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About 300 grocery trucks have disappeared from Shenzhen’s streets after a seven-year operation.

The mobile grocery shops were set up in October 2011 by the city government as a way of cutting down the costs caused by inflation. They had been popular in the neighborhoods because of their low prices compared to supermarkets and convenience stores and good quality, but they also drew criticism for taking up the space of the city’s streets, especially in busy downtown areas, and their great competition.

However, in the past month, residents began to notice the mobile grocery shops had disappeared because the contract between the government and the farm produce company came to an end.

The Shenzhen government started offering the agricultural produce company 70 million yuan (US$10 million) a year in October 2011 to set up the mobile grocery shops in order to fight against the price hikes.

Statistics showed the prices of the vegetables sold at the mobile shops were 30 percent lower than those at supermarkets. The prices of pork, eggs and cereals were generally 8 percent lower. Each of the shops sold their products for around six hours a day, mainly during the morning and evening rush hours, and could earn around 3,000 to 4,000 yuan a day.

The existence of the grocery shops even forced supermarkets to lower their prices. They drew criticism from the industry for causing unfair business competition among grocery sellers. In the beginning of 2017, some political advisers in the city suggested canceling the service since it took up streets space and caused great competition and protests from wet markets and supermarkets.

1.Why have the mobile grocery shops disappeared?

A Because they cause great protests.

B Because they take up streets space.

C Because they cause great competition.

D Because the contract came to an end.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第三段第一句However, in the past month, residents began to notice the mobile grocery shops had disappeared because the contract between the government and the farm produce company came to an end.可知移动杂货店最终消失是因为政府和农业公司的合同到期了，故选D。

2.What does the underlined word “hikes” mean in Chinese?

A 下降.

B 平均.

C 上升.

D 持平.

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据上文是为了降低成本，以及下文移动杂货店的价格更低和逼得超市降价可知这里是为了应对价格上涨，故选C。

3.How much money could you save if buying vegetables in the mobile grocery shop?

A 8%.

B 30%.

C 70%.

D 92%.

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第五段第一句Statistics showed the prices of the vegetables sold at the mobile shops were 30 percent lower than those at supermarkets. 可知移动杂货店的蔬菜的价格比超市要便宜30%，故选B。

4.Which is NOT true about the existence of the mobile grocery shops?

A They forced supermarkets to lower their prices.

B They took up streets space.

C They caused great competition.

D They were accepted by wet markets and supermarkets.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，移动杂货店的存在引起了普通菜市场和超市的激烈竞争和抗议，故选D。