Grammar: Open Gap Fill - 2024 őszi

THE THAMES FROST FAIRS Between 1600 and 1814, it was (0) _____ uncommon for the River Thames to freeze over for up to two months. One reason (10) _____ this was that Britain was locked in what is now known (11) _____ the 'Little Ice Age'. Although these extreme winters often brought famine and death, local Londoners decided to make (12) _____ most of it and set up the Thames Frost Fairs. In fact, between 1607 and 1814 there were a total of seven major fairs, as (13) _____ as several smaller ones. The first recorded frost fair was during the winter of 1607/1608. During December the ice had been hard enough (14) _____ allow people to walk on it, but it was not until January when (15) _____ became so thick that people started setting up camp on it. There were football pitches, bowling matches, fruit-sellers, shoemakers, barbers… even a pub or two. To (16) _____ the shopkeepers warm, there were even fires within their tents! By the 1800's the climate had started to warm and the last ever London Frost Fair (17) _____ place in January 1814. Although only lasting for five days, this was (18) _____ of the largest fairs on record. Thousands of people turned up every day, and there was every possible form of entertainment.