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Stanford is a world famous university on the west coast of the U.S. It was built by Stanford and his wife in memory of their only son who died of a strange disease.

Tourists are often surprised at the beauty of Stanford. Among the green trees, buildings with yellow walls and red tops make up a beautiful picture. Many tourists wonder why yellow and red they were chosen. that's because they were the favorites of Mrs.Stanford.

The big church is the most important building in Stanford. It stands at the center. It was built by Mrs.Stanford to remember her husband who devoted(贡献)himself to the university. There,students and teachers can communicate with God and hold great activities, such as concerts and parties.

The tallest building in Stanford is Hoover Tower, which is the land mark of the university. A man named Hoover had done a lot of the university. The things he once used can be seen on the first floor. On the top of the tower, tourists can have a good look at whole campus(校园).

As one of the world top universities.Stanford has many subjects that stand among the top ones in the world. And computer science has been the first for many years. If you want to study computer in a university abroad,maybe it is your best choice.

1.Why did Mr. and Mrs. Stanford build the university?

2.What color did Mrs.Stanford like best?

3.What is the most important building in the university?

4.Where can visitors see the whole campus of Stanford?

5.What does “it” in the last sentence of the passage refer to(替代)?

Do you have a headache? Take an aspirin or eat bird brains. Do you want beautiful skin? Use skin cream or eat pearls. Is your hair turning gray? Color your hair or eat black rice.

“Eat bird brains, pearls, and black rice?” some people ask. “How strange!” But for many Chinese people, bird brains, pearls, and black rice are not strange things to eat. Instead, they are good medicines.

Food that people use for medicines is called medical(药用的) food. The Chinese have eaten medicinal food and spices(香辛料) for centuries. Ginger, for example, is a common spice in Chinese cooking. Ginger gives food a nice flavor. The Chinese began to use ginger many years ago. They used ginger not because it tasted good. They used ginger because it was medicinal. Ginger, they thought, was good for the digestion. It also helped people who had colds. Pepper and garlic, too, were probably medicines a long time ago.

Some people don’t believe that food and spices are good medicines. They want to buy their medicine in drugstores, not in supermarkets. Other people want to try medicinal food. They say, “Maybe medicinal food can’t help me. But it can’t hurt me, either.”

People can try medicinal food at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, California. The restaurant serves medicinal food. The menus at the restaurant have a list of dinners. Next to each dinner there is information about the food. The information helps people order “Queen’s Secret,” for example, is one dinner at the restaurant. This dinner has meat from chickens with black feathers. It is for women who want to look young.

1.Why did the Chinese begin to use ginger many years ago?

A. Because it gave food different flavors

B. Because it made food more delicious

C. Because it was good for people’s health

D. Because it made people feel cold

2.Which answer to the following questions can be found out from the passage?

A. When did the Chinese start to eat bird brains?

B. Why do women like”Queen’s Secrets”?

C. What is the advantage of using pepper?

D. How do Chinese people stop a toothache?

3.What is the best title for the text?

A. The Medicinal Food

B. To Eat More Delicious Food

C. The Most Effective Medicine

D. Find a Good Place to Have Food

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