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Fast food

The concept of “fast food” is very important in English-speaking countries (0) for one major reason: the working day starts at around the same time (1) in European countries, but finishes (2) earlier, typically at about five o'clock in (3) evening when the offices, banks and many of the shops begin to close. As a result, there's not much time for lunch, (4) many people bring something from home to eat at their desks, (5) with a cup of tea or instant coffee made with the office kettle, (6) than going out to a restaurant for a “proper” lunch as do many European office workers, (7) usually finish work much later in the evening.
For (8) who prefer to get out of the office to have a break or (9) fresh air, there are the various fast food options (10) as sandwiches, Cornish pasties, burgers, kebaps, or fish and chips, many of (11) can be eaten “on the move”, (12) even the need to sit down!
Only on special occasions is a British office worker likely to eat lunch in a restaurant. (13) someone's birthday, promotion, engagement or retirement, for example, a group of colleagues will eat together in a pub or restaurant. It is for this reason (14) foreign visitors are often surprised (15) the lack of affordable, good quality, places to have lunch in the major British cities.

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Cats

Cats of all kinds are present in the legends, religion, mythology, and history of (1)... different cultures. Cave paintings created by early humans display different types of wild cats (2)... are now extinct, or no longer around. Many of these great beasts saw humans as food, but were hunted by humans (3)... return. Cats similar (4)... the ones kept as pets today started showing up in artwork thousands of years ago. For example, the ancient Egyptians believed cats were the sacred, or special, animal of a goddess named Bast. They believed that Bast often appeared (5)... a cat, so many ancient Egyptians respected and honoured cats and kittens. (6)..., other cultures feared cats or thought that they brought illnesses and bad luck. Today, with millions kept as pets in homes around the world, cats (7)... become important members of many families. No one knows for sure when or (8)... cats became very popular household pets. It s possible that people noticed how cats hunted mice and rats, (9)... they set food and milk out to keep the cats near (10)... homes. This helped to prevent (11)... many of these rodents (12)... coming into homes and eating people's food or spreading sickness.

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1. There were very people at the party when we arrived but half an hour later, it was crowded.

2. How was I to know that she would have an allergic reaction the nuts in the cake? She should have said something!

3. Arthritis is a very painful that affects not only the old but also many younger people making many everyday activities difficult.

4. He said he couldn't come to the meeting because of a previous engagement but I think he is just excuses.

5. You were driving at over fifty miles hour and the limit here is only forty.

6. I to go to school now, otherwise I will be late.

7. I can eat almost type of fish or seafood except for octopus which I can't stand.

8. The city is pretty safe although you may have some problems if you go into certain neighborhoods night.

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Question 1 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: few.

Question 2 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: to.

Question 3 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: condition.

Question 4 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: making.

Question 5 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: per. or 'an' is acceptable.

Question 6 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: have. or 'ought' or 'need' is acceptable.

Question 7 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: any.

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