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Sandy was very happy every time __1__ she visited Uncle James. He lived __2__ a farm in the country. And he had green fields and trees of __3__ own. Sandy’s favourite part was the tree in the backyard. The tree had white flowers with rosy centres, and the flowers on __4__ smelled good, too.
Last week Sandy visited Uncle James. __5__ her surprise, there wasn’t a single flower on the tree. And the tree didn’t smell good __6__. “Uncle James, what happened to the beautiful tree?”she asked worriedly, almost __7__.
“On an apple tree, the flowers only last for __8__ weeks,” Uncle James said. “Now it’s summer, right?” __9__ they are all gone.
“What apple tree?” Sandy asked. “That was __10__ flower tree.”
Uncle James laughed. He moved the leaves, and Sandy could __11__ little, green fruits. “These are too small __12__ apples,” Sandy said.
“But they will become big and red apples soon,” Uncle James explained. “The flowers” attract bees and bees bring the pollen. When the tree doesn