Culinary delights English Grammar Exercises

Question. Middle Eastern restaurants often have a way of whisking you away to a far off land of belly dancers, exotic spices and ....... drink.
(a) incriminating
(b) intimidating
(c) intoxicating
(d) instigating
Answer. C

Question. Thai cuisine is one of the most romantic of the Asian cuisines as it still ....... an element of mystery and exoticism.
(a) remains
(b) retains
(c) refrains
(d) regains
Answer. B

Question. Modern Asian restaurants in Jakarta have an ....... history.
(a) extended
(b) external
(c) extracted
(d) exude
Answer. A

Question. Indonesia has an ....... range of Japanese restaurants as Japan has long been the biggest investor in the country
(a) ecliptic
(b) ecstatic
(c) eclectic
(d) eccentric
Answer. C

Question. International restaurants in Singapore are ....... adept at simultaneously perfecting both eastern and western dishes on their menues
(a) partially
(b) particularity
(c) partly
(d) particularly
Answer. D

Question. Hong Kong has to be one of the few places on the planet where you can enjoy ....... cuisine and service at relatively reasonable prices.
(a) exquisite
(b) explicit
(c) expletive
(d) explosive
Answer. A

Question. European cuisine always ....... a sense of nostalgia and romance, like running into an old flame.
(a) evolves
(b) evinces
(c) evokes
(d) evicts
Answer. C

Question. America is ....... at the front of the race to become the world's most obese country.
(a) undecidedly
(b) undeniably
(c) underbelly
(d) underling
Answer. B

Question. Many people drink wine, but many wine consumers know little about wine ....... or wine and food pairing because they are intimidated or put off by the pretensions often associated with wine.
(a) appropriation
(b) appreciation
(c) apportion
(d) apprehension
Answer. B

Question. One of the most beautiful things about Jakarta is its ....... wealth from both within the archipelago and around the world.
(a) cursory
(b) cautionary
(c) coronary
(d) culinary
Answer. D