Passage2 FormostAmericankids,itwouldn'tbeHalloweenwithouttrick-or-treatingforcandy;however,thatwasn'talwaysthecase.Whenthecustomoftrick-or-treatingstartedinthe1930sandearly1940s,childrenweregiveneverythingfromhomemadecookiesandpiecesofcaketofruit,nuts,coinsandtoys.Inthe1950s,candymanufacturersbegantogetinontheactandpromotetheirproductsforHalloween,andastrick-or-treatingbecamemorepopular,candywasincreasinglyregardedasanaffordable,convenientoffering.Itwasn'tuntilthe1970s,though,thatwrapped,factory-madecandywasviewedastheonlyacceptablethingtohandouttoallthelittleghostsandgoblinsthatshoweduponpeople'sdoorsteps.Akeyreasonforthiswassafety,asparentsfearedthatreal-lifeboogeymenmighttamperwithgoodiesthatweren'tstore-boughtandsealed. Today,whenitcomestoHalloweencandy,anumberofthemostpopularbrandsareenduringclassics.Forexample,thefirstHershey'sMilkChocolatebarwasproducedin1900andHershey'sKissesmadetheirdebutin1907.CompanyfounderMiltonHersheywasapioneerinthemass-productionofmilkchocolateandturnedwhatpreviouslyhadbeenaluxuryitemforthewell-to-dointosomethingaffordableforaverageAmericans.Intheearly1900s,healsobuiltanentiretown,Hershey,Pennsylvania,aroundhischocolatefactory.In1917,HarryBumettReesemovedtoHershey,wherehewasadairymanforthechocolatecompanyandlaterworkedatitsfactory.InspiredbyMiltonHershey'ssuccess,Reese,whoeventuallyhad16children,beganmakingcandiesinhisbasement.Inthemid-1920s,hebuiltafactoryofhisownandproducedanassortmentofcandies,includingpeanutbuttercups,whichheinventedin1928andmadewithHershey'schocolate.DuringWorldWarII,ashortageofingredientsledReesetopulltheplugonhisothercandiesandfocusonhismostpopularproducter,peanutbuttercups.In1963,Hersheyacquiredthe H.BReeseCandyCompany. In1923,astruggling,Minnesota-borncandymaker,FrankMars,launchedtheMilkyWaybar,whichbecameabest-seller.In1930,heintroducedtheSnickersbar,reportedlynamedforhisfavoritehorse,followedin1932bythe3Musketeersbar.Frank'ssonForresteventuallyjoinedthecompany,onlytoleaveafterafallingoutwithhisfather.ForrestMarsrelocatedtoEngland,wherehecreatedtheMarsbarintheearly1930s.In1941,helaunchedM&Ms.MarsanticipatedthatWorldWarIIwouldproduceacocoashortage,sohepartneredwithBruceMurrie,sonofaHersheyexecutive,inordertohaveaccesstoasufficientsupplyofingredients;thecandy'snamestandsforMarsandMurrie. Anothercrowd-pleasingHalloweencandy,theKitKatbar,wasfirstsoldinEnglandin1935asaRowntree'sChocolateCrispandin1937wasrechristenedtheKitKatChocolateCrisp.ThenameissaidtobederivedfromaLondonliteraryandpoliticalgroup,theKit-Cat(orKitKat)club,establishedinthelate17thcentury.Thegroup'smonikeristhoughttobeanabbreviationofthenameofthemanwhoownedtheshopwherethegrouporiginallygathered.Since1988,thebrandhasbeenownedbyNestle,makerofanotherperennialtrick-or-treatfavorite,theNestleCrunchbar,whichdebutedinthelate1930s. WhatarethemainfeaturesofHalloweencandyinthe1970s? A.Safe,wrappedandfactory-made. B．Original,homemadeandexpensive.
A.正确答案A
B.Delicious, manufactured and expensive. C.
D.Convenient, homemade and inexpensive
