The night market

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The harbour night market began as a way to sell meals that kitchens would otherwise have thrown out after 8 pm. In its first summer it cut the weight of wasted food collected from those kitchens. Shopkeepers on the day stalls had warned that evening trade would steal their customers. The town’s own count did not support that fear: daytime takings were steady, and the evening buyers were mostly shift workers who had never come at noon. The market did not replace the day stalls, and it did not ban surplus food. It sold that food. A later proposal to open a second night in the square was refused, because the square is used for the bus layover.

1. 1. What does the writer say the night market achieved?ChooseA. It closed the day stalls.B. It banned surplus meals.C. It reduced wasted food from the kitchens.D. It harmed daytime trade.
2. 2. What happened to daytime takings?ChooseA. They stayed steady.B. They fell sharply.C. They are not mentioned.D. They moved to the square.
3. 3. Who bought food in the evening?ChooseA. The bus drivers’ employer.B. Mainly noon customers.C. Mainly shift workers who had not come at noon.D. Only the shopkeepers.
4. 4. Why was a second night refused?ChooseA. Shift workers complained.B. Daytime takings had collapsed.C. The kitchens had no surplus.D. The square is used for the bus layover.