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Which are correct?

1- "While cooking, what must be done to tone down a dish that's too spicy is to add more ingredients."

A- By adding too much spice into the food you are cooking, you guarentee that people will not notice your mistakes.

B- If you have added too much spice into the food you are cooking, you should increase the amount of the ingredients to balance

C- When a special meal is being cooked, using too many different spices may risk the taste of your food.

D- Using too many ingredients while cooking for guests may not be a good idea in case they prefer spicy food.

E- If you want to be a good cook, you must be able to balance the amount of spices in the food you cook.

My answer is B

2- "Alaska is the biggest American state, but only seven hundred thousand people live there."

A- The only American state with a population of seven hundred thousand; Alaska is a huge state.

B- There are nearly seven hundred thousand people living in Alaska, one of the biggest states in the USA.

C- Only seven hundred thousand American people have chosen to live in Alaska despite its huge size.

D- No other American state is as big as Alaska, yet its population is only seven hundred thousand.

E- Although Alaska is bigger than all the other American states, only seven hundred thousand people visit it every year.

My answer is D