When you are invited to a meal in Thailand, the words of the invitation mean "come and eat rice". In fact, nearly all Thai dishes are  1  with rice, which grows there very easily  2  the climate is warm and there is much rain.

    The food that is served is  3  cut into pieces, so there is no need to use knives and forks but, instead, special spoons and forks are used. The This 4   to eat with their hands and now there are still some people who eat this way. There is a special  5  of doing it. First they wash their 6  hands in a bowl of water - they only eat with their right hands. They are careful not to let the food   7   the palms of their hands. After the meal, the   8   are again carefully washed.

    The meal usually has several different dishes. They are all hot. They are served in bowls which everyone shares, though each person has their own bowl of 9  . As Thailand has a long coastline, it is not 10   that fish and shellfish play an important part in Thai cooking.

(    )1. A. eaten         B. used          C. smelled       D. tasted

(    )2. A. when         B. if            C. because       D. so

(    )3. A. never        B. perhaps        C. hardly        D. always

(    )4. A. went         B. had           C. wanted       D. used

(    )5. A. reason        B. way          C. idea          D. result

(    )6. A. dirty         B. right          C. left           D. big

(    )7. A. touch         B. catch         C. feel           D. drop

(    )8. A. forks         B. spoons        C. hands         D. bowls

(    )9. A. fish          B. rice           C. water         D. shellfish

(    )10. A. surprising     B. surprised      C. surprise       D. to surprise

　　When you are invited to a meal in Thailand(泰国), the words of the invitation mean “come and eat rice”. In fact, nearly all Thai dishes are 1 with rice, which grows there very easily 2 the climate(气候) is warm and there is much rain.

　　The food that is served is 3 cut into pieces, so there is no need to use knives and forks but instead special spoons and forks are used. The Thais 4 to eat with their hands and now there are still some people who eat this way. There is a special 5 of doing it. First they wash their 6 hands in a bowl of water－they only eat with their right hands. They are careful not to let the food 7 the palms(手掌心) of their hands. After the meal, the 8 are again carefully washed.

　　The meal usually has several different dishes. They are all hot. They are served in bowls which everyone shares(共享), 9 each person has their own bowl of 10 . As Thailand has a long coastline(海岸线), it is not surprising that fish and shellfish play an important part in Thai cooking.

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

　　When you are invited to a meal in Thailand, the words of the invitation mean“come and eat rice”. In fact, nearly all Thai dishes are ___1___ with rice, which grows there very easily ___2___ the（气候）climate is warm and there is much rain.

　　The food that is served is ___3___ cut into pieces, so there is no need to use knives and forks but, instead, special spoons and forks are used. The Thais ___4___ to eat with their hands and now there are still some people who eat this way. There is a special ___5___ of doing it. First they wash their ___6___hands in a bowl of water-they only eat with their right hands. They are careful not to let the food ___7___ the palms（掌心）of their hands. After the meal, the ___8___ are again carefully washed.

　　The meal usually has several different dishes. They are all hot. ___9___ Thailand has a long coastline（海岸线）, it is not surprising that ___10___ and shellfish（贝壳类生物）play an important part in Thai cooking.