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B2 First · Open Cloze · Cambridge Ready original exercise
For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.
In the last few years, board game cafés have opened in cities (0) ___ over Europe. The idea is simple: customers pay a small fee and can then play any of the hundreds of games on the shelves for as (1) ___ as they like. Many owners say that their customers want a break (2) ___ screens after a long day at work. Sitting around a table with friends, they talk and laugh in a way that is much harder to do online. Some games take (3) ___ long to learn that the staff have to explain the rules to new players. Others are simple enough for young children (4) ___ play. Interestingly, the best-selling game in many cafés is (5) ___ a modern invention but a card game that was first played over a hundred years ago. Owners believe the trend will continue (6) ___ many years to come. It doesn't matter (7) ___ old you are – there is a game for everyone. Just be careful: you might end (8) ___ playing until midnight!
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