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)
countries,

but

in (3)

finishes (2)

earlier,

typically

at

about

five

o'clock

evening when the offices, banks and many of the shops begin to close. As

a result, there's not much time for lunch, (4)

home to eat at their desks, (5)
office kettle, (6)

many people bring something from

with a cup of tea or instant coffee made with the

than going out to a restaurant for a proper lunch as do many

European office workers, (7)

For (8)

in European

usually finish work much later in the evening.

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)
affordable, good quality, places to have lunch in the major British cities
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the lack of

When the day comes give yourself plenty of time (0) ... do everything: have breakfast
but don't drink (1) ... much; go to the toilet; arrive on time, but not too early or you will
find yourself getting more and more nervous while you wait to start. Try not to
talk (2) ... the exam before you go in.
In the exam, calm (3) ... down by breathing deeply and thinking positively. Read (4) ...
exam questions carefully and underline all of the key instruction words (5) ... indicate
how the questions should (6) ... answered. If possible start with the ones (7) ... can
do easily to give you confidence. Remember what you've learnt from practising
questions and doing mock exams previously and plan your use of time. Don't
panic (8) ... everyone around you seems to start writing furiously straight away and
don't be tempted to follow their example.
Finally, after the exam, don't join in a discussion about (9) ... everyone else
did, (10) ... you want to frighten yourself, and drain your self-confidence for the next
exam. Above (11) ..., remember that exams are not designed to catch you out, (12) ...
to find out what you know, what you understand and what you can do.
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2. about
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