ze p. e ont e tor e Use of English: open cloze (Part 2) For questions 13-24, read the 5 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). TEA BAGS These days, in millions of homes around the world, people make cups of tea (0).with... tea bags. But (13) ............ first thought of putting tea leaves into small bags? It was an American, in 1919. At (14) ............ time, the bags were mainly used by tea companies to allow customers to try the tea before buying it. But the idea of the tea bag took (15) ..........., and by 1935 most were being bought for use (16)............ home. It wasn't long (17) ............ tea bags started to become popular in countries outside America. But they were not an immediate success everywhere. In Britain, for (18) people held very strong views on how to make a good cup of tea. There was a strict procedure which involved warming the teapot, putting one spoonful of tea for each person into the pot and then filling (19) with boiling water. The pot was then left (20) ............. five minutes before the tea was poured into cups, and milk and sugar were added last. ........... ........ 9 However, (21) ............. this tradition, nowadays things (22)............ changed. Modern people lead busy lives, and making the perfect cup of tea properly is (23).. important than making it easily and conveniently. These days, over 75% of the cups of tea drunk in Britain (24) ........... made with tea bags.
