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

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　New Zealand is an English-speaking country．But the government recognizes 　1　 language, too．This is the Maori language（毛利语）．The English 　2 　began to visit New Zealand after 1770．They found a 　3 　people living there．These were the Maoris,　　 　4 　had come from islands in the Pacific Ocean 400 years before．

　For a long time the 　5 　government was not interested in these faraway islands．It was 　6 　a British colony（殖民地）．As a 　7 　, more and more British settlers came．

　The Maoris were　　 　　　8 　to the first settlers．But soon the new settlers wanted 　9　

land．So in 1844 there was fighting 　10 　them．This was the first of several wars between the two　　 　　　11 　．The next fifty years were very bad for the Maoris．Many were 　12 　in the wars．Many more died from new disease 　13 　by the British．In 1840 there were perhaps 200,000 Maoris．By 1859 this number had 　14 　to 42,000．

　However, this century the two peoples have lived in 　15 　．For many years the “British”New Zealanders looked 　16　 upon the Maoris．　17 　in recent years, they have had equal 　18 　, and the Maori language is one of the languages of the country with 　19 　．Today there are about a quarter of a million Maoris, that is, about 9% of the　 20 　．

On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They 　1 it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil 　2 the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more 　3 , these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues 　4 human heads. They 　5 up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face 　6 , rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from 　7 volcanic rock (火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their 　8 , these huge stone men 　9 one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are 　10 to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent (血统). 　11 have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion 　12 the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island 　13 between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and 　14 food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant 　15 men. Why they did this is still 　16 but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. 　17 the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which 　18 all the animals dying out. 　19 couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to 　20 and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.

1. A. said　　　　　　　　　　 B. were called　　　　　　　 C. named　　　　　　　　　　 D. spoke

2. A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　　　　　　 D. still

3. A. surprise　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　　　　 C. surprising　　　　　　　　 D. surprisingly

4. A. looking　　　　　　　　 B. resembling　　　　　　　 C. liking　　　　　　　　　　　 D. standing for

5. A. weigh　　　　　　　　　 B. lift　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. measure

6. A. forward　　　　　　　 B. outward　　　　　　　　　 C. onward　　　　　　　　　 D. inward

7. A. broken　　　　　　　　 B. soft　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. burnt

8. A. looking　　　　　　　　 B. invention 　　　　　　　　 C. discovery　　　　　　　　 D. covering

9. A. have happened B. have led to C. have taken place　　　 D. have created

10. A. usual　　　　　　　　 B. common　　　　　　　　　 C. familiar　　　　　　　　　 D. similar

11. A. Another　　　　　　　 B. Other　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Others　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Many

12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on　　　　 D. is concentrated on

13. A. some day　　　　　 B. one day　　　　　　　　　 C. sometime　　　　　　　　 D. once

14. A. plenty of　　　　　　 B. number of　　　　　　　 C. much of　　　　　　　　　 D. amount of

15. A. clever　　　　　　　　 B. stone　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wooden　　　　　　　　　 D. iron

16. A. welcome　　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unimportant　　　　　　 D. unknown

17. A. While　　　　　　　　 B. After　　　　　　　　　　　 C. With　　　　　　　　　　　 D. As

18. A. resulted in　　　　　 B. resulted from　　　　　 C. created　　　　　　　　　　 D. lay in

19. A. The islands B. The people C. The animals D. The Europeans

20. A. break out　　　　　 B. break in　　　　　　　　　 C. break into　　　　　　　　 D. break down

On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They 　1 it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil 　2 the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more 　3 , these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues 　4 human heads. They 　5 up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face 　6 , rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from 　7 volcanic rock (火山岩) and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their 　8 , these huge stone men 　9 one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are 　10 to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent (血统). 　11 have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion 　12 the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island 　13 between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and 　14 food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant 　15 men. Why they did this is still 　16 but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. 　17 the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which 　18 all the animals dying out. 　19 couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to 　20 and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.

1. A. said　　　　　　　　　　 B. were called　　　　　　　 C. named　　　　　　　　　　 D. spoke

2. A. and　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　　　　　　 D. still

3. A. surprise　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　　　　 C. surprising　　　　　　　　 D. surprisingly

4. A. looking　　　　　　　　 B. resembling　　　　　　　 C. liking　　　　　　　　　　　 D. standing for

5. A. weigh　　　　　　　　　 B. lift　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. measure

6. A. forward　　　　　　　 B. outward　　　　　　　　　 C. onward　　　　　　　　　 D. inward

7. A. broken　　　　　　　　 B. soft　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. burnt

8. A. looking　　　　　　　　 B. invention 　　　　　　　　 C. discovery　　　　　　　　 D. covering

9. A. have happened　　　 B. have led to C. have taken place　　　 D. have created

10. A. usual　　　　　　　　 B. common　　　　　　　　　 C. familiar　　 　　　　　　 D. similar

11. A. Another　　　　　　　 B. Other　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Others　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Many

12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on D. is concentrated on

13. A. some day　　　　　 B. one day　　　　　　　　　 C. sometime　　　　　　　　 D. once

14. A. plenty of　　　　　　 B. number of　　　　　　　 C. much of　　　　　　　　　 D. amount of

15. A. clever　　　　　　　　 B. stone　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wooden　　　　　　　　　 D. iron

16. A. welcome　　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unimportant　　　　　　 D. unknown

17. A. While　　　　　　　　 B. After　　　　　　　　　　　 C. With　　　　　　　　　　　 D. As

18. A. resulted in　　　　　 B. resulted from　　　　　 C. created　　　　　　　　　　 D. lay in

19. A. The islands　　　　 B. The people C. The animals　　　　　　 D. The Europeans

20. A. break out　　　　　 B. break in　　　　　　　　　 C. break into　　　　　　　　 D. break down

The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the old world from new. For

centuries it kept the Americans from being discovered by the people of Europe.

　　 Many wrong ideas about the Atlantic Ocean were believed in by people that they didn't 1 to go far out into it. One idea was that it reached out to the 　2 　that they might go right 3 the earth. 　4 idea was that at the equator the ocean would be boiling hot.

　　 The Atlantic Ocean is only half as 5 as the Pacific. It is the second 6 　ocean in the world. It is more than 4,000 miles 　7 . Even at the narrowest it is about 2,000 miles wide.

　　 Something makes the Atlantic Ocean rather unusual. For so 　8 an ocean it has very few islands.

　　 There is 9 much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to 10 　how much there is. But suppose no more 11 fell into it and no more 12 was brought to it by 13 . It would take the ocean about 4,000 years to dry up. In most places the water is little more than two miles 　14 , but in some places it is much _15 . The deepest 　16 is Puerto Rico. This "deep" measures 30,246 feet.

　　 The Atlantic gives much 　17 to the people on its shores. There are a lot of famous fishing places there.

　　 Today the Atlantic is a great highway. It is not, 　18 , always a smooth safe one. We now have such fast ways of traveling that this big ocean seems to have grown 19 . It took Columbus from New York to London in only eight hours 20 and from South America to Africa in four!

1. A. need　　　　　 B. have　　　　　 C. dare　　　　　 D. use

2. A. farthest　　　 B. deepest　　　 C. highest　　　 D. nearest

3. A. into　　　　　 B. onto　　　　　 C. off　　　　　 D. around

4. A. The other　　 B. One　　　　　 C. Other　　　　 D. Another

5. A. deep　　　　　 B. big　　　　　 C. wide　　　　　 D. narrow

6. A. largest　　　 B. widest　　　　 C. deepest　　 D. highest

7. A. deep　　　　　 B. long　　　　　 C. wide　　　　　 D. high

8. A. large　　　　 B. small　　　　 C. deep　　　 D. unusual

9. A. such　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　 C. too　　　　　 D. very

10. A. imagine　　　 B. think　　　　 C. measure　　 D. calculate

11. A. ships　　　　 B. islands　　　 C. water　　　　 D. rain

12. A. snow　　　　　 B. rain　　　　　 C. water　　　　 D. fish

13. A. ships　　　　 B. rivers　　　　 C. rain　　　　　 D. snow

14. A. deep　　　　　 B. wide　　　　　 C. long　　　　　 D. high

15. A. deep　　　　　 B. wide　　　　　 C. deeper　　　　 D. wider

16. A. ocean　　　　 B. hole　　　 　 C. water　　　　 D. spot

17. A. money　　　 B. food　　　　 C. water　　　　 D. interests

18. A. either　　　　 B. however　　　 C. as well　　　 D. besides

19. A. smaller　　　 B. bigger　　　　 C. younger　　　 D. wider

20. A. way　　　　　 B. route　　　　 C. round　　　　 D. trip