Choose the correct word to complete the sentences

The sight of so many delicious cakes made my mouth ... .

• drool
• run
• salivate
• water

After the demonstration, we were invited to ... the dishes the chefs had produced.

• appreciate
• experience
• sample
• savour

A delicious aroma of baking bread ... the kitchen.

• covered
• enclosed
• filled
• packed

Ginger, a plant that is ... to southeast Asia, is used in many different dishes.

• usual
• resident
• native
• local

Although we tried some interesting dishes when we were on holiday, I found myself ... my mother's cooking!

• craving
• dreaming
• pleading
• starving

The waiter quickly took our ..., but it was ages before any food appeared!

• request
• order
• demand
• command

You should rest after a heavy meal to allow your body to ... the food.

• absorb
• convert
• digest
• process

Doctors are concerned that people are ... too much salt these days.

• swallowing
• devouring
• cooking
• consuming

I had such a sore throat that I found it impossible to ... any solid food.

• chew
• gulp
• sip
• swallow

We watched the birds ... on the nuts we had put out for them.

• pecking
• feeding
• eating
• chewing