Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
One more chance! That's all we're giving you to tell us about your favourite restaurant and boost its chances of becoming the winner of our Restaurant of the Year competition. This is the last time the official
(26) __________ form will appear in the paper and next Thursday is the final date for receipt of completed forms. Over the (27) __________ few weeks we have been swamped by a paper mountain as diners across the city jot down the (28) __________ reasons why they believe their chosen restaurant should definitely win our hotly contested competition.
Once the deadline has passed, our judges will sit down and count all the forms. The three restaurants
(29) __________ receive the most votes will then be visited by the judges. These visits will of course be unannounced, (30) __________ the restaurants themselves will not know that the judges are there. After their visits, the judges will make their final decision over who wins the prestigious title "Restaurant of the Year'.
(Adapted from Cambridge English Advanced Practice Tests by Mark Harrison)