Part 5
Questions 21 – 26
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Ice cream
Do you love ice cream? It’s thought to be one of the world’s most (21) ……………….. desserts. Yet in London 400 years ago, ice cream was so expensive that most people probably couldn’t (22) ……………………. to buy it. Only the super-rich served it to their guests, perhaps to show how much money they had. In fact, even in the 19th century, a small pot could cost as much as €50! And because ice cream was (23) ……………………. valuable, the people who made it were keen to keep the (24) …………………….. a secret, even though these were actually quite simple – mainly milk, eggs and sugar.
Nowadays, ice cream with lots of different (25) ………………………. , many of which sound delicious, like cheesecake, has appeared all over the world. However, some ice cream makers also have products that sound strange, such as sea food ice cream. But despite all their efforts, plain vanilla ice cream (26) ………………………….. the one that most people choose!