【2010年长宁区一模】
       It is one o'clock in Seattle in the afternoon. You are walking d__1__ the street. A lot of people are outside for lunch. You see a woman. She is holding a white and green paper cup. You see another person. He is also holding a cup in his hand. You see another and another. Everybody holds a cup! What are they all drinking? You s__2__ the air in Seattle. It's coffee! People in Seattle love coffee. Some say it's because Seattle has many rainy d__3__ and people need coffee to be happy. There is caffeine in coffee and it helps people be happy. These people like latte better. Others say coffee shops are popular because people in Seattle are very relaxed. They need coffee to stop them from falling a__4__easily. These people like espresso better.

       Coffee shops in Seattle are like teahouses in China. In Seattle, people go to coffee shops to talk to friends, read books, play games, work on the computer or relax. Coffee is an important p__5__ of people's life. The world's largest coffee shop chain, Starbucks, first o__6__ in Seattle in 1971. There are many good baristas in Starbucks. But Starbucks is not the o__7__ popular coffee shop chain in the city. There are other large chains. Seattle also has many small neighborhood coffee shops.