Questão de Língua Inglesa

Execução: Fundatec 825_CE_26_NS_DM 10/1/202412:25:53 The (Not Always) Sweet Holiday History of Gingerbread 01 Even though it's slightly grisly, the story of The Gingerbread Man (who runs away from a 02 cow, a horse, and a chicken but gets eaten by a fox) has delighted children ___ Christmas since 03 1875, when it was published in St. Nicholas Magazine. The cookie's ancestors and cousins have 04 been enjoyed for far longer. Ginger is the underground root of a plant that originated ___ the 05 tropical rain forests of Southern Asia and was exported to India and Europe during the early 06 spice trades. According to The Gingerbread Book, cakes made with ginger and molasses or honey 07 were likely introduced to Western Europe ___ 11th-century crusaders returning from 08 Mediterranean countries — early adopters of the spice. 09 Fairs ___ medieval France and England offered ginger-flavored sweet treats called fairings, 10 according to the "Oxford Companion to Food". Knights received a piece for good luck in 11 tournaments. Legend traces gingerbread men back to Queen Elizabeth I, who supposedly had 12 her cooks mold the pastry into the shapes of her favorite courtiers and liked to give VIP guests 13 ginger "biscuits" that were edible caricatures. Around the same time, there was a belief that if a 14 woman ate a "gingerbread husband" it might lead to her marriage. One theory holds that since 15 the "men" are really more toddler-shaped than adult, they came to represent the baby Jesus at 16 Christmas. And the spices involved are sometimes thought to represent the exotic gifts of the 17 Magi. 18 In Germany, gingerbread cookies called lebkuchen were heart-shaped and decorated with 19 romantic messages. The city of Nuremberg became known as the "gingerbread capital of the 20 world" in the 1600s, with master bakers creating elaborate works of art. The oldest recorded 21 gingerbread recipe, dating to the 16th century, is kept in the Germanic National Museum in 22 Nuremberg. Gingerbread from that city has "protected geographical indication" from the 23 European Union, like Parmigiano-Reggiano and champagne. 24 Houses made of gingerbread may have been inspired in the early 1800s by the Brothers 25 Grimm, who (write) about a witch's cottage made of candy and cookies in "Hansel 26 and Gretel." Waves of immigrants brought gingerbread to America (George Washington's mother 27 is credited with one recipe), and the houses became particularly popular as Christmas 28 decorations among the German population of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania – the 29 "Pennsylvania Deutsch." Gingerbread was used to decorate the branches that they brought into 30 their homes during the holiday-precursors of the Christmas tree. Whatever shape or style – men, 31 houses, or simple squares - the aroma of cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and of course ginger is as 32 intoxicating in the 21st-century kitchen as it was for that clever fox. (Available at: https://www.marthastewart.com/1523540/gingerbread-holiday-history – text specially adapted for this test).