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  PART TWO
  Questions 8-12
  Read the extract below from an article about the coffee industry.
  Choose the best sentence from the list on the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.
  Each gap 8-12, mark one letter (A-I)on your Answer Sheet.
  Not use any letter more than once.
  Coffee is worth approximately $50-60bn per annum in terms of world sales. It is a truly   international commodity, and today more than 50 countries in the world grow coffee beans.   (example) ______I_____. ICO organization helps coffee producers and promotes coffee conumption   worldwide.ICO estimates that world production next year will reach 97.5 million bags.11.3   million bags higher than the current year. (8) ____________. As the largest producing country,   Brazil is particularly important in the coffee world. In 1994 Brazil was responsible for 25% of   world production, Colombia was next with 13.4%, Indonesia had 7.5%, Mexico 4.7%, Guatemala 3.8%   and Ethiopia and Vietnam were equal with 3.4%.Coffee is a tough crop, and can be grown in areas   where it is difficult or impossible to grow other crops. (9) However, disease is always problem   for coffee production, as we can see in some parts of South America at the moment.ICO is active   in educating farmers about avoiding disease and dealing with problems when they occur.The   distribution chain varies from country to country, explains Pablo Dubois. In most countries the   smaller farmers sell their crop to a local trader, who then sells it on to exporters. There are,   however, other distribution systems. (10) ____________. Some countries, like Vietnam, have   special government marketing organizations for coffee.Coffee prices often vary greatly from one   year to the next. In 1997, for example, there was a large rise in the world price, which was   immediately felt by the consumer. Rising prices always result in a drop in sales, which will   have a bad effect on those developing countries, which are highly dependent on foreign exchange   from coffee exports. (11)____________.In the opinion of Pablo Dubois, the biggest problem for   his organisation is to create greater consumer awareness of the different varieties of coffee   and different ways of preparing it. (12)____________. ICO is therefore concentrating its   promotional activities on Russia and China. It is also encouraging environmentally friendly   coffee production, and last year's seminar on coffee and the environment created a lot of   interest.The future looks bright for the coffee industry. It is estimated that consumption over   the next few years will continue to rise steadily. New markets like Eastern Europe and China are   expected to develop fast.


  A. As a result, the membership now represents 94% of all exporters and 60% of all importers.
  B. In some of these countries, this can amount to as much as 50% of all export earning.
  C. In North America, most consumers already have above average knowledge of the range available.
  D. For example, frost and wind are particularly damaging to coffee crops.
  E. Larger coffee growers, for example, frequently export directly.
  F. The main reason for this is higher Brazilian output as production recovers from weather   damage to crops.
  G. It is cultivated in mountain regions which can only be reached by animal transport, and in   other difficult areas where modern agricultural equipment cannot be used.
  H. This is because there is a demand for coffee in Germany, and it is also sold in the UK and in   the US.
  I. This make the coffee industry fairly universal, acc ording to Pablo Dubois, Head of the   International Coffee Organisation (ICO), based in London.   

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