【单选题】

Cafes in France

Cafes are very much a part of the French way of life and are frequented as a meeting point among friends. Most cafes are primarily focused (29) drinks but provide lunchtime snacks (30) as sandwiches, salads and toast.All kinds of drinks are served, (31) alcoholic drinks and hot beverages.
Generally customers (32) consume only a small mount of food and drink (33) visit and there are high taxes on alcohol served in public bars.Consequently, the price of drinks is generally high (34) with otherEuropean countries. (35) cafes increasingly have to compare with fast food outlets, (36) are used as meeting places by young people attracted by their low prices.
In France, cafes and bars are mainly independent family-nm businesses, (37) 70% of them employing between one (38) five people. The number of cafes and bars in France has steadily diminished (39) the past few years, although most closures were limited (40) rural areas.
A．including
B．besides
C．except