Question

at one time, the branches of the apple tree were full of apples, but now the old, negle tree is and unable to . habitable barren pristine

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context: the apple tree was once full of apples, but now it's old and neglected. We need a word that contrasts with "full of apples" for the first blank.

• "habitable" means suitable to live in, which doesn't fit a tree's fruit - bearing context.
• "barren" means unproductive or not bearing fruit, which fits the idea of a neglected tree not producing apples.
• "pristine" means in its original, clean state, which also doesn't fit the "neglected" context.

For the second blank (though the options aren't fully visible, based on the first blank analysis), the first blank should be "barren".

Answer:

barren