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Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples trees grow in nearly every part of the world. The United States
produces (出产) more apples than any other country except (除……外) France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples.
Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry
apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to
cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply (简单地). Apple juice is also a popular drink and
apple pie is the favorite dessert for many Americans.
The state of Washington is proud (骄傲) of its apples. The trees there produce about five billion apples
every year-nearly one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.
1. Almost everyone likes to eat ___________.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
2. ________ produces the most apples in the world.
A. The United States
B. Canada
C. China
D. France
3. Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they__________ at noon.
A. eat nothing but apples
B. feel it better to eat apples
C. always eat simple food
D. can get apples easily
4. "The trees there produce about five billion apples every year." One billion is_____.
A. 100,000
B. 1,000,000
C. 10,000,000
D. 1,000,000,000
5. The state of Washington is proud of its apples because they think ________.
A. everyone in the world can share (分享) their happiness
B. they can produce as many apples as people all over the world
C. their apples are better than any of the other fruits
D. their apple trees are the best in the world
