Apples are usually sold by ________ weight and eggs are sometimes sold by ________ dozen.

　　A. the; the　　B. /;a       C. /; the　　　D. the; a

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Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples grow in nearly every part of the world. The United States produces more apples than any other country except France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples.   71   New York is on the east coast and Washington is on the west near Canada.

Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States.   72   Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply. Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite sweet dish for many Americans.

  73   The trees there produce nearly five billion apples every year—one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.

  74   For example, “You are the apple of my eye.” means “You are actually the one I love best and care most.” In China, it is a custom in some places for the marrying couple to hold an apple in each one’s hand, promising that their marriage will be “safe” without anything bad and that their marriage will never be broken. “To apple polish” often refers to a man who fawns (奉承) on somebody for the purpose of getting some benefits. So you can easily get “apple polisher”. However, “in apple-pie order” usually has the same meaning as “in good order”.   75   In fact, it’s another saying about “compare two things that can’t be compared”.

A. The state of Washington is proud of its apples.

B. Apples play an important part in people’s health.

  There are many stories and sayings about apples.

D. Perhaps this is why “New York” is often called “Big Apple” by some people.

E. The apples in France are better than those in America.

F. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches.

G. It is likely that you hear about “compare apples and oranges”

For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.

There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, Golden Delicious, and McIntosh..

Apples are different in color, size and taste. The color of the skin may be red, green or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart(酸的). Generally, sweet apples are tasted fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce(果酱).

Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve meters. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.

1.It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are_______.

A．grown in France    B．sold everywhere    C．very big           D．quite sweet

2.Cold winter weather is good for________.

A．the growth of apple trees                 B．producing large apples

C．improving the taste of apples              D．the increase of water in apples

3.China, France and the United States are considered to_______.

A．be small producers of apples

B．be large producers of applesauce

C．have the longest history in apple production

D．have the coldest winter among apple production

4.The word yielded in the last sentence means________.

A．improved         B．increased         C．produced         D．sold

As ________ rule, apples are sold by ______ weight and eggs by _______dozen.

A．a; 不填；the      B．a; the; the         C．a; a; the           D．the; 不填；不填

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【小题1】     ( 假定) that his story is true， what should we do.
【小题2】 Apples are       ( 分类) according to size.
【小题3】Poor girl！How brave you are to       (忍受) your troublesome step-mother’s bad temper.
【小题4】 Only then did he realize that he was       (弄错).
【小题5】 Last weekend My friend Li Hua and I went to the Cui Hua Mountain，and       ( 俯视) the beautiful Cui Hua Lake on it.
【小题6】 She said she could       (仅仅) understand a few words when he spoke Japanese.
【小题7】This new machine is protected by       (专利) .
【小题8】Those settlers must cross the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by      (方式) of a land bridge.
【小题9】I’m sorry to       ( 打扰) you, but can you tell me the time?.
【小题10】The scientists have achieved a major      (突破) in the treatment of cancer.