Today, you can find fast food restaurants in almost every big city. In some places, you stand (1) in a line and get a hamburger or a hot dog in a paper box; in (2) others you can pick up a tray of fish, chicken, pizza or (3) even Mexican and Chinese food; and in some fast food places you can even drive (4) your car up to a window and place your order. A few (5) minutes later, a worker passes you your food through (6) the window and you can drive away and eat it(7) in your car.

In New York, Paris, Tokyo, Singapore and thousands of other (8) cities around the world, new fast food restaurants open(9) every day. But why do people prefer (10) fast food restaurants to more comfortable restaurants where they can sit quietly at a table and watch the world go by?