Cloze test

We love drinking a hot cup of coffee ---------------- many reasons.

• because

• for

• since

• as

We love drinking a hot cup of coffee for many reasons. It wakes us up and it ---------------- (2)rich and delicious.

• tastes

• sounds

• feels

• seems

We love drinking a hot cup of coffee for many reasons. It wakes us up and it seems rich and delicious. Also, it warms us on a cold day. But what is the story of coffee? In 300 AD, a boy called Kaldi was looking (3) -------------his goats in Ethiopia.

• up

• out

• into

• after

He noticed that when the goats ate a red fruit called berries from a tree, they became lively and energetic until late in the evening. (4) -----------he tried the red berries himself and experienced exactly the same.

• Though

• So

• As

• Although

He told some old men (5)------------ were living near him about the unusual berries, and they ate them to stay awake at night.

• which

• who

• where

• whose

He told some old men who were living near him about the unusual berries, and they ate them to stay awake at night. ---------------(6) , they discovered that the red berries were coffee beans that could be roasted to produce a bitter drink.

• Afterwards

• However

• Instead

• Despite