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The etymological origin of the word ketchup is a  ... [matter/interest/object/consequence]  of confusion. For almost two centuries speculation has raged ... [regarding/supposing/judging/respecting]  the origin of the word and what it signifies. A pseudonymous British author, Lancelot Sturgeon, maintained that the legendary Frenchman Vatel was its real inventor in the late seventeenth century.  ... [Unfortunately/Despite/Although/Thus] , Sturgeon cited no  ... [support/comfort/allowance/assistance] for his statement. Vatel did not publish a cookbook, and no others have connected him with ketchup; nor does the term appear in early French cookery books. 

French food books ... [hold/keep/carry/take] the British accountable ... [for/into/to/on] ketchup, which they identify as a “Condiment of English origin, widely used in both England and the U.S.A.” The ... [eminent/imminent/eminence/immense] writer on food and cookery Elizabeth David suggests in her Spice, Salt and Aromatics in the English Kitchen that the word “  ... [derived/arrived/emerged/resulted]  from caveach, a form of spiced-vinegar pickle in which cooked fish was preserved . She announced that the word in different forms manifested itself throughout European cookery and even turned up in Mexico and Japan.

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GAP 1
MATTER

IDIOM A MATTER OF
A subject or situation that you must consider or deal with:
Safety standards in the industry have been a matter of concern.

 

 

GAP 2
REGARDING

PREPOSITION  REGARDING
A word used especially in letters or speeches to introduce the subject you are writing or talking about:
Give me a call if you have any problems regarding the project.

 

 


GAP 3
UNFORTUNATELY

ADVERB UNFORTUNATELY
Used to say that a particular situation or fact makes you sad or disappointed, or gets you into a difficult position:
Unfortunately, she won't be able to come to the party.

 

 

GAP 4
SUPPORT

NOUN + PREPOSITION SUPPORT FOR
Encouragement and help that you give to somebody/something because you approve of them and want them to be successful:
There was widespread support for the war.

 

 

GAP 5
HOLD

IDIOM HOLD ACCOUNTABLE FOR
Responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked:
The hospital should be held accountable for the quality of care it gives.

 

 

GAP 6
FOR

ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION ACCOUNTABLE FOR
Responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked:
The hospital should be held accountable for the quality of care it gives.

 

 


GAP 7
EMINENT

ADJECTIVE EMINENT
Famous and respected, especially in a particular profession:
He was an eminent composer of comic operas" who dominated the Parisian musical scene for at least a generation.

 

 

GAP 8
DERIVED

PHRASAL VERB DERIVE FROM
To develop or come from something else:
The word 'politics' is derived from a Greek word meaning 'city'.