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Information and Ideas practice question

On Saturday mornings the queue outside the bakery stretches round the corner, yet the shop has never advertised and has no sign other than its name. This suggests that ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. the bakery's reputation has spread by word of mouth.Correct
  2. B. the bakery is about to close.
  3. C. the queue is for a different shop.
  4. D. the bakery advertises heavily online.

Answer: A. the bakery's reputation has spread by word of mouth.

A long queue with no advertising: people tell each other.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the bakery is about to close.
A long queue suggests success.
C. the queue is for a different shop.
The queue is outside the bakery.
D. the bakery advertises heavily online.
The text says it has never advertised.

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