In a Paris cafe or restaurant, many tourists may have complained about the poor service or the waiters’ impatient attitude. A once-annual event for them to show their professional skills took place again recently, ＿＿（41）＿＿ waiters had to race a two-kilometer route while carrying a tray laden with a cup of coffee, a glass of water and a croissant. About 200 of the city’s serving staff put on traditional aprons and white shirts to ＿＿（42）＿＿ the revived cafe race. Holding a round tray with a typical French breakfast of a croissant, coffee and a glass of water, they walked briskly for 2km through the streets. The rules were simple: To ＿＿（43）＿＿ the race, participants needed to be not only quick but also careful. Any change to the composition of their tray would impact their final score. Once underway, there were inevitable ＿＿（44）＿＿ . Water spilled, cups fell. There were gasps, cheers and laughter from the thousands of Parisians watching the return of this classic race. The race was ＿＿（45）＿＿ to professionals, apprentices and part-time trainee servers and at the finishing line judges examined the trays to establish if everything had arrived intact. The prize included the glory of being the fastest server in town, as well as a medal and a night’s stay in a chic hotel.