The other day I wanted a cup of coffee, so I (0)…popped… into the bank. I sat in a soft armchair and watched the world (1)….. , which, in this case, was the (2)….. for the services of the bank clerks. I'm joking, of course, but this could soon be common in banks in big cities.The (3)….. for 'real coffee' in Britain, like that for mobile phones, seems never-ending.However, the (4) ….. is that the attraction for many British people (5)….. not so much inthe coffee as in the 'coffee culture' that surrounds it. This is to do with big, soft sofas andthe idea that if you sit on one, you too can (6)….. the actors in the American TV comedyFriends.In London, the first cafe opened in 1652. Men would (7)….. there, often at (8)….. times during the day, to (9)….. news and gossip, discuss (10)….. of the day and (11) ..... business. The cafes acted as offices and shops in which merchants and agents, clerks and bankers could carry out their (12)….. .In London today it is (13)….. that there are more than 2000 cafes and the number is (14) …. . It won't be long before coffee is sold everywhere. You can already buy it in hospitals, motorway service stations, supermarkets and at tourist (15)…. throughout the country.
0 A hopped B looked C jumped D popped
1 A fly past B go by C pass on D walk along
2 A queue B line C wait D search
3 A demand B development C claim D supply
4 A sense B suspect C suspicion D style
5 A leans B lies C occupies D rests
6 A be B feel C join D contact
7 A bring B fetch C take D gather
8 A regular B right C correct D perfect
9 A give B exchange C offer D establish
10 A thoughts B issues C feelings D circumstances
11 A make B perform C do D form
12 A trading B transactions C information D works
13 A estimated B guessed C taken D told
14 A raising B growing C succeeding D remaining
15 A scenes B points C attractions D matters