Cloze Test

Directions: Questions are related to the following passage. Read the passage and decide which choice (1), (2), (3), or (4) best fits each space. Then mark your answer sheet.
It is surprising to realize how popular fast food has become (*) ......... the first fast food restaurant opened 100 years ago. Since then, high-calorie processed meals have spread all over the world, with multinational restaurant chains quickly experiencing (**) ......... that show no signs of slowing down. Much of this (***) ......... is currently taking place in less developed parts of the world, where potential for customer loyalty is seen as easier to develop, but it is not just in these areas where such growth is (****) ......... . Indeed, a recent study found that such an increase also happened in Europe where the number of takeaways (*****) ......... by 45 per cent between 1997 and 2015.

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