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The changing face of our town centres means that more and more stores are standing empty in the high streets these days. Their aisles are deserted and the (1) ____ at the checkouts are quiet. The empty shop windows are unattractive and discourage shoppers. Many people today (2) ____ driving to out-of-town shopping centers where all the shops are under one roof. I like going into town, but my heart sinks when I see yet another abandoned shop. However, town planners now want to do something that will make towns prosperous again. An unusual idea to combine exercise and shopping is becoming popular. In Manchester recently, an empty shop became a ‘pop-up’ squash shop and soon there may be (3) ____ places like this across the UK. Squash is an ideal sport for small spaces, and it’s a great sport to do for a short time. People walking by will hopefully be encouraged into these places to take part in these activies.

1. A-receipts B-tills C- trolleys D-tins

2. A-rather B-choose C-go D-prefer

3. A-plenty B-lots C-numerous D-significant

Answer 1

The best words to fill in the blanks on this passage about stores in the town are:

1. B. Tills.
2. D. Prefer.
3. C. Numerous.

Which words best fill in the gaps?

The first blank is best filled in by "tills" because these are found at checkouts and are used to calculate the total price of goods purchased.

The second blank should be "prefer" to show the preference of people to buy in stores that are full. The third blank should be filled by numerous to show that many places might be converted to other purposes.

Find out more on finding the best words for blanks at https://brainly.com/question/15241084.

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