Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem:" Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐,粒粒皆辛苦)." But sadly, many of us don't actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don't waste food.

A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.

Do we have too much food? No, according to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.

Chinese people are well known for being generous(慷慨的). Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.

Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired(开除)because she took some leftover(剩余的)food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and agreed that it was not right to waste food.

What should we do in our daily life to waste less food? Here are some tips:

◆Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order what you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.

◆Don't be too picky(挑剔的)about food. Some food may not taste great. But your body needs it.

◆Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don't buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.

1.According to News One Plus One, Chinese people .

A. save enough food to feed 200 million people for a year

B. throw away lots of food every year

C. get enough food to feed millions of people every year

D. have to feed 200 million hungry people every year

2.From the third paragraph, we know that .

A. we have too much food to feed people in the world

B. there were 925 million people in developing countries

C. because of hunger, six million children die every year

D. there are only a few people getting hungry every year

3.From the fourth and fifth paragraphs, we can conclude(得出结论)that .

A. all Chinese people are generous

B. Chinese people always waste food

C. Li Hong got fired because she wasted food

D. everyone should get into the habit of saving food

4.What should we do to save food in our daily life?

A. When we order too much food in a restaurant, just take the leftover food home.

B. Eat more food that doesn't taste great.

C. We should not buy vegetables and fruit.

D. We should keep an eye on the food we like.

5.What's the main topic of the passage?

A. Don't waste food.

B. Many people die of hunger.

C. Don't be picky about food.

D. Eat all the food you order.

Sandra ran in and saw Daddy changing his clothes. She stopped to ask, “Where are you going, Daddy?”

“To a party, dear,” said Mr. Hill. “My friends are waiting for me in a restaurant.”

The little girl asked him to take her there, but he refused. She cried sadly and he had to give in. Her mother dressed her well and they went happily.

Mr. Hill works in a hospital and has saved many people, so he has a lot of friends. He’s always very popular at parties and everybody likes to listen to him. And his funny speech made all the audience(听众) happy. He told a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he finished, Sandra told him she wanted to go home. Mr. Hill was a little surprised by this but he had to do as his daughter asked.

On the way home, Mr. Hill was excited, but he noticed Sandra said nothing. He asked Sandra if she enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she didn’t. Mr. Hill asked her why. She told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!

Answer the following questions according to the passage.

1.What was Sandra’s father doing when she saw him?

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2.Where was Mr. Hill going?

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3.Did Mr. Hill agree to take Sandra with him at first?

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4.How was Mr. Hill’s speech?

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5.Why didn’t Sandra enjoy her father’s speech?

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