2009年考研英语阅读理解精读100篇（高分版1）
TEXTONETescoisprepari
galegalbattletoclearits
ameofi
volveme
ti
the
dairypricefixi
gsca
dalthathascostco
sumers￡270millio
Failuretoprovethatithad
oparti
collusio
withothersupermarketsa
ddairyprocessorsmayla
ditwithafi
eofatleast￡80millio
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gOFTsaidyesterdaythatAsdaSai
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dtheformerSafewayplusthedairycompa
iesWisema
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dCheeseCompa
yhadadmittedbei
gi
acarteltofixpricesformilkbuttera
dcheeseTheywerefi
edatotalofjustover￡116millio
aspartofale
ie
cydealofferedbythewatchdogtocompa
iesthatow
edupquicklytoa
ticompetitivebehaviour
OfficialsattheOFTadmittedprivatelythattheydid
otthi
ktheywouldeverdiscoverwhichcompa
yori
dividualhadi
itiatedtheprici
gformulaButthewatchdogrecog
isesthatatthetimesupermarketswereu
derpressurefrompoliticia
sa
dfarmerstoraisethecostofmilktosavedairyfarmi
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otcertai
thatmo
eyfou
ditswaytofarmersTheOFTclaimedi
Septemberthatithadfou
devide
cethattheretailchai
shadpassedfuturemilkpricestodairycompa
ieswhichthe
reachedafixedpriceamo
gthemselves
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tupa
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api
tofmilk15po
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dthatpeoplewouldbecomescepticaloftheirclaimsFarmersForActio
thegroupoffarmersthathasledprotestsoverlowmilkpricessi
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satio
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vestigatio
isco
ti
ui
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