Cloze test #01

UBI PO (PGDBF)

Many shops are  (1)   to survive in Britain\s fast-changing and ruthlessly competitive marketplace. Fear of a Brexit has probably dampened consumer  (2)  in the very short term; but retailers acknowledge that deeper trends are at work that will reshape the British high street for ever, and quickly. The nimble ones who  (3)  to these trends , will survive .

One profound change in that Britain's consumers now want to spend their money on services rather than products-hence the differing fortune of the restaurant and retail businesses . Figures show a strong rise in spending  (4)  recreation and culture in the first nine months of the last year.

Online shopping is also transforming the high street.  (5)  now expect "omni-channel" retailing, to be able to switch seamlessly  (6)  purchasing on their laptops, on their mobiles and in brick-and-mortar store. Retailers that are slow to  (7)  a good online offering will struggle. Britain's struggling supermarkets, such as Tesco, have done reasonably well online, but now face a new  (8) from Amazonefresh, a potentially dangerous rival, which was  (9)   last month. The initial roll-out of the online giant's fresh food services will be  (10)  to parts of London.

1.  struggling संघर्ष   languishing सुस्त  retreating पीछे हटते  surrendering आत्मसमर्पण   idling सुस्ती 

2.  investment निवेश  spending खर्च   payment भुगतान  credit श्रेय   saving बचत 

3.  agree सहमत   oppose विरोध   adapt अनुकूल बनाना   disagree असहमत  neglect उपेक्षा 

4.  in में  of का  for के लिए  on पर  after बाद 

5.  shopkeeper दूकानदार   retailers खुदरा विक्रेताओ   analysts विश्लेषकों  consumers उपभक्ताओं   wholesalers थोकव्यापारी 

6.  between  के बीच   among के बीच में    through  के माध्यम से   onto पर    for के लिए 

7.   lessen कम    forbid रोकना   develop विकसित करना   retrogress  होना    procure खरीद 

8.  encouragement प्रोत्साहन   challenge चुनौटी   collaboration सहयोग    investment   निवेश  acceptance स्वीकार 

9.  sparked चिंगारी    fired निकल देना   came आना   collapsed ढह    launched सुभारम्भ 

10. confined सिमित   forbidden मन किया हुआ   detained हिरासत में लेना   free मुक्त    penned लिखे 

ANSWERS 

1. struggling
2. spending
3. adapt
4. on
5. consumer
6. between 
7. develop
8. challenge
9. launched
10. confined