Read
the article and choose the best option to complete the text – a, b, c, or d.
COFFEE
CULTURE
The other day I wanted a cup of coffee, so I
(0 ____) into the bank. I sat in a soft armchair and watched the world (015 ____),
which, in this case, was the queue for the services of the bank clerks. I’m
joking, of course, but this could soon be common in banks in big cities. The (016
____) for ‘real coffee’ in Britain, like that for mobile phones, seems
never-ending. However, the (017 ____) is that the attraction for many British
people (018. ____) not so much in the coffee as in the ‘coffee culture’ that
surrounds it. This is not to do with big, soft sofas and the idea that if you
sit on one, you can join the actors in American TV comedies. In London, the
first café opened in 1652. Men would (019 ____) there, often at regular times
during the day, to (020 ____) news and gossip, discuss (021. ____) of the day
and (022 ____) business. The cafés acted as offices and shops in which
merchants and agents, clerks and bankers could carry out their (023 ____). In
London today it is (024 ____) that there are more than 2000 cafés and the
number is (025 ____). It won’t be long before coffee is sold everywhere. You
can buy it in hospitals, motorway service stations, supermarkets and at tourist
(026 ____) throughout the country.
Example (0):
- hopped
- looked
- jumped
+ popped