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Everyone uses his or her own special words to show his or her ideas and feelings. Some of these expressions are 1 used for many years. 2 are popular for just a short time. Such an American expression is “Where is the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it 3 to be. In the early 1980s, “Where is the beef?” was one of 4 expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it at that time.

We all know “McDonald’s” was famous for a hamburger made 5 beef. When some businessmen saw it, they opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company called “ 6 ” said its hamburgers were bigger than 7 sold by McDonald’s or anyone else’s. The company began to use the expression “Where is the beef?” to make people 8 that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The television showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread 9 covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where is the beef?” She shouted in a funny way. The idea for Wendy’s hamburger restaurant was a 10 . As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where is the beef?”

( )1.A.common B.commonly C.in common

( )2.A.Other B.The other C.Others

( )3.A.says B.said C. is said

( )4.A.popular B.more popular C. the most popular

( )5.A.of B.from C.by

( )6.A.Wendy B. The Wendies C.Wendy’s

( )7.A. those B.that C.these

( )8.A.know B.knows C knew

( )9.A.who B.whose C.which

( )10.A.succeed B.success C.successful

Answer 1

1B  2C  3C  4C  5A  6C  7A  8A  9C  10B