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Read the text and the graph and answer the three questions.
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Number of food vending machines in Japan
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A vending machine is a machine that sells drinks, train tickets, or other things. In
2023 there were about 3.93 million vending machines in Japan. That number has
been falling year by year. Japan had the most vending machines in 2013, with about
5 million.
chines/sell
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about 250,000 of these machines in 1985, but the number/fell/after
Some vending machines/sell food such as bread and frozen foods. Japan had
after that. However,
in 2021 the number started to rise. In 2023, there were about 81,000 food vending
machines.
about
One of the reasons for this rise is a change in people's lifestyles. Since the
10 coronavirus pandemic/people/have been eating at home more. Also, food vending
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1 There were about
before.
vending machines in 2023 than there were 10 years
(10点)
01 million fewer
23.93 million more
35 million more
250,000 fewer
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2 There were about |
①10,000 more
2
food vending machines in 2023 than in 2021.
(10点)
281,000 more
③9,000 fewer
170,000 fewer
3 Many of today's food vending machines |
have food products of different sizes and weights
sell food that is easy for people to eat outside the home
3 are much larger than they used to be
were developed after the coronavirus pandemic
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①