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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 8 to 12.

Most Americans eat three meals (8)______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (9)______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (10)______. Dinner is the main meal.

(11)_____ breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (12)_____ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine.