Aptis training material

APTIS TRAINING MATERIAL
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Task 4 
Read the text below. Match the headings A-H to the paragraphs 0-5 (Questions 19-23). Write 
your answers (A-H) on the paper. There 3 headings you don’t need.
The answer to Paragraph 0 is given on the answer paper as an example (J). 
Your answers:
A 
Domestic specialties for the whole country
0)
I
B 
The 
current 
pizza 
varieties 
19) 
C 
The reason why we can’t take it home from the supermarket 
20) 
D 
No pizza is complete without cheese
21) 
E 
You can be thankful for the poor 
22) 
F Where 
it 
comes 
from 
23) 
G 
Tasty for all the family 
H 
Tribute to the First Lady 
I 
Nothing compares to the original 
0. There are not too many nations that can say their national dish has become an international 
phenomenon. Italy has two such dishes, pasta and of course pizza. In America pizza usually 
falls into two categories: thick and cheesy Chicago style or thin and traditional New York pizza. 
In Italy pizza also falls into two distinct categories: Italian pizza and the rest of the world. It 
might seem silly considering the basic ingredients, but one taste of a true Italian pizza and 
that's it. You will never feel the same about this simple and delicious food again. 
1. In its basic ‘seasoned flatbread’ form, pizza has a long history in the Mediterranean.
Several cultures including the Greeks ate a flatbread made from flour and water. The dough 
would be cooked by placing it on a hot stone and then seasoned with herbs. The Greeks called 
this early pizza "plankuntos" and it was basically used as an edible plate when eating stews or 
thick broth. It was not yet what we would call pizza today. These early pizzas were eaten from 
Rome to Egypt to Babylon and were praised by the ancient historians Herodotus and Cato the 
Elder. 

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