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单选题 What can be inferred about Ukraine?

A、 It used to suffer from food shortages.
B、 It used to be a grain-producing area.
C、 It used to depend on foreign aid.
D、 It used to be close to Russia.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文]27-28 Officials in Russia say it will send at least 200,000 tons of grain to Ukraine which has been hit by severe food shortages. President Putin's press office said he decided to aid Ukraine, the Soviet Union's former breadbasket, during a telephone conversation with its president Leonid Kuchma. Food prices have soared in Ukraine following a poor harvest exacerbated by a harsh winter and a spring drought.

单选题 Which is NOT one of the factors that intensified food shortages in Ukraine?

A、 A poor harvest.
B、 A bitter winter.
C、 A spring drought.
D、 Rising food prices.

【正确答案】 D

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