Read the following message.
Hi Nina,
The orchard sent me a note about the market order we planned to collect this weekend. Their late pears were damaged by heavy rain, so they cannot fill that part of our order. They offered either early apples from a neighbouring farm or extra jars of their pear spread.
I know you wanted fresh fruit for the lunches you prepare, so I have not accepted the spread. It would keep well, but it would not serve the same purpose. The apples seem closer to what you need, although you mentioned last month that your son was tired of taking apples to school.
We could also cancel only the unavailable item and keep the vegetables and bread. I am happy with any of these choices, but the orchard needs one answer for our shared order. Would you tell me which option works best for your family before I reply?
I can still collect everything. The vendor has moved our box to the covered stall because the usual table may be wet, so I will look there first. If you choose the apples, I will check that the neighbouring farm's name is written on the bag. I want us to know where the substitute came from rather than assume it was grown by the orchard.
Thanks,
Owen
Using the drop-down menu (▾), choose the best option according to the information given in the message.
2.About the spread, Owen says
3.The apples seem closer to what is needed, yet
4.Cancelling only the missing item would
5.Owen leaves the decision to Nina since
6.A farm name on the bag would help them
Here is a response to the message. Complete the response by filling in the blanks. Select the best choice for each blank from the drop-down menu (▾).
Thank you for waiting before choosing. The spread sounds good, but you are right that it would not 7. My son has complained about apples recently, yet he is more likely to eat them than spread, so I would prefer the apples this time.
Please accept that substitute, provided the bag 8. I appreciate your checking because the orchard's message makes clear that the fruit comes from another farm.
Keeping the vegetables and bread is definitely worthwhile. Cancelling only the pears would have been my second choice because it would 9.
I will remind you to look at the covered stall so you do not 10. Thanks for still collecting the box and for letting our family's needs 11.
Nina
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Correct Answer: rain stopped them supplying the ordered pears
Why this is correct: The most important news is that the orchard cannot supply the pears after heavy rain. Everything else in Owen's message, the choices and his question to Nina, comes from this news.
Passage Reference: Their late pears were damaged by heavy rain, so they cannot fill that part of our order.
Tips: Ask which piece of news makes Owen write at all. The other details in the message follow from it.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Nina asked to replace all the vegetables: Owen plans to keep the vegetables. Nina has not asked for that change.
- Owen forgot which market to visit: He knows the vendor and where to find the box.
- the covered stall cannot hold the order: The full box was moved there for protection.
Correct Answer: it does not meet Nina's need for fresh fruit
Passage Reference: It would keep well, but it would not serve the same purpose.
Why this is correct: Spread keeps well, but it cannot replace the fresh fruit Nina wants for lunches.
Tips: Find the part of Owen's letter about the spread. Check each option against what he says there.
Why the other options are wrong:
- it must be collected from the wet table: The whole order waits at the covered stall.
- it was made by the neighbouring apple farm: The neighbouring farm supplies the apples, not the pear spread.
- it will spoil before the school lunches: Owen says the spread would keep well.
Correct Answer: Nina's family may not welcome more apples
Passage Reference: your son was tired of taking apples to school
Why this is correct: Apples fit the fresh-fruit need, but Nina's son was tired of school apples.
Tips: Owen likes this substitute, but he raises a concern. Find that concern and match it to one option.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Owen needs them to make pear spread: Owen states no cooking plan for the apples.
- the orchard refuses to label the bag: Owen plans to check for the farm name, not a refusal.
- the apples were also damaged by rain: Rain damaged the pears. The nearby apples are still available.
Correct Answer: leave the rest of the shared order unchanged
Passage Reference: cancel only the unavailable item and keep the vegetables and bread
Why this is correct: Cancelling only the unavailable pears would keep the vegetables and bread.
Tips: Notice the limiting word 'only' when judging how wide the change is.
Why the other options are wrong:
- move every item to another farm: Only a substitute may come from another farm. The rest stays with the orchard.
- require Owen to cancel the bread as well: Bread is kept in this option.
- replace the entire order with preserves: Only the pear part is missing.
Correct Answer: the options affect a need in her family
Passage Reference: which option works best for your family before I reply
Why this is correct: Nina needs lunch fruit and has a family preference about apples, so her choice matters.
Tips: Ask whose daily use makes the substitution meaningful.
Why the other options are wrong:
- only she may enter the covered stall: Owen will collect the box there.
- she has already spoken to the neighbouring farm: The orchard contacted Owen. Nina has not spoken to anyone.
- Owen wants her to collect the order: He says he can still collect everything.
Correct Answer: identify the producer of the substitute
Passage Reference: know where the substitute came from rather than assume it was grown by the orchard
Why this is correct: The label shows the neighbouring farm grew the apples, not the orchard.
Tips: Find where Owen says why he will check the bag. Read his full reason before you choose.
Why the other options are wrong:
- confirm the orchard grew every item: The label should show another farm grew the apples.
- prove the original pears were damaged: The orchard's note reports the damage. The apple bag cannot prove it.
- decide whether the covered stall is dry: A farm name records origin, not stall conditions.
Correct Answer: work as fresh fruit in the lunches
Passage Reference: you wanted fresh fruit for the lunches you prepare
Why this is correct: Nina agrees preserved spread cannot fill the fresh-fruit role for school meals.
Tips: Complete the reply with the purpose Owen says the spread cannot meet.
Why the other options are wrong:
- come from the same market vendor: The gap is about use, not which stall sells it.
- taste like the missing pears: She compares food form and lunch use, not identical flavour.
- remain safe in a sealed jar: Storage is a strength of the spread, not its weakness.
Correct Answer: identifies the neighbouring farm
Passage Reference: the neighbouring farm's name is written on the bag
Why this is correct: Nina accepts the apples if the bag shows the true producer.
Tips: Match the condition after 'provided' with Owen's source check.
Why the other options are wrong:
- contains both pears and vegetables: Pears are not available. Vegetables are a separate part of the order.
- removes the orchard's name: They need the producing farm named, not a blank bag.
- is left on the wet table: The order was moved away from the wet table.
Correct Answer: preserve everything else we selected
Passage Reference: cancel only the unavailable item and keep the vegetables and bread
Why this is correct: Dropping only the pears would leave vegetables and bread in place.
Tips: Follow what stays the same when one item is removed.
Why the other options are wrong:
- give us more apples than we wanted: Cancellation would add no substitute apples.
- move the order to the usual table: The vendor moved the box to the covered stall either way.
- prevent you from collecting the box: Owen can still collect the remaining items.
Correct Answer: wait at the usual location
Passage Reference: moved our box to the covered stall because the usual table may be wet
Why this is correct: Nina reminds Owen the box is at the covered stall so he will not wait at the old table.
Tips: A reminder about a new place prevents following the old routine.
Why the other options are wrong:
- keep the vegetables and bread: Both friends want those items kept.
- notice the label on the apples: She wants him to notice that label, so it is not the mistake to avoid.
- ask the orchard about substitutions: Owen already has the choices and Nina has picked one.
Correct Answer: guide the final decision
Passage Reference: which option works best for your family before I reply
Why this is correct: Owen waited so Nina's lunch needs and family preference could decide the substitute.
Tips: Link thanks for being consulted with the choice that consultation shapes.
Why the other options are wrong:
- change the source of the vegetables: Only replacement apples come from the neighbouring farm.
- determine which stall stays covered: The vendor chose the covered stall because of weather.
- delay the entire market order: Owen wants a timely choice, not delay for its own sake.
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