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sofa in her room,Welty, asilm figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation. I don39。t makt them up, she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years.I don39。t have to. Beauticians,bartenders,piano players and poeple wiht people hats,Welty39。s people e from afternoons spent vistiting with old friends, from walks thtough the streets of her native Jackson,Miss.,from conversations overheard on a annoys Welty that,at 78,her left ear has now given ,sitting on a bus or a train, sht hears only a fragment(片斷)偶發(fā)啊particularly interesting story. happpened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe? strangers joined her. childhood friends came in. heavy rain ruined the dinner. people held a party there.6. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’sA. readers B. parties C. friends D. stories7. What can we learn about the characters in Welty39。s fiction。A. They live in big cities.B. They are mostly women.C. They e from real life.D. They are pleasure seekers.C If you are a fruit grower一or would like to bee one一take advantage of Apple Day to see what39。s around. It39。s called Apple Day but in practice it39。s more like Apple Month. The day itself is on October 21, but since it has caught on, events now spread out over most of October around Britain. Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see, and often taste, a wide variety of apples To people who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal ,Gala in supermarkets, it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in existence, such as Decio which was grown by the Romans. Although it doesn39。t taste ofanything special, it39。s still worth a try, as is the knobbly(多疙瘩的)Cat39。s Head which is moreof a curiosity than anything else. There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of the very bestvarieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinette, but you39。ll need a warm, sheltered place withperfect soil to grow it, so it39。s a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it. At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs,children are well catered for with appleChemed fun and games. Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit, including stately gardens and mercial orchards(果園)If you want to have a real orchard experience, try visiting the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale, near Faversham in Kent.8. What can people do at the apple events?A. Attend experts39。 lectures. B. Visit fruitloving families.C. Plant fruit trees in an orchard. D. Taste many kinds of apples.9. What can we learn about Decio?A. It is a new variety. B. It has a strange look.C. It is rarely seen now. D. It has a special taste.10. What does the underlined phrase a pipe dream in Paragraph 3 mean? A. A p