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Le Maire acknowledged that the nation's bread makers were "worried" and some were "in complete despair" just a month after the sector was honored with UNESCO world heritage status.Consumers are facing tough choices. One lamented: "I won't pay three euros because it's double the price. Maybe, sometimes I would because there is no equivalent to a baguette." She added she might have to start baking them herself.
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1) Which of the following can be inferred from the article?
A. France is synonymous with haute cuisine.
B. France is synonymous with fine fashion.
C. France is synonymous with bread and pastries.
D. France is synonymous with perfume.
2) What might bakers have to do besides increase prices?
A. shut down their store
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employ more staff work longer hours
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grow their own wheat
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3) What did a French baker express fears for?
A. the future of yeast
sandwiches
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his livelihood
baguette quality
4) What is "magic and perfection" in the first paragraph referred to?
A. the electricity
B. a French baguette
C. butter and sugar
D. flour and sugar
5) What would France's Ministry for the Economy initiate to solve the problem?
A. a free baguette campaign
emergency measures an electricity damper
D. tests on GM yeast
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