Exercise 3. read the text “a brief history of pizza” and fill in the gaps with the verbs in the past simple. a brief history of pizza it’s kind of silly to talk about the moment when pizza (be) “invented”. it gradually (evolve) over the years, but one thing’s for certain – it’s been around for a very long time. the idea of using flat, round bread as plates (come) from greeks. they (call) them “plakuntos” and (eat) them with various simple toppings such as oil, garlic, onions and herbs. the romans (enjoy) eating something similar and (call) it “picea”. by about 1000 a.d. in the city of naples, “picea” had become “pizza” and people (experiment) with more toppings: cheese, ham, anchovies, and finally the tomato, brought to italy from mexico and peru in the sixteenth century. (become) the pizza capital of the world. in 1889, king umberto i and queen margherita (hear) about pizza (ask) to try it. they (invite) pizza maker, raffaele esposito, to make it for them. he (decide) to make the pizza like the italian flag, so he (use) red tomatoes, white mozzarella cheese and green basil leaves. the queen (love) it and the new pizza (get) the name “pizza margherita” in her honour. pizza (migrate) to america with the italians at the end of the nineteenth century. but the popularity of pizza (explode) when american soldiers (return) from italy after the world war ii and (tell) about “that great italian dish”. americans are now the greatest producers and consumers of pizza in the world.

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