Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World . Not only were Russian farms run on unfree labor, but they used very simple, old-fashioned methods of farming. Like the English back in the time of Henry III, all Russians aside from the very wealthy still lived in the Age of Honey—sugar was a luxury taken out only when special guests came to visit. Indeed, as late as 1894, when the average English person was eating close to ninety pounds of sugar a year, the average Russian used just eight pounds. What inference does the passage best support?
Answer
A
Most Russians in the 1890s were not wealthy.
B
English people were fonder of sweets.
C
Most English citizens were very wealthy.
D
Russians did not run their farms well.
Explanation
The passage says that only the very wealthy Russians were exceptions to the group for whom sugar was a rare luxury. The average Russian used just eight pounds of sugar in 1894, compared with nearly ninety pounds for the average English person. This supports the inference that most Russians were not wealthy; it does not establish that English people were wealthier or simply fonder of sweets.
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