4 . How we eat is changing drastically. A few years back, food delivery was limited to pizzas and a few Chinese dishes. But the advanced technologies, user-friendly apps, and the internet have dramatically changed the restaurant industry and delivery platforms.     1    So, let us look at the various features of food delivery that make it so popular.

Convenience

It is a fact that all of us are having a very busy schedule. In many families, both of the partners are working and may not have enough time to cook food.    2    In such situations, online food delivery comes in handy. The customers need not go outside and wait in long queues. One could buy their favorite food by sitting in any part of the world.

No pressure buying

Every business booms on promotion.     3    When we enter a shop, we can see promotional videos and pallets (托盘) on display. These pallets are strategically placed in the shop to attract the customers. Most often the customers are attracted by these promotions and end up buying the product. Usually, we end up buying things that we don’t use.     4    

Growth of the restaurant industry

    5    . The wide reach of delivery services put restaurants more visible and thus will help in attracting new customers. Restaurants will be able to increase their sales and improve the overall income of the restaurant. By partnering with third-party delivery platforms, the restaurants can save their marketing costs as well.

A．Promotion does not always work.

B．Now everything is available within our reach.

C．The restaurant and grocery industry are no different.

D．Online food delivery brought them great convenience.

E．But with online shopping, we do not buy a product on our impulse.

F．Neither do they have time to go out and order their food from outside.

G．The restaurant industry has also been profiting from the booming food delivery services.

8 . “I know when to go out, and when to stay in.”, English rock star David Bowie once confidently sang in his hit single. When it comes to consuming food, the decisiveness claimed by the singer-songwriter is hard to achieve. I disagree with the statement and argue it’s better to eat out than to order home delivery.

To begin with, when setting foot in a restaurant, we’re immediately greeted not only by a server ready to seat us, but by a flood of physical feelings—the eyes take in the internal decoration of the place, the nose breathes in the pleasant smell of expertly plated food and the ears pick up on competing sounds of customer chatter and attractive in-store music. To eat out is to experience an atmosphere unique to each restaurant. Something as special as that simply can’t be reproduced by ordering home delivery. Eating out is, without doubt, the more exciting and thus better choice.

Eating out becomes even more appealing when staying home proves too painful. Whether it is because we need a temporary fight from our family or that we simply want to spend some quality time outside with loved ones, going out for a meal can be a break from the hard labour of domestic living.

We could take it as an opportunity for self-care—to treat ourselves by dressing up, arriving in style at a fancy restaurant and ordering a slightly more luxurious meal to refresh our weary soul. Ordering home delivery would only contribute to feelings of being penned in while; eating out is an escape for the trapped individual. Food delivery app users reason it’s a trouble and less convenient to dress up and eat out.

However, it’s worth noting we may not always get our food in the most satisfactory condition when opting for home delivery. There’s a risk of receiving food orders with missing items or even entirely wrong orders that can’t be sent back. What we sacrifice for convenience might just wind up being inconvenient. Consequently, it makes more sense to eat out rather than risk disappointment by ordering home delivery.

1. What does the author mainly talk about?

A．Dining options.	B．Cuisine culture.
C．Consumption level.	D．Food categories.

2. What advantage of eating out is highlighted in paragraph 2?

A．Quality service.	B．Comfort and convenience.
C．Sensory enjoyment.	D．A reasonable mix of nutrition.

3. What does the author think of ordering home delivery?

A．It’s quite pricey.	B．It may let consumers down.
C．It may cause food waste.	D．It’s not environmental-friendly.

4. How is the text developed?

A．By providing examples.	B．By following space order.
C．By making comparisons.	D．By analyzing mental processes.