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The orchard was replanted in 1995, not because the old trees had stopped bearing but because their apples were of a kind that no longer sold. The new varieties are sweeter and travel better. A single row of the old trees was kept at the far end, for the owner's own table.
According to the text, why were the old trees replaced?
- A. Their apples were a kind that no longer sold.Correct
- B. They had stopped producing fruit.
- C. They were diseased.
- D. The owner preferred sweeter apples.
Answer: A. Their apples were a kind that no longer sold.
No longer sold.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. They had stopped producing fruit.
- The text says they had not stopped bearing.
- C. They were diseased.
- Disease is not mentioned.
- D. The owner preferred sweeter apples.
- The owner kept the old apples for the table.
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