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In Europe, aquaculture first began in ancient Rome. The Romans, who ______ sea fish and oysters, created oyster farms which were similar to swimming pools.
(A) spread (B) culture (C) trapped (D) adored (E) alive (F) monopoly (G) delicious (H) illegal (I) supply (J) wealthier (K) evidence (L) treated
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Fish and crustaceans (such as shrimps and crabs) caught in lagoons were kept ______ in these pools until it was time to eat them.
(A) spread (B) culture (C) trapped (D) adored (E) alive (F) monopoly (G) delicious (H) illegal (I) supply (J) wealthier (K) evidence (L) treated
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The farms were often built inside ______ homes, where well-to-do families could invite their guests over and choose the fish they wished to eat.
(A) spread (B) culture (C) trapped (D) adored (E) alive (F) monopoly (G) delicious (H) illegal (I) supply (J) wealthier (K) evidence (L) treated
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During the Middle Ages, aquaculture ______ in Europe, since far away from the seacoasts and the big rivers, fish had to be salted so they did not rot.
(A) spread (B) culture (C) trapped (D) adored (E) alive (F) monopoly (G) delicious (H) illegal (I) supply (J) wealthier (K) evidence (L) treated
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Throughout feudal Europe, monastic orders and the aristocracy were the main users of freshwater fish, for they had a ______ over the land, forests, and water courses while the common people could seldom build ponds of their own.
(A) spread (B) culture (C) trapped (D) adored (E) alive (F) monopoly (G) delicious (H) illegal (I) supply (J) wealthier (K) evidence (L) treated
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As with hunting, ______ fishing was severely punished and the less well-off would have to wait a few centuries before fresh fish was served on their plates.
(A) spread (B) culture (C) trapped (D) adored (E) alive (F) monopoly (G) delicious (H) illegal (I) supply (J) wealthier (K) evidence (L) treated
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The causes of the French Revolution are complex and still widely debated among historians. However, many scholars agree that food played an important role in the socio-political upheaval. ______
(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.
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A main component in the French daily meal, bread was often tied up with the national identity. Studies show that the average 18th-century French worker spent half his daily wage on bread. In 1788 and 1789, however, when the grain crops failed two years in a row, the price of bread shot up to 88 percent of his earnings. ______ The great majority of the French population was starving.
(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.
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______ 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.
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However, the royal court at Versailles was isolated from and indifferent to the escalating crisis. The desperate population thus blamed the ruling class for the famine and economic disturbances. ______ The results include the storming of the Bastille, a medieval fortress and prison in Paris, and the eventual beheading of King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette.
(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.
