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”。题干中的画线词in excess of “超过”，和more than意思最接近，因此，依据题意本题最合适的选项为C。