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<B>(CNN) As he tended to his goats one afternoon in the Ethiopian highlands some 12 centuries ago, a herder named Kaldinoticed that his bleating charges seemed energized after chewing mysterious red berries. Intrigued by the strange reaction,Kaldi took the berries to a local monastery, ____21_____ the monks promptly threw them in the fire _____22_____ of theirapparently magical attributes. As the berries were roasted by the heat, a heavenly aroma spread, and they were used to make thefirst coffee. Or so the legend of coffee goes. What is more certain is that Ethiopia, widely regarded as the cradle of coffee, is anation _____23_____ to the stimulating beverage. The country is Africa's biggest producer and ranks fifth globally. Last year itexported 190,000 tons of coffee beans, earning around $700 million, and in 2016 Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa will host the4th World Coffee Conference, a high-level gathering of global experts.    Far from being just coffee exporters, Ethiopians are also major coffee lovers. Cafes densely _____24_____ the streets ofthe capital Addis Ababa, and in 2013/14 3.6 million bags were consumed in the country, representing 71.6% of the totaldomestic consumption of Africa and 8% of all exporting countries. "Ethiopians are coffee drinkers with a history of drinkingand enjoying coffee for over 1,000 years," says Wondwossen Meshesha, the 28-year-old grandson of TO.MO.CA's founder andthe company's current chief operations officer. In addition, in Ethiopia, consuming coffee has traditionally been a_____25_____ affair with a deep, spiritual meaning, conducted at home. The beans are roasted in an open pan so that their richaroma draws family, neighbors and other guests to gather.
21.
(A) from which
(B) which
(C) as
(D) where

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答案:D
難度:適中0.5
統計:A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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