We often forget that people in other countries eat different things from us．In some countries．for example， rice is a staple food(主食)．In others，such as Britain and America，bread made from wheat is the most important food．In many African countries a kind of corn called maize(玉米)is the most important food．

Most countries have dishes that were first created there．In China such dishes as sweet and sour pork，shark’s fin soup，and flied rice are very common．In Thailand and India people eat 111any different curries．They like their food hot and spicy．In England，a favorite dish is roast beef The Italians eat pasta，which is a kind of noodle made from wheat．French food is very famous everywhere．It is often very rich．

    In recent years fast food—sometimes called‘junk food’—has become very popular all over the world. It was invented in the USA，and the first fast food was the hamburger．Interestingly，a hamburger does not actually contain ham．It’s made from ground beef There are restaurants and takeout places selling hamburgers in most cities of the world．

    The most international food，however，is Chinese．There probably isn’t a city anywhere that does not have at least one Chinese restaurant．This is because there are so many different dishes from so many different parts of China that there is something for everyone，whatever their favorite kind of food．

11．Where is shark’s fin soup a common dish?

A．Britain．         B．The USA．     C．China．         D．India．

12．What kind of dishes are often hot and spicy?

 A．Soups．          B．Curries．      C．Hamburgers．     D．Pastas．

13．Where was junk food invented?

A．Thailand．        B．The USA．    C．Italy．           D．India．

14．What was the first fast food?

A．Ground beef．     B．Noodles．     C．Ham．           D．Hamburgers．

15．Why do many cities have Chinese restaurants?   

A．Because Chinese food has something for everyone．

B．Because Chinese food is very cheap，

C．Because Chinese food is everyone’s favorite．

D．Because there are so many different kinds of Chinese restaurants．

We often forget that people in other countries eat different things from us．In some countries．for example， rice is a staple food(主食)．In others，such as Britain and America，bread made from wheat is the most important food．In many African countries a kind of corn called maize(玉米)is the most important food．
Most countries have dishes that were first created there．In China such dishes as sweet and sour pork，shark’s fin soup，and flied rice are very common．In Thailand and India people eat 111any different curries．They like their food hot and spicy．In England，a favorite dish is roast beef The Italians eat pasta，which is a kind of noodle made from wheat．French food is very famous everywhere．It is often very rich．
In recent years fast food—sometimes called‘junk food’—has become very popular all over the world. It was invented in the USA，and the first fast food was the hamburger．Interestingly，a hamburger does not actually contain ham．It’s made from ground beef There are restaurants and takeout places selling hamburgers in most cities of the world．
The most international food，however，is Chinese．There probably isn’t a city anywhere that does not have at least one Chinese restaurant．This is because there are so many different dishes from so many different parts of China that there is something for everyone，whatever their favorite kind of food．
11．Where is shark’s fin soup a common dish?
A．Britain．         B．The USA．     C．China．         D．India．
12．What kind of dishes are often hot and spicy?
A．Soups．          B．Curries．     C．Hamburgers．     D．Pastas．
13．Where was junk food invented?
A．Thailand．        B．The USA．    C．Italy．           D．India．
14．What was the first fast food?
A．Ground beef．     B．Noodles．     C．Ham．           D．Hamburgers．
15．Why do many cities have Chinese restaurants?   
A．Because Chinese food has something for everyone．
B．Because Chinese food is very cheap，
C．Because Chinese food is everyone’s favorite．
D．Because there are so many different kinds of Chinese restaurants．

Paula Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

　　Get up 7:10 a.m. 7:10 a.m. 7:10 a.m. 7:10 a.m. 7:10 a.m.

　　morning school school school school school

　　lunch pizza rice rice rice rice

　　afternoon Yo-yo Table-tennis Table-tennis Table-tennis football

　　evening homework homework television homework clothes

　　Go to sleep 10:15 p.m. 10:15 p.m. 10:15 p.m. 10:15 p.m. 10:15 p.m.

　　根据表格内容选择最佳答案。

　1 On _______________, Paula usually gets up at 7:10 am.

　　A. Thursdays B. Wednesdays C. weekdays D. weekends

　2 Pizza is a kind of _________________.

　　A. drink B. fruit C. toy D. food

　3  Paula's favourite sport is _________________.

　　A. volleyball B. table-tennis C. yo-yo D. football

　4 On Wednesday evenings Paula usually ___________________.

　　A. watches TV B. does her homework

　　C. washes her clothes D. goes to see her friends

　5  Which is wrong?

　　A. Paula goes to school from Monday to Friday.

　　B. Paula goes to bed after ten o'clock.

　　C. Paula has sports in the afternoon.

　　D. Paula usually has Pizza for lunch.

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  1   .

I wanted to do something very   2   for my fifteen – year – old son, who has always been the perfect child. He   3   all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it until it looked almost new. I was so   4   of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.

I could   5   wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening，I went to the kitchen to start the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a   6  : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so surprised. It had been a long – standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could take lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s response.

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could   7   this expensive gift.

Of course, the house awoke, and my son was excited with my reaction. Many kisses were   8  , and I immediately wanted him to open my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not exactly what I was expecting. Then I   9   that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother  10  on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still   11    and lives even in the ever – changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to   12   this story.

Yours,

                Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

1．A．hope                     B．advice                 C．support               D．courage

2．A．polite                    B．similar                 C．special                D．private

3．A．played                  B．studied                C．traveled               D．worked

4．A．sure                      B．fond                    C．proud                  D．confident

5．A．perhaps                 B．really                   C．almost                 D．hardly

6．A．note                      B．notice                  C．word                  D．sign

7．A．present                 B．afford                 C．find                    D．order

8．A．exchanged             B．experienced         C．expected             D．exhibited

9．A．realized                 B．remembered         C．imagined             D．supposed

10．A．only              B．still           C．ever              D．even

11．A．works                 B．exists                  C．matters               D．counts

12．A．send                  B．publish          C．share           D．write