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At 4.00 p.m. sharp, the doorbell at Mrs. Rana's residence rang. Mrs. Jain, Mrs. Dutt and Mrs. Rao greeted Mrs. Rana.

Mrs. Dutt: So what's the occasion for this get-together, Mrs. Rana?

Mrs. Rana: Well, I have just returned from a trip to the tea gardens and brought for you the freshest tea leaves to taste. Besides, we have not met each other for a long time and I thought we could taste the tea together.

Mrs. Rao: Tell us where you went, Mrs. Rana. Did you get to watch the tea leaves being picked?

Mrs. Rana: I visited the tea gardens of Darjeeling. The tea plants have white sweet-smelling flowers. I was surprised to see wild tea plants growing as tall as 9 metres high.

Mrs. Dutt: Did you also find out who discovered the tea and where it first came from?

Mrs. Rana: I did hear about the legend that the Emperor of China discovered tea in about 2737 B.C.

Mrs. Jain: In China and Japan, tea making and tea drinking used to be a ceremony among the wealthy people.

Mrs. Dutt: I have a friend who works as a tea taster in a tea company It is his job to select the teas that his company wants to sell.

Mrs. Rao: All right, ladies. I am very tea thirsty now. Where is our tea, Mrs. Rana and what are you serving us today?

Mrs. Rana: Here it is! And, I am serving you orange pekoe. Enjoy it, ladies.

Wild tea plants grow _________

A) as tall as 9 metres high.

B) as tall as 12 metres high.

C) as short as 3 feet high.

D) as tall as 11 metres high.

E) None of these