The Birth of Solid chocolate

　　In 1828, a Dutch chemist found a way to make powdered chocolate. His product became known as “Dutch cocoa”, and it soon led to the creation of solid chocolate. In 1847, Joseph Fry created the first modern chocolate bar. By 1868, a little company called Cadbury was marketing boxes of chocolate candies in England. Milk chocolate hit the marked a few years later.

　　Prosperous Chocolate Industry

　　In America, chocolate was so valued during the Revolutionary War that it was used instead of wages . Even now, statistics show that the humble cacao bean is still a powerful economic fore. Chocolate manufacturing is a more than 4-billion-dollar industry in the United States, and the average American eats at least half a pound of the stuff per month.

　　The earliest chocolate was most probably

　　.

　　A dish

　　B. a drink

　　C. a bar

　　D. a candy

　　It can be inferred from the passage that

　　.

　　The history of chocolate is at most 4,000 years.

　　People around the world could buy things with chocolate

　　Chocolate was well paid attention to since it was born

　　An American at least eats a pound of chocolate per month

　　Why did chocolate suit the Spanish's taste so quickly?

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