What do people eat?

People eat different things in different parts of the world.

In some countries, people eat 1 every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a　　2　　, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They can boil it, fry it or make it into rice noodles. They usually　　3　 it with meat, fish and vegetables.

Some people do not eat some kinds of　　4　 . Muslims, for example, do not eat pork, and Hindus (印度教徒)　　5　 eat beef.

The Japanese eat a lot of fish. Japan is　　6　 country and its fishing boats go all over the Pacific looking for　　7　 to catch. The Japanese sometimes eat raw(生的)fish. 　 8　 they also eat a lot of rice.

In 　 9　 countries such as Britain, Australia and the United States of America, the most important　 10　 is bread and potatoes. People there usually make their　　11　 from wheat flour. They cook potatoes in　 12　 . They can boil them, fry them, and roast (烤) them.

In Africa,　 13　 is the most important food. Like rice and wheat, corn is a kind of cereal(谷物).　　14　 people make the maize into　　15　 . From this flour they make different kinds of bread and cakes. Many Africans are very　 16　 and so they cannot afford to eat　　17　 meat with their cereal.

Cereal is a very　　18　 kind of food but we also need plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh fruit.

Some people eat only　 19　 and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or anything that comes from　 20　 . They eat only food from plants. Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat.

1. A. rice B. corn C. eggs D. tomatoes

2. A. day B. week C. month D. season

3. A. drink B. eat C. plant D. sell

4. A. cheese B. sugar C. meat D. salt

5. A. must B. can C. do D. do not

6. A. a lake B. a sea C. a mountain D. an island

7. A. dogs B. tigers C. fish D. birds

8. A. So B. And C. But D. Or

9. A. Western B. Eastern C. Southern D. Northern

10. A. seed B. job C. food D. house

11. A. soup B. butter C. cream D. bread

12. A. different ways B. the same way C. only one way D. a strange way

13. A. coffee B. wheat C. bean D. maize

14. A. African B. American C. Australian D. European

15. A. mutton B. flour C. tea D. noodles

16. A. rich B. poor C. strong D. black

17. A. little B. no C. less D. much

18. A. bad B. terrible C. important D. useless

19. A. chicken B. fruit C. duck D. pork

20. A. vegetables B. plants C. animals D. trees