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Table 1: Major Agricultural Products
Products
Output (产量) 1997
(1 million tons) Increase over

Grain492.5 -2.4
Oil-bearing crops of which: 21.5-2.8
Peanuts (花生)9.62-5.1
seed (菜籽)9.453.7
Cotton4.32.4
Tea0.613.4
Fruit50.458.4
Meat of which:53.548.0
Pork, beef and mutton41.218.0
Cow milk6.635.4
Sheep wool0.29-1.4
Silkworm cocoons0.5-2.7
Aquatic (水产) products of which:35.618.3
Fresh water14.2611.8
Marine21.356.1
Table 2: Major Industrial Products


1. The output of _____ in 1997 increased over 1996.
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A. tea, meat, fruit, cloth, steel and cars
B. cow milk, grain, color TV sets and micro-computers
C. fresh water products, coal, fruit and cigarettes
D. cotton, seeds, electricity and coal
2. Which of the following saw the greatest change over 1996?
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A. Metal cutting machine tools.
B. Fresh water products.
C. Micro-computers D. Fruit.
3. The output of grain in 1997 was _____ that in 1996.
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A. over 2 million tons less than
B. about 11. 8 million tons less than
C. 12 million tons more than
D. almost as much as