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Information and IdeasEasy–MediumInference about a market stall

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By noon the fruit stall's trays were empty except for a few bruised pears, and the stallholder was packing up. A passer-by could infer that ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. the stall had sold nearly everything it brought.Correct
  2. B. the stall had sold nothing all morning.
  3. C. the pears were the most popular fruit.
  4. D. the market had been cancelled.

Answer: A. the stall had sold nearly everything it brought.

Empty trays by noon.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the stall had sold nothing all morning.
Empty trays mean sales.
C. the pears were the most popular fruit.
The pears were left over.
D. the market had been cancelled.
The stall had traded.

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