You will hear part of a radio programme about cherries and harvesting them. Listen to the audio and complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
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The speaker gives the examples of 1 as a crop being replaced by cherries.
To protect young trees from extremes of weather, a 2 may be used.
Cherries are prone to cracking because there is hardly any 3 on the skin of the fruit.
The speaker compares the cherry to a 4 when explaining the effect of rain on the fruit.
Shoppers are advised to purchase cherries which have a 5 stem and look fresh and tasty.
The traditional view was that cherries need up to 6 before they produce a useful crop.
The most popular new variety of cherry tree among farmers has the name 7
While picking cherries, keep a 8 in your mouth to stop you from eating too many.