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Information and IdeasEasyInference from sold-out umbrellas

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Every umbrella in the shop had sold out by lunchtime. ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. It had been raining heavily that morning.Correct
  2. B. The shop had never stocked umbrellas.
  3. C. It was a sunny day.
  4. D. The shop was closed.

Answer: A. It had been raining heavily that morning.

Umbrellas sell in rain.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The shop had never stocked umbrellas.
They had been stocked and sold.
C. It was a sunny day.
Sun does not sell umbrellas.
D. The shop was closed.
The shop was selling.

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