Break time﹕Bananas
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1. The fastest half and full ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿(馬拉松)dressed as a fruit were both achieved by runners who dressed as a banana.
2. Fibres in banana stems can be used to make
＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿, such as jackets, skirts and trousers.
5. Banana is a healthy fruit which contains many essential
＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿, including vitamin C, vitamin B6 and potassium(鉀).
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3. Bananas do not grow on trees. Instead, they grow on huge plants which are classified as herbs and the stems of the herbs do not ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ any woody tissue(木質組織).
4. India produces the largest number of bananas in the world, with an annual ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ ＿ of about 14.2 million tonnes.
6. There are different ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ of bananas. Apart from the common yellow, it can also be found in red, pink, purple, etc.
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
fibre (n) 纖維
essential (adj) 必要的
herb (n) 草本植物
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