Eating on the Pavement

C1 Advanced · Multiple Choice Cloze · Cambridge Ready original exercise

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

jump

leap

hop

spring

pulled

drawn

dragged

hauled

easily

readily

lightly

freely

gaze

stare

glimpse

sight

finger

thumb

hand

fist

overturn

takeover

turnover

upturn

cracked

struck

smashed

burst

title

label

sake

name

In many parts of the world, street food is not a (0) ___ but an everyday way of eating. Stalls (1) ___ up on corners at dawn to serve breakfast to commuters, and in the evening crowds are (2) ___ by the smell of charcoal smoke and sizzling oil. For visitors, a meal at a busy stall can (3) ___ turn out to be the highlight of a trip, offering a (4) ___ into local life that a smart restaurant rarely provides. Some travellers worry about hygiene, but a useful rule of (5) ___ is to eat where the locals are queuing. A popular stall has a rapid (6) ___ of ingredients, so nothing sits around for long, and food is usually cooked in front of you. In some cities, however, authorities have (7) ___ down on street vendors, clearing pavements in the (8) ___ of tidiness and modernisation. Critics argue that such measures threaten a way of life that has fed working people cheaply for generations, and that a city without its street food loses much of its character.

Eating on the Pavement

novelty

nobility

notion

notice

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