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Welcome to this dynamic and customizable cloze exercise, designed to test your comprehension and recall of the text, A Bittersweet Tale. In this exercise, you will be presented with a passage that has words strategically removed, leaving you with the challenge of filling in the blanks with the appropriate words. The unique feature of this activity is its customizability: you, or your teacher, can choose the frequency of the missing words, ranging from every 5th to every 20th word. This allows you to adjust the difficulty level according to your skill or preference. As you complete the exercise, you will not only reinforce your understanding of the content and context of the A Bittersweet Tale text but also improve your language and reading comprehension skills. This cloze exercise is an excellent way to challenge yourself and deepen your knowledge of the language and vocabulary in the A Bittersweet Tale text.
The article explores the rich history and decline of apple diversity in Britain, highlighting the fact that the country once boasted over 2,000 apple varieties. The decline in diversity has been attributed to industrialization, commercialization, shifting consumer preferences, and the loss of traditional orchards. Efforts to preserve Britain's apple heritage have emerged, including the establishment of apple conservation programs, community orchards, consumer awareness campaigns, and the involvement of horticultural societies and gardening clubs. These initiatives aim to maintain a connection to the past, preserve cultural heritage, and promote a sustainable and diverse agricultural future.
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/ ɪn ðə wɜːld əv fruːts / ˈæp.l̩z həʊld ə ˈspeʃ.l̩ ˈpleɪs ɪn ˈbrɪ.tənz ˈhɪ.str̩i / ˈkʌl.tʃə / ənd ˈkʌ.lɪ.nə.ri trə.ˈdɪʃ.n̩ / haʊ.ˈe.və / ˈəʊv.ə ðə ˈjiəz / ˈæp.l̩ daɪ.ˈvɜː.sɪ.ti ɪn ðə ˌjuːˈk.eɪ həz ˈdwɪn.dl̩d drə.ˈmæ.tɪk.l̩i / ənd wi ə naʊ left wɪð ˈəʊn.li ə ˈhænd.fʊl əv kə.ˈmɜːʃ.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz / ɪn ðɪs ˈɑː.tɪk.l̩ / wi wl̩ ɪk.ˈsplɔː ðə rɪtʃ ˈhɪ.str̩i əv ˈbrɪ.tɪʃ ˈæp.l̩z / ðə ˈriː.zənz bɪ.ˈhaɪnd ðə dɪ.ˈklaɪn ɪn daɪ.ˈvɜː.sɪ.ti / ənd ði ˈe.fəts ˈbiːɪŋ ˈmeɪd tə prɪ.ˈzɜːv ðiːz ˈtʃe.rɪʃt ˈləʊk.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz /
/ ˈæp.l̩z həv biːn ə ˈsteɪp.l̩ ɪn ðə ˈbrɪ.tɪʃ ˈdaɪət sɪns ðə ˈrəʊ.mən ˈɪə.rə / wɪð ə ˈmɪr.ɪ.əd əv ˈneɪ.tɪv ənd ɪm.ˈpɔː.tɪd və.ˈraɪə.tɪz ˈflʌ.rɪʃ.ɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈkʌntr.iz ˈtem.pə.rət ˈklaɪ.mət / ət ɪts piːk ɪn ðə ˌnaɪn.ˈtiːnθ ˈsen.tʃə.ri / ˈbrɪt.n̩ ˈbəʊ.stɪd ˈəʊv.ə ˈtuː / ˈzɪə.rəʊ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz əv ˈæp.l̩z / iːtʃ wɪð ðeə juː.ˈniːk teɪsts / ˈteks.tʃəz / ənd ˈkʌ.lɪ.nə.ri ˈjuːs.ɪz / ˈmen.i əv ðiːz və.ˈraɪə.tɪz wə ˈriː.dʒən spə.ˈsɪ.fɪk / ənd ðə ˈləʊk.l̩ prə.ˈdʌk.ʃn̩ əv ˈæp.l̩z ˈpleɪd ən ɪ.ˈsen.ʃl̩ rəʊl ɪn ðə ˈriː.dʒən.l̩ ˈkʌl.tʃər ənd ɪˈk.ɒ.nə.mi /
/ ˈəʊv.ə ðə lɑːst ˈsen.tʃə.ri / haʊ.ˈe.və / ðə daɪ.ˈvɜː.sɪ.ti əv ˈæp.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz ɪn ˈbrɪt.n̩ həz ˈwɪt.nəst ə ʃɑːp dɪ.ˈklaɪn / tə.ˈdeɪ / ə mɪə ˈhænd.fʊl əv kə.ˈmɜːʃ.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz / sʌtʃ əz ðə ˈɡræ.ni smɪθ / ˈɡɑː.lə / ənd ˈbreɪ.bɜːn / ˈdɒ.mɪ.neɪt ðə ˈmɑːkɪt / ðɪs rɪ.ˈdʌk.ʃn̩ ɪn daɪ.ˈvɜː.sɪ.ti kən bi ə.ˈtrɪ.bjʊ.tɪd tə ˈse.vrəl ˈfæk.təz /
/ ɪn.ˌdʌ.strɪə.laɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩ ənd kə.ˌmərʃ.ə.lə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən / wɪð ðə raɪz əv ˈlɑːdʒ skeɪl kə.ˈmɜːʃ.l̩ ˈæ.ɡrɪˌk.ʌl.tʃə / ˌmæs prə.ˈdjuːst ˈæp.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz ɡeɪnd ˈprɒ.mɪ.nəns / ðiːz kə.ˈmɜːʃ.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz wə ˈtʃəʊ.zən fə ðeə ˈlɒŋ ˈʃelf.laɪf / ˈjuː.nɪ.fɔːm ə.ˈpɪə.rəns / ənd iːz əv træns.ˈpɔːt / ˈrɑː.ðə ðən ðeə teɪst ənd ˈriː.dʒən.l̩ ˈre.lə.vəns /
/ ʃɪft ɪn kən.ˈsjuː.mə ˈpre.frən.sɪz / əz kən.ˈsjuː.məz bɪˈk.eɪm mɔː ˈfəʊkəst ɒn kən.ˈviː.nɪəns ənd ˌjuː.nɪ.ˈfɔː.mɪ.ti / ðə dɪ.ˈmɑːnd fə ˈriː.dʒən.l̩ ənd juː.ˈniːk və.ˈraɪə.tɪz weɪnd / ðə kən.ˈsɪ.stənt ə.ˈpɪə.rəns əv kə.ˈmɜːʃ.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz ənd ðeə ˈjiə.ˈraʊnd ə.ˌveɪ.lə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti ˈfɜː.ðə kən.ˈtrɪ.bjuː.tɪd tə ðɪs ʃɪft ɪn ˈpre.frən.sɪz /
/ dɪ.ˈklaɪn əv trə.ˈdɪʃ.n̩əl ˈɔː.tʃədz / ðə lɒs əv trə.ˈdɪʃ.n̩əl / ˈsmɔːl.skeɪl ˈɔː.tʃədz / ˈɒf.n̩ meɪn.ˈteɪnd baɪ ˈfæm.liz ɔː kə.ˈmjuː.nɪ.tɪz / led tu ə dɪ.ˈklaɪn ɪn ðə ˌkʌl.tɪ.ˈveɪʃ.n̩ əv ˈhe.rɪ.tɪdʒ ˈæp.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz / ðɪs wəz ˈfɜː.ðər ɪɡ.ˈzæ.sə.beɪ.tɪd baɪ ðə kən.ˈvɜːʃ.n̩ əv ˌæ.ɡrɪˈk.ʌlt.ʃrəl lænd tu ˈɜː.bən ˈeə.riəz ənd ði ɪn.ˈkriːs.ɪŋ kɒsts əv meɪn.ˈteɪn.ɪŋ ˈɔː.tʃədz /
/ kən.ˈsɜːnd baɪ ðə ˈræ.pɪd dɪ.ˈklaɪn ɪn ˈæp.l̩ daɪ.ˈvɜː.sɪ.ti / ˈveə.rɪəs ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩z ənd ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈvɪ.dʒʊəlz həv ˈteɪk.ən ʌp ðə ˈmæn.tl̩ əv prɪ.ˈzɜːv.ɪŋ ˈbrɪ.tənz ˈæp.l̩ ˈhe.rɪ.tɪdʒ / ðiːz ɪ.ˈnɪ.ʃə.tɪvz ɪn.ˈkluːd /
/ ˈæp.l̩ ˌkɒn.sə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩ ˈprəʊ.ɡræmz / ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩z ˈlaɪk ðə ˈnæ.ʃnəl fruːt kə.ˈlek.ʃn̩ ət ˈbrɒɡ.deɪl ənd ðə ˈhe.rɪ.tɪdʒ ˈɔː.tʃəd trʌst meɪn.ˈteɪn ɪk.ˈsten.sɪv kə.ˈlek.ʃn̩z əv ˈhe.rɪ.tɪdʒ ˈæp.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz / ðiːz ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩z ˈwɜːk tə.ˈwɔːdz kən.ˈsɜːv.ɪŋ / rɪ.ˈsɜːtʃ.ɪŋ / ənd prə.ˈməʊt.ɪŋ ðiːz reər ənd ˈvæ.ljʊəb.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz /
/ kə.ˈmjuː.nɪ.ti ˈɔː.tʃədz / ˈləʊk.l̩ kə.ˈmjuː.nɪ.tɪz ər ɪn.ˈkriː.sɪŋ.li ɪ.ˈstæ.blɪʃ.ɪŋ kə.ˈmjuː.nɪ.ti ˈɔː.tʃədz / wɪtʃ sɜːv əz hʌbz fə ˈɡrəʊɪŋ ənd ˈʃeər.ɪŋ ˈhe.rɪ.tɪdʒ ˈæp.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz / ðiːz ˈɔː.tʃədz help ɪn prɪ.ˈzɜːv.ɪŋ ənd rɪ.ˈvaɪv.ɪŋ ðə ˌkʌl.tɪ.ˈveɪʃ.n̩ əv ˈləʊk.l̩ ˈæp.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz ənd ˈfɒ.stər.ɪŋ ə sens əv praɪd ɪn ˈriː.dʒən.l̩ prə.ˈdjuːs /
/ kən.ˈsjuː.mər ə.ˈweə.nəs / ˈe.fəts tu ɪn.ˈkriːs kən.ˈsjuː.mər ə.ˈweə.nəs ə.ˈbaʊt ði ɪm.ˈpɔːtns əv prɪ.ˈzɜːv.ɪŋ ˈæp.l̩ daɪ.ˈvɜː.sɪ.ti ə ˈkruːʃ.l̩ / baɪ ˈtʃuːz.ɪŋ ˈləʊk.l̩.i sɔːst / ˈhe.rɪ.tɪdʒ ˈæp.l̩z ənd sə.ˈpɔːt.ɪŋ ˈləʊk.l̩ ˈɡrəʊəz / kən.ˈsjuː.məz kən ˈpleɪ ə ˈpɪ.və.təl rəʊl ɪn ɪn.ˈʃʊər.ɪŋ ðə sə.ˈvaɪv.l̩ əv ðiːz daɪ.ˈvɜːs ˈæp.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz /
/ ˌhɔː.tɪˈk.ʌl.tʃə.rəl sə.ˈsaɪə.tɪz ənd ˈɡɑːd.n̩.ɪŋ klʌbz / ðiːz ɡruːps help spred ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ ə.ˈbaʊt ˈɡrəʊɪŋ ənd meɪn.ˈteɪn.ɪŋ ˈhe.rɪ.tɪdʒ ˈæp.l̩ və.ˈraɪə.tɪz / ɪnˈk.ʌ.rɪdʒ.ɪŋ ˈɡɑːd.nəz tə ˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪt ðəm ɪn ðeər əʊn ˈɡɑːd.n̩z ənd ə.ˈlɒt.mənts /
/ ðə lɒs əv ˈæp.l̩ daɪ.ˈvɜː.sɪ.ti ɪn ˈbrɪt.n̩ z ə teɪl tɪndʒd wɪð nɒ.ˈstæl.dʒə ənd kən.ˈsɜːn fə ˈaʊər ɪn.ˈvaɪə.rən.mənt ənd ˈkʌl.tʃə.rəl ˈhe.rɪ.tɪdʒ / ði ˈe.fəts tə prɪ.ˈzɜːv ənd rɪ.ˈvaɪv ðə rɪtʃ və.ˈraɪə.ti əv ˈæp.l̩z ðət wʌns ɡreɪst ˈbrɪ.tɪʃ ˈɔː.tʃədz ə ˈvaɪt.l̩ ɪn meɪn.ˈteɪn.ɪŋ ə kə.ˈnek.ʃn̩ tu ˈaʊə pɑːst ənd prə.ˈməʊt.ɪŋ ə sə.ˈsteɪ.nəb.l̩ ənd daɪ.ˈvɜːs ˌæ.ɡrɪˈk.ʌlt.ʃrəl ˈfjuː.tʃə / baɪ sə.ˈpɔːt.ɪŋ ðiːz ɪ.ˈnɪ.ʃə.tɪvz / wi kən ɪn.ˈʃʊə ðət ˈfjuː.tʃə ˌdʒen.ə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩z kən.ˈtɪ.njuː tu ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ ðə juː.ˈniːk ˈfleɪ.vəz / ˈteks.tʃəz / ənd ˈkʌ.lɪ.nə.ri trə.ˈdɪʃ.n̩z ðət ər ə ˈte.stə.mənt tə ˈbrɪ.tənz ˈæp.l̩ ˈhe.rɪ.tɪdʒ /
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