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Welcome to this dynamic and customizable cloze exercise, designed to test your comprehension and recall of the text, The History of Ice Cream. In this exercise, you will be presented with a passage that has words strategically removed, leaving you with the challenge of filling in the blanks with the appropriate words. The unique feature of this activity is its customizability: you, or your teacher, can choose the frequency of the missing words, ranging from every 5th to every 20th word. This allows you to adjust the difficulty level according to your skill or preference. As you complete the exercise, you will not only reinforce your understanding of the content and context of the The History of Ice Cream text but also improve your language and reading comprehension skills. This cloze exercise is an excellent way to challenge yourself and deepen your knowledge of the language and vocabulary in the The History of Ice Cream text.

Ice cream is a beloved dessert that has a rich and diverse history dating back thousands of years. From its origins in ancient China and Persia to its introduction to Europe by Catherine de Medici, ice cream has evolved over time to become a multibillion-dollar industry that can be found in supermarkets and specialty shops all over the world. While industrial production has made ice cream widely available, artisanal ice cream made in small batches using locally sourced ingredients has experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years. Nancy Johnson's invention of the hand-cranked ice cream maker in 1846 revolutionized the way people make ice cream, making it possible for families to enjoy homemade ice cream and create their own special memories.

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/ aɪs kriːm ɪz wʌn əv ðə məʊst bɪ.ˈlʌ.vɪd ənd ˈpɒ.pjʊ.lə dɪ.ˈzɜːts ɪn ðə wɜːld / ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪd baɪ ˈpiːp.l̩ əv ɔːl ˈeɪ.dʒɪz ənd ˈkʌl.tʃəz / ðə ˈhɪ.str̩i əv aɪs kriːm ˈɡəʊz ˈbæk ˈθaʊz.n̩dz əv ˈjiəz / wɪð ˈe.vɪ.dəns əv ˈpiːp.l̩ ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ.ɪŋ ˈfrəʊ.zən triːts əz ˈfɑː ˈbæk əz ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˈtʃaɪ.nə ənd ˈpɜː.ʃə / frəm ɪts ˈhʌm.bl̩ bɪ.ˈɡɪn.ɪŋz əz ə ˈsɪm.pl̩ ˈfrəʊ.zən dɪ.ˈzɜːt / aɪs kriːm həz bɪˈkʌm ə ˈmæ.sɪv ˈɪn.də.stri / wɪð ˈkaʊnt.ləs ˈfleɪ.vəz ənd ˌveə.rɪ.ˈeɪʃ.n̩z ə.ˈveɪ.ləb.l̩ ɪn ˈsuː.pə.mɑːkɪts ənd ˈspe.ʃəl.ti ʃɒps ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ɡləʊb / ɪn ðɪs ˈɑː.tɪk.l̩ / wi wl̩ ɪk.ˈsplɔː ðə ˈhɪ.str̩i əv aɪs kriːm frəm ɪts ˈɜː.lɪɪst ˈɒr.ɪdʒ.ɪnz tə ðə ˈmɒd.n̩ ˈdeɪ prə.ˈdʌk.ʃn̩ tek.ˈniːks ˈjuːst tə kriː.ˈeɪt ðɪs bɪ.ˈlʌ.vɪd triːt /

/ ðə ˈfɜːst nəʊn ɪɡ.ˈzɑːmp.l̩z əv aɪs kriːm deɪt ˈbæk tə ðə tæŋ ˈdɪ.nə.sti ɪn ˈtʃaɪ.nə sɪks ˈhʌn.drəd ənd ˌeɪ.ˈtiːn tə naɪn ˈhʌn.drəd ənd ˈsev.n̩ siː / iː / weə ði ˈem.pə.rə wʊd həv ɪz ˈsɜː.vənts kə.ˈlekt aɪs ənd snəʊ frəm ðə ˈmaʊn.tɪnz ənd mɪks ˈɪt wɪð ˈhʌ.ni ənd fruːt tə kriː.ˈeɪt ə ˈfrəʊ.zən triːt / ˈsɪ.mə.lə ˈfrəʊ.zən dɪ.ˈzɜːts wər ˈɔːls.əʊ ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪd ɪn ˈpɜː.ʃə ənd ˈeɪn.ʃənt rəʊm / weə ðə nəʊ.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti wʊd ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ ˈswiːt.n̩d snəʊ ˈfleɪ.vəd wɪð ˈhʌ.ni ɔː fruːt /

/ haʊ.ˈe.və / ˈɪt wəz nɒt ʌn.ˈtɪl ðə siːk.ˈstiːnθ ˈsen.tʃə.ri ðət aɪs kriːm ˈmeɪd ɪts ˈweɪ tə ˈjʊə.rəp / ɪ.ˈtæ.ljən ʃefs wə ðə ˈfɜːst tu ɪk.ˈspe.rɪ.mənt wɪð aɪs kriːm / kriː.ˈeɪt.ɪŋ ˈkriː.mi / ˈfrəʊ.zən dɪ.ˈzɜːts ˈfleɪ.vəd wɪð fruːt / nʌts / ənd ˈspaɪ.sɪz / ˈkæ.θrɪn də me.ˈdiː.si / ðə waɪf əv kɪŋ ˈhen.ri tuː əv frɑːns / ɪz ˈsed tə həv ˌɪn.trə.ˈdjuːst aɪs kriːm tə frɑːns wen ʃi ˈbrɔːt ɪ.ˈtæ.ljən ʃefs wɪð hə tə prɪ.ˈpeə ðə fuːd fə hə ˈwed.ɪŋ ɪn wʌn ˈθaʊz.n̩d faɪv ˈhʌn.drəd ənd ˈθɜːt.i θriː /

/ aɪs kriːm ˈkwɪ.kli bɪˈk.eɪm ə ˈpɒ.pjʊ.lə triːt ə.ˈmʌŋ ðə ˈwel.θi / wɪð aɪs kriːm ˈpɑː.ləz ənd ʃɒps ˈpɒp.ɪŋ ʌp θruː.ˈaʊt ˈjʊə.rəp ɪn ði ˌeɪ.ˈtiːnθ ˈsen.tʃə.ri / ˈɪt ˈwɒznt ʌn.ˈtɪl ðə ˌnaɪn.ˈtiːnθ ˈsen.tʃə.ri / haʊ.ˈe.və / ðət aɪs kriːm bɪˈk.eɪm ˈwaɪd.li ə.ˈveɪ.ləb.l̩ tə ðə ˈmæ.sɪz / ɪn wʌn ˈθaʊz.n̩d eɪt ˈhʌn.drəd ənd ˈfɔː.ti sɪks / ˈnæn.si ˈdʒɑːn.sən ɪn.ˈven.tɪd ðə hænd kræŋkt aɪs kriːm ˈmeɪk.ə / wɪtʃ ˈmeɪd ˈɪt ˈpɒ.səb.l̩ fə ˈpiːp.l̩ tə kriː.ˈeɪt ðeər əʊn aɪs kriːm ət həʊm / ðɪs led tə ðə mæs prə.ˈdʌk.ʃn̩ əv aɪs kriːm ənd ði ˈəʊ.pən.ɪŋ əv aɪs kriːm ˈfæk.tə.rɪz / wɪtʃ ˈmeɪd ˈɪt ˈpɒ.səb.l̩ tə prə.ˈdjuːs lɑːdʒ ˈkwɒn.tɪ.tɪz əv aɪs kriːm ˈkwɪ.kli ənd ɪ.ˈfɪʃnt.li /

/ baɪ ði ˈɜː.li ˈtwen.tɪəθ ˈsen.tʃə.ri / aɪs kriːm həd bɪˈkʌm ə ˈsteɪp.l̩ dɪ.ˈzɜːt ɪn ˈmen.i pɑːts əv ðə wɜːld / wɪð ðə raɪz əv ɪn.ˌdʌ.strɪə.laɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩ / ðə prə.ˈdʌk.ʃn̩ əv aɪs kriːm bɪˈk.eɪm ɪn.ˈkriː.sɪŋ.li ˈɔː.tə.mæ.tɪd / wɪð lɑːdʒ ˈfæk.tə.rɪz ˈtʃɜːn.ɪŋ ˈaʊt ˈmɪ.lɪənz əv ˈɡæ.lənz əv aɪs kriːm ˈev.ri ˈjiə / tə.ˈdeɪ / aɪs kriːm ɪz ə ˈmʌlt.i ˈbɪ.lɪəŋ ˈdɒ.lər ˈɪn.də.stri / wɪð ˈkaʊnt.ləs ˈfleɪ.vəz ənd ˌveə.rɪ.ˈeɪʃ.n̩z ə.ˈveɪ.ləb.l̩ ɪn ˈsuː.pə.mɑːkɪts ənd ˈspe.ʃəl.ti ʃɒps ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ɡləʊb /

/ dɪ.ˈspaɪt ðə ˌpɒ.pjʊ.ˈlæ.rɪ.ti əv ɪn.ˈdʌ.strɪəl aɪs kriːm / ˈmen.i ˈpiːp.l̩ stɪl prɪ.ˈfɜː ðə teɪst ənd ˈkwɒ.lɪ.ti əv ɑːˈtɪzənl̩ / hænd.ˈmeɪd aɪs kriːm / ɑːˈtɪzənl̩ aɪs kriːm ɪz ˈtɪ.pɪk.l̩i ˈmeɪd ɪn smɔːl ˈbæ.tʃɪz ˈjuːz.ɪŋ haɪ ˈkwɒ.lɪ.ti / ˈləʊk.l̩.i sɔːst ɪn.ˈɡriː.dɪənts / ˈmen.i ɑːˈtɪzənl̩ aɪs kriːm ˈmeɪk.əz ˈjuːs trə.ˈdɪʃ.n̩əl ˈme.θədz / sʌtʃ əz hænd ˈkræŋkɪŋ / tə kriː.ˈeɪt ðeər aɪs kriːm / wɪtʃ ɡɪvz ˈɪt ə ˈrɪ.tʃə / ˈkriː.mɪə ˈteks.tʃər ənd ə mɔː ˈkɒm.pleks ˈfleɪ.və ˈprəʊ.faɪl /

/ ɪn ˈriːsnt ˈjiəz / ðə həz biːn ə rɪ.ˈsɜː.dʒəns ɪn ɑːˈtɪzənl̩ aɪs kriːm prə.ˈdʌk.ʃn̩ / wɪð smɔːl bætʃ aɪs kriːm ʃɒps ˈpɒp.ɪŋ ʌp ɪn ˈsɪ.tɪz ənd taʊnz ə.ˈraʊnd ðə wɜːld / ðiːz ʃɒps ˈɒf.n̩ ˈɒ.fə juː.ˈniːk / kriː.ˈeɪt.ɪv ˈfleɪ.vəz ðət ˈkæn.ɒt bi faʊnd ɪn ˈlɑː.dʒə ˈsuː.pə.mɑːkɪts ɔːr ɪn.ˈdʌ.strɪəl aɪs kriːm ʃɒps / səm ɑːˈtɪzənl̩ aɪs kriːm ˈmeɪk.əz həv ˈiːv.n̩ ɡeɪnd ə kʌlt ˈfɒ.ləʊɪŋ / wɪð ˈpiːp.l̩ ˈtræ.vəl.ɪŋ ˈlɒŋ ˈdɪ.stən.sɪz dʒəst tə teɪst ðeə wʌn əv ə kaɪnd kriː.ˈeɪʃ.n̩z /

/ ɪn kən.ˈkluːʒ.n̩ / ðə ˈhɪ.str̩i əv aɪs kriːm ɪz ə ˈlɒŋ ənd rɪtʃ wʌn / ˈspæn.ɪŋ ˈθaʊz.n̩dz əv ˈjiəz ənd ˈkaʊnt.ləs ˈkʌl.tʃəz / frəm ɪts ˈhʌm.bl̩ ˈɒr.ɪdʒ.ɪnz əz ə ˈsɪm.pl̩ ˈfrəʊ.zən dɪ.ˈzɜːt / aɪs kriːm həz ɪ.ˈvɒlvd ˈɪn.tə ə ˈmæ.sɪv ˈɪn.də.stri ðət s ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪd baɪ ˈmɪ.lɪənz əv ˈpiːp.l̩ ə.ˈraʊnd ðə wɜːld / waɪl ɪn.ˈdʌ.strɪəl aɪs kriːm prə.ˈdʌk.ʃn̩ kən.ˈtɪ.njuːz tə ˈdɒ.mɪ.neɪt ðə ˈmɑːkɪt / ðə həz biːn ə ˈriːsnt rɪ.ˈsɜː.dʒəns ɪn ɑːˈtɪzənl̩ aɪs kriːm prə.ˈdʌk.ʃn̩ / wɪð smɔːl bætʃ ʃɒps ˈɒ.fər.ɪŋ juː.ˈniːk / kriː.ˈeɪt.ɪv ˈfleɪ.vəz ənd trə.ˈdɪʃ.n̩əl prə.ˈdʌk.ʃn̩ tek.ˈniːks / ˈwe.ðər ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪd ɒn ə hɒt ˈsʌ.mə ˈdeɪ ɔːr əz ə ˈspeʃ.l̩ triːt / aɪs kriːm ɪz ʃʊə tə rɪ.ˈmeɪn ə bɪ.ˈlʌ.vɪd dɪ.ˈzɜːt fə ˌdʒen.ə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩z tə ˈkʌm /

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