Over the years, fried chips have become known worldwide and been enjoyed by adults and children in almost all countries. But do you know the world's First Potato Fry Museum was opened in November, 2013 in Belgium? For the fans of fried chips (French fries), they have a museum of their own!

The world's first museum of chips, was set up by Eddy Van Belle and his son in Belgium. The museum calls itself "the first and only museum for potato fries".

Eddy and his son are always proud of their favorite food. Eddy said, "Over the years, fries have become popular throughout the world. We are so proud that they originated from Belgium."

"So it is normal and necessary that the first fried chips museum is opened in Belgium," Eddy added.

The museum is in an ancient building with two floors. The museum shows a lot of exhibits, including ancient potato cutters, chip-making machines, and the pictures about the history of potatoes. You can see different potatoes and chips. You can also learn to make chips. It's a great place to learn about the history of fries and enjoy eating them, too! Do you know the biggest fun in the museum? You can eat many kinds of chips!

1.The World’s First Potato Fry Museum was built in __________.

A. America B. Belgium C. England D. Australia

2.Why did Eddy and his son set up the museum in Belgium?

A. Because there are more people interested in fried chips here.

B. Because they are proud that Belgium is their motherland.

C. Because they are the fans of fried chips.

D. Because they want people to know about the history of fries.

3.Which of the following is NOT true about the museum according to the passage?

A. You can see the oldest chip-making machine.

B. You can make the chips by yourself.

C. You can see different kinds of potatoes and chips.

D. You can have fun eating many kinds of chips.

Ancient China produced many types of beautiful works of art.Among them,calligraphy(书法),poetry(诗歌)and painting were the most famous.Often they would be put together in art.These became important starting with the Song dynasty.

Calligraphy is the art of handwriting.In the old time the Chinese considered writing as an important form of art.Calligraphers(书法家)would practice for years to learn to write perfectly,but with style.Each of over 40,000 characters needed to be written correctly.And each stroke(笔画)in a character had to be written in a certain order.

Poetry was also an important form of art.Great poets were famous all over the country,but all educated people were expected to write poetry.During the Tang dynasty poetry was so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to become a civil servant (文官)and work for the government.

Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy.It is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world.The most traditional way of Chinese painting is known as “national”or“native painting(国画)”,which is quite different from Western painting.People can draw mountains,homes,birds,trees and water on it.

1.Calligraphers needed to write over ________ characters correctly in the old time.

A. 10,000 B. 20,000 C. 30,000 D. 40,000

2.What was part of the civil service examinations during the Tang dynasty?

A. Painting. B. Calligraphy.

C. Writing poetry. D. Playing music.

3.The underlined word “it”refers to “ ________ ”.

A. Calligraphy B. Art

C. Chinese painting D. Western painting

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Calligraphy,poetry and painting were the most famous works of art.

B. The strokes of each character could be written in any order.

C. Poetry was an important form of art like calligraphy.

D. Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy.

5.What's the passage mainly about?

A. Chinese art. B. Chinese examinations.

C. Chinese history. D. Chinese dynasties.

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