Part 2

For questions 9-16, 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 (0). In the exam, write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

Example: FOR

Brewing our own beer

My friend Matt and I run a small soft drink store in our town. We did a fair share of market research and it turned out that there was a huge demand 0 _____ home-made beer and other fermented drinks like cider. Moreover, since the target audience was willing to pay more, we could set 9 prices. As we had planned to expand our business, this seemed to be the most logical evolution.

The major part of our budget went 10 buying everything necessary to brew our own drinks. What we didn’t know 11 that marketing expenses can sometimes exceed all others. Finding the right place with enough 12 to fit all the equipment proved to be a challenge as well. 13 first, we were looking for a place in the city. Then we realised that we could move production out of town, and this task became much 14 .

Once we had the brewery going, the problem of distribution arose. At the time, Matt was the only person who could drive a delivery truck, so until we found a replacement for him, he had to work without days 15 for almost a month. Thankfully, eventually the right guy turned 16 , which meant that we could finally focus on the managerial aspect of our business.

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