The national Lottery, a government sponsored and approved form of gambling, appeared in Britain in 1994. The first draw took place on 19 November and then draws have taken place each week. Since it started, over £6 billion has been spent by punters. people 1 _______________________. This means that the National Lottery has become the most popular form of gambling. The prize money is considerable, so punters can daydream about 2 _______________________. All lottery publicity, including the TV commercials, has encouraged this fantasy. Another reason for its popularity is the ease with 3 _______________________. There are National Lottery outlets all over the country: in supermarkets, petrol stations, newsagents. It couldn't be easier! The actual process of buying a stake in the draw is also very simple. Punters blank out any six numbers between 1 and 49 on a slip of paper, and together with their £1.00 stake, hand it over to a shop assistant, 4 _______________________, which in turn prints out a ticket with the nominated numbers. These numbers are transmitted to a central computer. A whole sub-culture has developed around selecting numbers. One winner used the numbers on houses 5 _______________________. Most people use various combinations of «lucky» or significant numbers. The draw itself is a media event each Saturday night, 6 _______________________, such as Tina Turner or Liza Minelli.
A. who dreams of guessing a winning combination
B. which tickets may be bought
C. which he passed on his way to work
D. which is usually presided by a celebrity or pop star
E. who gamble on having a lottery win
F. who then feeds the slip into machine
G. how they will spend their new-found wealth

Вот как я бы заполнил пропуски в тексте, исходя из логики и смысла предложений:

1. E – who gamble on having a lottery win
   В контексте предложения «Since it started, over £6 billion has been spent by punters…», подходит вариант про людей, которые играют в надежде на выигрыш.

2. G – how they will spend their new-found wealth
   Следующее предложение говорит о том, что призовые деньги большие и люди могут фантазировать о том, как их потратят, поэтому этот вариант идеально вписывается.

3. B – which tickets may be bought
   Речь идет о лёгкости участия: билеты доступны повсюду, значит логично подчеркнуть, что билеты легко купить.

4. F – who then feeds the slip into machine
   Здесь описывается процесс покупки: после того как человек выбрал числа и дал деньги, он передает бланк кассиру, который затем вводит его в систему.

5. C – which he passed on his way to work
   Пример того, как некоторые игроки выбирают «свою» комбинацию чисел, подходит вариант про дома, мимо которых они проходили.

6. D – which is usually presided by a celebrity or pop star
   Финальное предложение описывает сам розыгрыш как событие по телевизору, обычно с участием знаменитости, что полностью соответствует этому варианту.

Итак, заполненный текст будет выглядеть так:

Since it started, over £6 billion has been spent by punters who gamble on having a lottery win. This means that the National Lottery has become the most popular form of gambling. The prize money is considerable, so punters can daydream about how they will spend their new-found wealth. All lottery publicity, including the TV commercials, has encouraged this fantasy. Another reason for its popularity is the ease with which tickets may be bought. There are National Lottery outlets all over the country: in supermarkets, petrol stations, newsagents. It couldn't be easier! The actual process of buying a stake in the draw is also very simple. Punters blank out any six numbers between 1 and 49 on a slip of paper, and together with their £1.00 stake, hand it over to a shop assistant, who then feeds the slip into machine, which in turn prints out a ticket with the nominated numbers. These numbers are transmitted to a central computer. A whole sub-culture has developed around selecting numbers. One winner used the numbers on houses which he passed on his way to work. Most people use various combinations of «lucky» or significant numbers. The draw itself is a media event each Saturday night, which is usually presided by a celebrity or pop star.