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Do you know how blueberries(藍莓,越橘的一種)grow? They grow on bushes(灌木叢).Each
blueberry is small and round. Many blueberries grow on one bush. At first, the blueberries are green.
The green berries are not ready to eat. They need a lot of sun and rain to help them become fat and
sweet. When the berries turn blue, they are ready for us to eat.
Some farmers grow blueberries in big fields. The people nearby can make money by helping to
pick the blueberries. Each one takes a pail (桶) out to the field and fills it with-blueberries. They work
fast so that they can fill many pails. They want to make as much money as they can. When they finish
picking, their hands are blue from the juice of the berries!
After farmers pick the blueberries, they put them into boxes and send them to stores. People buy
the blueberries and. take them home to eat. Some people like to wash the berries and eat them one by
one. Other people like to cook with blueberries. They make blueberry pies and pancakes with them.
No matter how you eat them, blueberries taste great!
l. What do blueberries look like?
A. They grow on trees.
B. They are green.
C. They are small and round.
D. They need lots of sun and rain.
2. People can eat blueberries when .
A. they are blue
B. they are green
C. they become fat
D. they become sweet
3. Why do people like to pick blueberries in the fields?
A. Because they like to eat them.
B. Because they love to work for farmer.
C. Because they can take some home.
D. Because they can make much money.
4. What happens to people who pick blueberries?
A. No blueberries on trees.
B. They have no blueberries to eat again.
C. They can cook them at home.
D. Their hands become blue.
5. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. People only make blueberry food to eat.
B. Blueberries are good to eat.
C. Anyone can pick blueberries in the field.
D. Blueberries are always blue.
