Food festivals around the world

Stilton Cheese Rolling

May Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include cheese rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four, dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes , roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their competitors' lane. Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). All the competitors are served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese.

Fiery Foods Festival—The Hottest Festival on Earth

Every year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addiction—food that is not just spicy ,but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three days every March. You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper—officially the hottest pepper in the world—or any one of the thousands of products that are on show. But one thing's for sure—if you don't like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isn't for you!

La Tomatina—The World's Biggest Food Fight

On the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts Ea Tomatina—the world's largest food fight. A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week's events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes—official fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd.

The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends again—and for a much-needed wash!

1. In the Stilton cheese rolling competition, competitors on each team must .

A. wear various formal clothes

B. kick or throw their cheese

C. roll a wooden cheese in their own lane

D. use a real cheese weighing about four kilos

2. Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held?

A. In New Mexico. B. In the Caribbean.

C. In Australia. D. In China.

3.The celebration of La Tomatina lasts .

A. three days B. a half fortnight

C. less than three days D. more than seven days

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine.

B. More than 10,000 Chinese take part in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.

C. An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina.

D. Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.

Our lifestyles today are very busy. We have family, school, sports, entertainment and social activities to fit into a time that seems never enough. We need to be healthy to meet the demands of daily life. But what does it mean to have a healthy lifestyle?

To have a healthy lifestyle, we need to:

◆ eat different kinds of healthy food most of the time

◆ do exercise often

◆ have time to relax

◆ get enough sleep to give our bodies time to grow healthy and strong

Read about a normal day in the lives of two children.

Abbey gets up at 7:00 am, feeds the dog, and has cereal and a glass of juice for breakfast. She walks to school with her friend, Julia. She has a bag of chips for a morning snack, drinks water, and has a chicken and lettuce sandwich with a banana for lunch. She likes to play soccer with her friends at lunch and morning break time. She walks home with Julia, has some crackers with cheese and juice for afternoon snack and plays with the dog for a while. She plays computer games for an hour or two before dinner, then has a shower and does her homework. She watches her favorite television show for an hour, then usually goes to bed at about 9:30 pm.

Carl gets up at 8:30 am and has two pieces of bread with jam and a glass of milk for breakfast. His mother drives him to school on her way to work. He eats cookies with juice for morning snack and a pot pie ordered from the school lunch room with juice for lunch. He likes to play card games with his friends at lunchtime and climb the fixed equipment at morning break time. He catches the bus home, has a cereal bar and a can of soda for afternoon snack, then watches some television. He has a shower before dinner, then plays the computer for an hour or two. He goes to bed at about 10:30 pm.

No matter which kind of lifestyle you agree on, just remember it’s important to balance all aspects of life.

1.About a healthy lifestyle, the writer doesn’t talk about ________.

A. dietB. exerciseC. relaxationD. medicine

2.What can we learn from the article?

A. Abbey plays soccer with her friends at school.

B. Abbey does her homework first after school.

C. Carl goes to school by bus every day.

D. Carl has juice for breakfast.

3.Where is the article probably from?

A. A health magazine.

B. A clothing website.

C. A sports guidebook.

D. A travel advertisement.

English seems ________ the passport(护照) to our modern society. About half the world’s newspapers and 75 ________ of the world’s mail is ________ English. Many countries have special shortwave radio broadcasts in English and some have ________ English-language newspapers. Most scientific books and magazines ________ first in English. Many jobs ________ a reading or speaking knowledge of the ________.

English has a large ________ of speakers. Even ________ there are more ________ speakers of Chinese ________ English, the use of English is ________ widespread. It is spoken ________ a native language in ________ seven countries, and there are more than 35 countries ________ have English as one of their official languages. That ________ that the government publishes laws and information in ________, and sometimes classes at schools ________ in English. In countries that ________ speakers of many languages, English is sometimes the unofficial language. In these countries English is used ________ in business, education, and government.

1.A. to haveB. to have becomeC. beD. being

2.A. peopleB. numbersC. percentD. pieces

3.A. forB. inC. withD. about

4.A. one or moreB. fewC. one by oneD. no

5.A. are printedB. are producingC. are makingD. are made

6.A. haveB. getC. requireD. take

7.A. EnglishB. magazinesC. booksD. language

8.A. dealB. amountC. manyD. number

9.A. throughB. thoughC. thatD. because

10.A. nativeB. foreignC. people’sD. good

11.A. thanB. withC. whichD. as

12.A. muchB. veryC. moreD. many

13.A. asB. to beC. beingD. for

14.A. moreB. at leastC. above allD. in the end

15.A. whereB. whoseC. whomD. that

16.A. saidB. meansC. followsD. thinks

17.A. languagesB. ChineseC. EnglishD. words

18.A. gaveB. had givenC. teachesD. are taught

19.A. becomeB. areC. isD. have

20.A. manyB. a great dealC. littleD. less

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