How about spending your holiday traveling by balloon (气球)? Do you
know much about balloon trips? Now 1. t_____of people are interested in
traveling in this way. The first balloon trip occurred (发生) in 1783. It 2. o_____
lasted for a few minutes, but it became very 3. p_____. A few short years later, a
Frenchman, Jean Pierre Blanchard, and his American friend, John Jefferies,
decided to fly 4. a_____ the English Channel (英吉利海峡) by balloon. Many
people were 5. l_____ forward to their success. Unfortunately, while they were
high over the Channel, they 6. d_____ a hole in the balloon. The hole 7. b_____
bigger and bigger causing the gas in the balloon to escape. Filled with fear, they
8. t_____ all their things into the water to make the bal-loon lighter. Their plan
worked and the balloon 9. r_____ again. At last they succeeded in 10. l_____
their balloon on the opposite shore (岸).
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____
6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____

　　A large number of people in the world eat fast food. Whenever you go into a fast food restaurant,
you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there. How do you know in which country people like fast
food best?   
　　The English, people are the world's biggest fans of fast food, while the French(法国人)are the least
interested in quick meals according to a survey done last year.   
　　The survey of thirteen countries shows 45% of the English people say they can't give up fast food
because it's delicious. And 44% of Americans and 37% of Canadians say the same.    
　　The French, proud of their delicious and high-class cuisine, don't like fast food. 81% of them think it
is' unhealthy, followed by 75% of the Japanese.  
　　How about the Chinese? How often do you have hamburgers or fried chicken? It doesn't matter
whether you like Western fast food or Chinese food. The most important thing is to keep a balanced diet.

1. From the survey we know _______fast food best. 
A. the Chinese    
B. the French    
C. the Japanese    
D. the English

2. The survey shows _______ of Americans like fast food.
A. 37%
B. 44%    
C. 75%
D. 81%

3. According to the survey some people can't give up fast food because _______.    
A. it's cheap    
B. it's safe    
C. it’s delicious    
D. it's healthy

4. The underlined word“cuisine”in the passage means _______.    
A. food        
B. house    
C. water      
D. country

5. The survey is about _______.
A. Western countries    
B. fast food    
C. restaurants in the world    
D. Chinese food

　　A large number of people in the world eat fastfood. Whenever you go into a
fast food restaurant,you can see lots of people enjoying their meals there.But do
you know in which country people like fastfood best?
　　The English people are the world's biggest fans of fast food, while the
French(法国人) are the least interested in quick meals, according to a survey
done last year.
　　The survey of thirteen countries shows 45% of the English people say they
can't give up fast food because it's delicious. And 44% of Americans and 37% of
Canadians say the same.
　　The' French, proud of their delicious and highclass cuisine, don't like fast
food. 810/o of them think it is unhealthy,'followed by 75% of the Japanese.
　　How about the Chinese? How often do you havehamburgers or fried
chicken? It doesn't matter whether you like western fast food or Chinese food.
The most important thing is to keep a balanced diet.

1. From the survey we know _____ like fast food best.

A. the Chinese          
B. the French
C. the Japanese        
D. the English

2. The survey shows _____ of Americans like fast food.

A. 37%  
B. 44%    
C. 75%  
D. 81%

3. According to the survey, some people can't give up fast food because _____.

A. it's cheap            
B. it's safe
C. it's delicious        
D. it's healthy

4. The word "cuisine" in the passage means _____.

A. food  
B. house  
C. water
D. country

5. The survey is about _____ ast food

A.Western countries    
B.fast food
C. restaurants in the world  
D. Chinese food