairly recent phenomenon. Emlio Lavazza (1932-2010), can (1)________ much of the credit. He taught the world not only how to make coffee, but also how to drink it.

 

Lavazza was a leading (2)_______ in the generation of Italian businessmen who (3)_______ their family firms in the 1950s. These began to expand rapidly, first around the country and then abroad as Italy (4)______ its long post-war economic expansion.

 

This was the generation that (5)________ the seeds for what has (6)_______ to be known as ‘Made in Italy’, the (7)________ of companies and brands that make high-quality household and consumer products, from fashion to food to furniture. These products are identified with a (8)_______ of craftsmanship on the one hand, and the elegant Italian lifestyle on the other. Emilio Lavazza ensured that coffee became an inextricable part of that heritage.

1.-

A) insist

B) claim

C) demand

D) uphold

 

2.-

A) figure

B) symbol

C) role

D) creature

 

3.-

A) enlisted

B) joined

C) enrolled

D) participated

 

4.-

A) entertained

B) appreciated

C) benefited

D) enjoyed

  

5.-

A) set

B) sowed

C) laid

D) buried

 

6.-

A) ended

B) come

C) finished

D) gone

7.-

A) cluster

B) pile

C) bundle

D) heap

 

8.-

A) range

B) connection

C) variety

D) combination