题型:语法填空(语篇) 题类:模拟题 难易度:困难
贵州省贵阳市2021届高三下学期英语5月适应性考试(一)试卷
Singapore's tradition of eating out in places called hawker(小商贩) centers is now (recognize) by the United Nations for its cultural (important).
A hawker is a person sells food or goods and advertises by shouting at people walking by on the street. Hawkers are an important part of Singaporean culture. Open-air eating areas where hawkers sell (they) goods are very popular. On Wednesday, the United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO, added the city's "hawker culture," to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Singapore (seek) to have hawker culture added to the list about two years ago.
Now that it has been recognized, Singapore must provide report every six years to UNESCO. The report must show efforts the city-state has made (save) and support its hawker culture. "These centers serve ‘community dining rooms' where people from diverse backgrounds gather and share the experience of dining over breakfast, lunch and dinner," UNESCO said.
However, Singapore's hawker culture does face difficulties. The average age of a hawker in Singapore is 60 years old. Younger Singaporeans now want to work in offices. They are less (interest) in working in small restaurants.
The COVID-19 health crisis also hurt sales, preventing foreign visitors from (eat) out. During the first few months of 2020, restrictions on movement and social distancing also stopped locals.
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