Question

Which inference does this passage support?

Before Venice took over, England dominated European trade with the Muslim world.
King Henry III was unable to buy large amounts of sugar because he was a poor negotiator.
As sugar became increasingly available to the English, they wanted to acquire even more of it.
As sugar became more available to the Venetians, the demand for it started to decrease.

Answer 1

"As sugar became increasingly available to the English, they wanted to acquire even more of it."

Reason: the passage implies rising availability led to rising English demand. The other choices are unsupported or contradicted — (1) and (2) make specific historical/causal claims not given, and (4) wrongly suggests demand fell as availability rose.