The energy value of dried fruits is considerably  in excess of  that of fresh items.

A. short of

B. equal to

C. more than

D. different from

【答案解析】本题正确选项C译文：干果的能量价值远远超过新鲜水果。解析：在四个备选项中，A项short of “缺少；达不到”；B项equal to“平等的，相等的”；C项more than “超过”；D项different from “与……不同”。题中划线词in excess of “超过”，和C项more than意思最接近，因此，依据题意本题最符合题意的选项为C。