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1. The _ _ _ _ _ _ (木瓜) can be eaten when it is unripe or ripe. The unripe ones are green and the ripe ones are orange. The green ones are commonly used in Thai salads.

2. Thailand officials are inviting a participant in a singing contest dressed up as a _ _ _ _ _ _ (榴槤) to promote the fruit in a government campaign after his rise to fame.

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3. The _ _ _ _ _ (番石榴) is famous for its seedy flesh. Each fruit bears 100 to 500 edible seeds!

4. Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay stated that he dislikes the idea of having _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (菠蘿) on pizzas. It sparked off a debate among pizza lovers.

5. In Kerala, south India, 44 villages will be set up to promote _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (椰子) farming after its production has dropped by 15-20% because of various diseases.

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■Glossary

ripe (adj) 成熟的

edible (adj) 可食用的

spark off (phr v) 引發

[Smarties' Power English Vol 188]