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An American named Crum invented potato chips in 1853, although that was not his intention(意图). He was a chef(厨师长) at a beautiful restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York. A regular dish on the menu was fried(油炸的) potatoes, which was an ides that had started in France. At that time, French fried potatoes were cut into thick slices(片).

One day, a dinner guest at the restaurant sent back his fried potatoes to the chef because he did not like them so thick. So Mr Crum cut the potatoes a little thinner and fried them. The guest did not like those either. That made Mr Crum angry, so he thought he would just show the man. He sliced the potatoes paper-thin and fried them, thinking that the man would say nothing about it. However, to his surprise, the man loved the thin potatoes very much. Other guests tried them and liked them. So, Mr Crum’s potato chips were added to the menu. They were called Saratoga Chips.

Finally, Mr Crum opened his own restaurant to sell his famous chips. Now potato chips are packaged(包装) and sold in stores.

Bill is from Australia. He lives in Sydney. He can speak French and English, but he can' t speak Chi­nese. He has a pen pal in the United States. Her name is Lisa and she lives in New York. Bill' s favorite sport is basketball and he can play the guitar. Lisa' s favorite sport is tennis. She can't play the guitar, but she can play the piano and sing very well.
【小题1】Bill is from                 .

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Once there was a poor old woman. She lives by herself in a little house in a village. She didn^，t have m  1 money but she was very kind.

One day a young man named Bill came to her d  2  .He was very thin. He was very hungry and a 3 the old woman for help. The old woman said，“Come in and have dinner with me，but my dinner is only some potatoes.”They had d  4 together. After dinner，the old woman told Bill to t 5 some potatoes with him. He thanked her and left.

Ten years later，Bill came b  6 to the old woman^，s door again and gave her a bag of m  7  .She was surprised. Bill said，“Ten years ago you gave me some p 8.I grew some potato plants. From those plants，I grew some more plants. Now I^，m a r  9 farmer. But I never forget how k  10  you were to me.”

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The 30th Olympic host(主办)city, London, is opening its arms to the world. It’s the capital city of the UK and one of the business centers in the world. It has a history of more that 2000 years. Many places of London were once villages. Today, London is a growing city with about 7 million people. They came from all parts of the world. Their ways of life are not the same but harmonious(和谐的). Their favorite food is pie and mashed potato. The symbol of London is a red double-deck(双层)bus. It came to London in 1956 and was in use there until 2005. Now it only runs on two main streets in the center of London. Let’s look forward to London’s wonderful show next year!

1. _______2. ______3._______  4. _______ 5.______

Thousands of years ago, people only ate food that was grown near their homes. Some kinds of food were only grown in one place, so people from other places didn't know about them. When Europeans first traveled to Central and South America in the 1500s, they discov­ered strange kinds of food that they had never seen before. Today, these are grown in a lot of different countries and they're sold in supermarkets all over the world. They don't seem strange any more!

Potatoes were first grown in the Andes in South America. In 1586， they were taken to Europe by explorers(探险家).In 1719， they were taken to North America. Before 1719， nobody in North America had ever seen or eaten a potato. Today each American eats more than 60 kilos of potatoes a year.

Tomatoes were also first grown by native(本地的)Americans. When European explorers visited the south of America in 1500, they took tomato seeds(种子)back to Europe. Soon, tomatoes were grown in Europe, but people in England didn't eat them. At that time, a lot of English people thought that tomatoes were poisonous!

Chilies(辣椒)have been eaten in Central and South America for more than 8 ，000 years ！ In the 1500s, chilies were taken to Europe by explorers. Today, they are grown in hot coun­tries all over the world.

11. How many kinds of food are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.          B. Three.         C. Four.

12. People in Central and South America have eaten chilies for more than          years.

A. 1,500          B. 1,586         C. 8,000

13. The underlined word "poisonous" in the passage means "           " in Chinese.

A.有毒的          B.重要的         C.辛辣的

14. According to the passage, we know that          .

A. people only ate food grown near their homes after 1719

B. people in Europe were the first to plant potatoes

C. the European explorers took chilies to Europe in the 1500s

15. Which of the following is the best title(标题)for the passage?

A. Traveling to America

B. "Strange" Food

C. The Earliest Explorers