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Information and IdeasEasy–MediumInference about a bakery's practice

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The bakery bakes its bread before dawn and marks down whatever remains at four in the afternoon; by five the shelves are usually empty. ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. Customers who want the cheaper bread must arrive in a fairly narrow window.Correct
  2. B. The bakery never sells any bread at full price.
  3. C. The bakery bakes a second batch in the evening.
  4. D. Bread is cheapest first thing in the morning.

Answer: A. Customers who want the cheaper bread must arrive in a fairly narrow window.

Marked down at four, gone by five.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The bakery never sells any bread at full price.
Bread sells all day at full price before four.
C. The bakery bakes a second batch in the evening.
Nothing suggests a second batch.
D. Bread is cheapest first thing in the morning.
The markdown is in the afternoon.

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