The Star FruitThe star fruit or carambola (Averrhoa carambola) is a unique tropical fruit that is gaining popularity in the United States. This fruit acquired its name from the five pointed star shape. The 3 to 5 inch long fruit has a paper-thin thin, translucent, waxy, yellow-orange to green skin with tart crisp flesh. Star fruit range in taste from pleasantly tart and sour to slightly sweet with a complicated flavor combination that includes plums, pineapples, and lemons. The flesh is juicy and crunchy, and may be eaten skin, seeds and all or used as a garnish, in salads and in relishes and preserves. When used in cooking, green fruit are frequently used for their sourness. The juicy flesh is mostly water and does not hold up well when heated.
Although it is not now found in the wild, the star fruit is originally native to Sri Lanka and the Moluccas, and has been cultivated in Southeast Asia and Malaysia for almost 1,000 years. It is known many other names including: ‘belimbing’ or ‘belimbing manis’ (Indonesia), ‘mafueng’ (Thailand), ‘kamrakh’ (Indian) Chinese starfruit, star apple and Five angled fruit. Today they are also grown through out the Caribbean, Central and South America, Florida and Hawaii because the fruit thrives on growing in a warm environment.
Two varieties are found in markets, one sour and the other slightly sweet. Their flavor is sometimes described as like a cross between an apple and a grape. It is almost impossible to tell the sweet and tart varieties apart, but in general the tart varieties have narrowly spaced ribs and sweet varieties have thicker, fleshier ribs; some also report that the yellower, the sweeter. The tastes between the two are hardly distinguishable, as the tart variety still has some sweetness. There are several white varieties, all of which are sweet. This tropical fruit is readily available July through February.
Star fruit are an excellent source of vitamin

1.What is the purpose of the text?
a.To explain the benefits of star fruit.
b.To describe the types of star fruit.
c.To tell the readers about the origins of star fruit.
d.To tell the readers about star fruit.

2.According to the text, how does star fruit look like?
a.It as 3 to 5 cm long fruit.
b.It is as big as pepper.
c.The color of the fruits is yellowish-brown.
d.Its flesh tastes tart.

3.Where is the origin of the starfruit?
a.Srilanka
b.Malaysia
c.Thailand
d.Florida

4.Starfruit is known with various names around the world, execpt ...
a.Belimbing manis
b.Mafueng
c.Chinese star fruits
kamrakah