We now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it’s an ingredient(配料) in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.

Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “Ugh!” and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.

The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink.

When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion.

In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better.

Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce.

1.It was ________that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao.

2.According to the passage which of the following statements is true?

3.The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because________

4.Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?

a. Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England.

b. A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate.

c. The Spaniards started drinking cacao.

d. It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao.

e. A factory mixed milk and chocolate together.

5.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

-What do you think of the book??　

-Oh, excellent. It is worth _____ second time.

　 A. to read a 　 B. to read the C. reading a 　 D. being read the

　　Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very ?　36　?.She got up very early and arrived at the ?　37　? at twenty to eight. She ?　38　? the door open and found nobody there. “I am the ?　39　? to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was ?surprised to ?　40　? a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh.She ?　41　? the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh,how lovely!” Nancy ?　42　? joyfully. She then looked round for a ?　43　? to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the ?　44　? first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.?

The day passed very ?　45　? and Nancy did everything with great interest and ?　46　?.For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she ?　47　? herself in her work.?

Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an) ?　48　? bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.?

The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it ?　49　? and this time she began to think of ways to find out the ?　50　?.?

On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to ?　51　? a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk waiting for his ?　52　?.She happened to see on the desk a big note book ?　53　?“Records of managers' meetings”, and glanced at the ?　54　? pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words:“In order to keep the secretaries ?　55　?,the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”?

Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist.?

36. A. depressed     B. encouraged C. excited       D. surprised?

37. A. office   B. workshop   C. Classroom  D. bookshop?

38. A. forced  B. pushed       C. Turned       D. knocked?

39. A. last      B. second              C. Third  D. first?

40. A. uncover              B. smell  C. Find   D. pick?

41. A. picked up    B. threw away        C. stared at     D. took up?

42. A. cried    B. Laughed     C. wept   D. replied?

43. A. jar       B. Box    C. bottle  D. vase?

44. A. happy   B. very    C. funny  D. quite?

45. A. slowly  B. normally    C. quickly      D. hardly?

46. A. wisdom       B. bravery      C. passion       D. enthusiasm?

47. A. buried  B. dressed       C. Devoted     D. seated?

48. A. old              B. Red    C. blue    D. new?

49. A. special  B. angry  C. strange       D. difficult?

50. A. sender  B. receiver      C. manager     D. waiter?

51. A. send for              B. hand out     C. try out       D. hand in?

52.A. orders   B. directives   C. gifts    D. receipts?

53. A. marked B. written       C. printed              D. signed?

54. A. closed  B. damaged    C. pinned              D. half-opened?

55. A. at home       B. on time      C. in high spirits    D. in low spirits??

-What do you think of the book??　

-Oh, excellent. It is worth _____ second time.

　 A. to read a 　 B. to read the  C. reading a 　 D. being read the