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1 / 10 2017 崇明 Suspended Coffee How about buying a cup of coffee for someone you’ll never meet? The idea, begun in Naples, Italy, and called “Suspended Coffee” 一 i.e., a customer pays for a coffee and “banks” it for someone (21) ___________ (fortunate) — has become an international internet sensation(轰动) with coffee shops in Europe and North America (22) ___________ (participate) in the movement. The Facebook page alone has more than 28,000 “likes” . The tradition of “suspended coffee” is a long-standing tradition in Italy (23)__________ increased in popularity after the Second World War. Recently the practice was starting to take hold in other European countries (24) ___________ (hit) hard economically. Homegrown Hamilton, a coffee chain of Canada, has decided to join the effort. “It’s a fantastic initiative (25) ___________ we decided to help out. We had been doing it pretty much anyway, just not under a banner. During the winter, we were giving away coffee or soup to the homeless,” said manager Mike Pattison, “Staff members are always close to the coffeehouse’ front door, and (26) ___________ they see someone walking by who looks like they want, a coffee but can’t afford it, they approach that person. If the offer (27) ___________ (accept), they provide the coffee.” However, not everyone supports the idea. In a posting on the website, Consumerist, columnist Laura Northrup raises (28) ___________ number of objections, including that coffee isn’t nutritious food for people who are hungry and (29) ___________ the action could result in “greedy people” aking advantage of others’ kindness. He says people (30) ___________ consider other ways to help. 2 / 10 A. available B....