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Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for thousands of years,and today it is still a favourite drink of millions of people in the world. Coffee is so popular ,but do you know the story of coffee and how it was discovered?
There is an old story that says coffee was discovered in Africa long ,long time ago. One day,a farmer was watching his goats,and he saw them eat some small berries(干种子)from a plant. After they ate the berries,the goats became very active.The man often felt tired,so he decided to try the berries too. Surprisingly, he did not feel tired any  more.Coffee plants were thus discovered. Then coffee was taken from Africa to Arabia(阿拉伯半岛),and there it was first used as medicine. The Arabs kept coffee a secret for many years. Later, coffee came to Turkey(土耳其),then italy,then France. From Europe, the coffee plant was taken to America. People found that coffee plants grew well in many parts of South America, so large coffee farms were started, and many coffee plants were grown. On these farms, coffee beans were picked from the plants by hand. Then the beans were dried and prepared for market to sell.  Different coffee beans were mixed together to produce different kinds of coffee. Coffee was sent to all over the world ,and soon became very popular.
请认真阅读下面短文,并根据短文内容回答问题。
Answer each of the following questions in No More Than 6 Words.
Where did coffee come from?
What was coffee first used as in Arabia?
Why were large coffee farms started in South America?
How did people get coffee beans from the plants?
Why did people mix different coffee beans together?

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We provide:

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Shower.

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You can exercise as long as you like a day,seven days a week.

We provide:

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Shower.

Swimming.

Dances with teachers.

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Cost:

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fitness 健身

discount 打折

facilities 设施

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A.

introduce the cost of a fitness center

B.

advise you to book fitness ticket

C.

tell you how to keep fit

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A.

B.

C.

(3)If you are free on weekends,you'd better go to the fitness center at    .

A.

9:00 a.m.

B.

8:00 p.m.

C.

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(4)Both Ticket A and Ticket B provide    .

A.

shower and swimming

B.

facilities and swimming

C.

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A.

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B.

¥30

C.

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(4)    

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E.Following some easy steps can help you

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A.

Vicuna is a small town far from the ocean.

B.

We can see wonderful clouds in the sky over Vicuna.

C.

The sky in Vicuna is clear all year round.

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A.

Its size.

B.

Its location.

C.

It serves tourists.

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A.

容纳.

B.

建议.

C.

控制.

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A.

The old streetlights used lots of electricity.

B.

The old streetlights made it hard to see the stars at night.

C.

The new streetlights would make streetlights more beautiful.

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A.

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B.

A Town to Watch the Stars

C.

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