{"content":"Mostofusprobablylivewithoutvegetablesuff0cbutaworldwithoutchocolateuff1fNowthatwouldbehard!Accordingtochocolatemakersitcouldhappenifwedonu2019tactsoonuff0eTherearetwomaincausesofthechocolateshort

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　　Most of us probably live without vegetablesuff0cbut a world without chocolateuff1fNow that would be hard!According to chocolate makers it could happen if we donu2019t act soonuff0e

　　There are two main causes of the chocolate shortage---chocolateu2019s growing popularity and less production of cocoauff0cthe plant from which chocolate is madeuff0eWith more and more people in India and China loving chocolateuff0cnot much can be done about the first causeuff0e

　　Thereforeuff0cthe only thing we can do is to increase cocoa productionuff0eHoweveruff0cnew plant diseases and little rain in Ivory Coast and Ghanauff0cthe worldu2019s largest producersuff0chave reduced cocoa production by 40percent in the past 10yearsuff0eWhatu2019s worseuff0cmany cocoa farmers in Africa and other cocoa-producing countries like Indonesia and Venezuela are changing to easier-to-grow crops such as corn or rubberuff0eThis wayuff0cthe farmers can make more moneyuff0e

　　To prevent more farmers from changinguff0cresearchers at the newly opened International Cocoa Control Centreuff0cin the UKuff0care trying to create new cocoa plants that are stronger and faster growinguff0eBut first they must make sure the new plants are safe to growuff0eThis takes a long timeuff0e

　　Firstuff0ceach new plant is stored at the Control Centre for six months to make sure it is healthyuff0eIt is then planted in the Centreu2019s fieldsuff0cstudied and tested for another two yearsuff0eOnly after scientists are certain that theyu2019re disease-freeuff0cwill the plants be sent to farmers in West Africa or wherever else they are neededuff0e

　　To create new stronger types of cocoauff0cscientists at the Centre are combining the best parts from different cocoa plantsuff0eThough the world is facing a serious chocolate shortageuff0cthere is now hope!""questionList":{"1":{"type":1"title":"The first paragraph tells us that___uff0e""answer":"u6839u636eu8bedu5883Accordingu00