19. Read the text and complete the blanks with words a-l. There is one word you
don't need to use.

Fish has been eaten in Britain, an island, for thousands of
years. In the 17th century potatoes 2____
Latin America. However, it wasn't 3_____
that Mr. Marlin had the idea of 4______
brought from
the 19th century
fish and potatoes
together and making fish and chips. When he opened his
fish and chip shop in London in 1860, it quickly 5.______
popular with working people who needed quick, filling
meals.
By the 1920s 6______
were 31,000 fish and chip shops in
Britain, although there 7_____ only 8,000 today. A recent
study found 8_____ Britain's favorite fast food is still fish and
chips. Britain's second favorite food 9_______pizza. Third and
fourth positions were duck (Chinese) and curry (Indian).
The traditional way to 10_____ fish and chips is to buy them
wrapped in paper and have them with salt and vinegar.
Originally, they were wrapped in newspaper, but most are
11_____ in white paper now.



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