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The bakery starts its ovens at three in the morning and sells out by ten. It does not bake again in the afternoon, though the queue at nine suggests it could sell a second batch.

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. The bakery could sell more than it chooses to bake.Correct
  2. B. The bakery's bread is unpopular.
  3. C. The bakery opens in the afternoon.
  4. D. The ovens are broken after ten.

Answer: A. The bakery could sell more than it chooses to bake.

Sold out by ten, a queue at nine, no second batch: demand exceeds what it bakes.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The bakery's bread is unpopular.
It sells out.
C. The bakery opens in the afternoon.
It does not bake in the afternoon.
D. The ovens are broken after ten.
No fault is mentioned; it chooses not to.

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