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X Sugar is one of
the most important plant products.
The word sugar applies to more than
100 distinctive substances, each with a
scientific name. The sugar most
commonly obtained from X plants is
X sucrose. When it has been
refined, X sugar is colorless and
odorless. However, X sugar obtained
from the sap of
the maple tree tastes different from
the sugar derived from
the juice of
the sugar beet.
X Impurities account for
the difference in
the taste of
the two forms of
X sugar.
X Sugar is produced in
X Europe,
X Asia,
X Africa,
X Australia, and
X America.
The sugar which comes from
X Cuba is largely
X cane sugar.
The sugar from
the most western part of
the United States is largely
X beet sugar.

X Water is
a necessity for sustaining
X life in
X plants and animals.
X Men have always been interested in
the nature of
X water. At one time,
X water was considered to be
an element. Most water is derived
from the ocean directly or
indirectly. The water which
X New Yorkers use does not come from
the Hudson River.
The water used in
X New York homes comes from
X large reservoirs.
The water in these reservoirs is
purified. However, X absolutely
pure water is probably unknown. X
Lake water is relatively pure, especially in
X mountainous regions.
X Most people think
X spring water is pure. However,
the water which comes from
X springs sometimes contains
X large amounts of two types of
X salt. Therefore,
the water in your springs should be
analyzed.

X Dust is
a great inconvenience to
X housewives. It is
a difficult problem.
X Dust causes
a housewife
X hours and
X hours of
X housework
a week. To make
X things worse,
X dust always seems to settle in
the most inconceivable places.
The dust which comes from
X chimneys seems to spread
everywhere. X Coal dust is one of
the worst types of
X dust to wipe up. In
the neighborhood where we live,
the dust from
the Ajax Factory in
the next block causes us
X trouble.
The edges of our windows are covered
with X dust in less than
a day.
The dust on
the surface of
the tables in our apartment is not
quite so difficult to remove. I know the
characteristics of X dust very well
because my wife frequently asks me to wipe up
the dust on
the desks and
X bookcases in our apartment.
Source: Taylor, Grant
(1956). Mastering American English. New York: McGraw-Hill. |