Part 1

For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example:

Preparing for the worst

We all depend on supermarkets for food and we 0 _____ it for granted that the shelves will always be full. But some people believe it’s best to be prepared 1 even ifin caseprovided thatwhereas there’s an emergency and normal life is disrupted for a while. They say there is a risk from extreme weather or an outbreak of flu, 2 althoughas well asin spite ofin contrast more serious natural disasters. People who prepare in this way are informally 3 knowncallednamedentitled as ‘preppers’, and more and more people are now listening to their 4 viewswishesrequestsdecisions. Alison Jones from Cambridge, UK, is a typical example. She keeps a month’s 5 donationnumbersupplydelivery of food in a cupboard, along with bottled water and medicines that her family needs. She is aware that some people would 6 decideacceptrealiseconsider her to be slightly odd, but says that, for her, it makes perfect 7 sensereasonideajudgement to be prepared. ‘We keep just enough to see us through a few weeks, so we can then 8 go through withput up withget on withget away with our normal lives. Why would anyone not do that?

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