A Very Fruity Idea Our cities are filled with trees, and the vast majority of those trees produce edible fruits. — [1] — But with no one to collect and process them, most simply fall to the ground and rot, wasting a potentially excellent source of nutrition. One new organization wants to change that. — [2] —Fresh From The Tree is a non-profit group that aims to collect as much fruit as possible from the city’s trees, and then make it into delicious snacks that can be sold at low prices to local residents. “We have been doing a survey of the locations of all the fruit trees in town,” says co-founder Michaela Anderson. “Once we have identified a promising tree, we contact the homeowners and ask if we can pick the fruit for them. — [3] —They usually don’t have time to manage it themselves.” After the volunteers collect the fruit, they give half of it to the owners of the residence, and keep the other half to turn into fruit pies, jams, sorbets, and other tasty but healthy desserts. The group only has a handful of volunteers at the moment but are hoping to recruit more in the coming months. — [4] —. They are also negotiating with the city to collect fruit from trees on government property. What is the article mainly about?

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A Very Fruity Idea Our cities are filled with trees, and the vast majority of those trees produce edible fruits.

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A Very Fruity Idea
Our cities are filled with trees, and the vast majority of those trees produce edible fruits. — [1] — But with no one to collect and process them, most simply fall to the ground and rot, wasting a potentially excellent source of nutrition.
One new organization wants to change that. — [2] —Fresh From The Tree is a non-profit group that aims to collect as much fruit as possible from the city’s trees, and then make it into delicious snacks that can be sold at low prices to local residents.
“We have been doing a survey of the locations of all the fruit trees in town,” says co-founder Michaela Anderson. “Once we have identified a promising tree, we contact the homeowners and ask if we can pick the fruit for them. — [3] —They usually don’t have time to manage it themselves.”
After the volunteers collect the fruit, they give half of it to the owners of the residence, and keep the other half to turn into fruit pies, jams, sorbets, and other tasty but healthy desserts. The group only has a handful of volunteers at the moment but are hoping to recruit more in the coming months. — [4] —. They are also negotiating with the city to collect fruit from trees on government property.

Question 1:

What is the article mainly about?

A. The establishment of a firm

B. The opening of a fruit orchard

C. The management of public land

D. The work of an organization

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By skimming the text, we can infer that the article is mainly about the work of an organization => D is correct

Question 2:

What does Fresh From The Tree do with the fruit it collects?

A. Sells it to local restaurants

B. Turns it into snacks

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Information is in "Fresh From The Tree is a non-profit group that aims to collect as much fruit as possible from the city’s trees, and then make it into delicious snacks that can be sold at low prices to local residents."

C. Donates it to a charity

D. Transports it to City Hall

Question 3:

According to the article, what do homeowners receive from Fresh From The Tree?

A. A small payment for the food

B. Some of the collected produce

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Information is in "After the volunteers collect the fruit, they give half of it to the owners of the residence"

C. Recognition at a public event

D. Free baked goods

Question 4:

In which of the positions marked [1], [2], [3], and [4] does the following sentence best belong?
"Most of the residents accept the offer with pleasure.”

A. [1]

B. [2]

C. [3]

Feedback

C is correct since it can connect with sentences before and after it: "Once we have identified a promising tree, we contact the homeowners and ask if we can pick the fruit for them. They usually don’t have time to manage it themselves.”

D. [4]

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