<篇章結構>[題組:第31題到第35題]______ Started in the 15th century, this tax on salt consumption was applied particularly to the poor, while the nobility and the privileged were exempted. The high rate and unequal distribution of the tax provoked widespread illegal dealing in salt by smugglers, leading to skyrocketing salt prices. (A) External threats closely shaped the course of the Revolution. (B) With the collapse of the royal family, calm was restored gradually. (C) Meanwhile, peasants’ resentment against the gabelle was spreading. (D) The common household could not afford to buy enough food to meet their basic needs. (E) The anger quickly built up, culminating in the massive riots of the French Revolution in 1789. (F) Specifically, bread and salt, two most essential elements in the French cuisine, were at the heart of the conflict.
