The Real Chinese Food
     In China, there're many different kinds of food. Some of them are very popular. Dumplings are the real
Chinese food. Now let's talk about them, OK? 　
     Everyone in China likes dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some
have meat and vegetables in them, others have sugar (糖), eggs and so on. I like dumplings with vegetables
and pork better than any other kind. 　　
     Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them in any
supermarkets. Then you take them home and eat them with vinegar. 　　
     The Spring Festival is very important in China. When it comes, we make dumplings, usually we put a
coin (硬币) in a dumpling. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he will be lucky in the year. 　　
     Now tell me, do you like dumplings? 　　
     Welcome to China, we'll ask you to eat the real Chinese food, dumplings.

1. In China, _____ are the real Chinese food.

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A. noodles
B. dumplings
C. moon cakes
D. vegetables

2. The writer likes dumplings with _____ best.

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A. meat
B. seafood
C. vegetables and pork
D. vegetables

3. You can buy dumplings in a supermarket when _____.

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A. you have time
B. you are happy
C. you are busy
D. you are hungry

4. The word "vinegar" in the sentence means _____.

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A. 糖
B. 酱油
C. 辣椒
D. 醋

5. Which of the sentences is wrong? 　

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A. The Chinese like dumplings very much. 　
B. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he will be lucky in the year. 　
C. The author (作者) doesn't like dumplings with vegetables.
D. Now people are richer and they often eat dumplings.

     All our food comes from the soil (土壤). Some of us eat meat, but animals live on plants. If there are no
plants, we will have no animals and meat. So the soil is necessary for us to live. 　　
     The top of ground is usually covered with grass or other plants. Plants grow in soil, which has a dark
color. This dark soil is humus. Dead leaves, dead plants and animals' waste make it, but this takes a long time.
When the humus has been made, plants can grow well in it.
     All soil needs food. If we don't give it any, the plants will be weak. Animals' waste is the best food for the
soil, but chemical fertilizers (化肥) are also very useful. The same crop (庄稼) should not be grown in the
same place every year. It is better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer
will keep the land in good condition (条件). 　　
     When the soil is dry, the wind blows it away. Sometimes heavy rain carries the humus down to a river.
People should grow more and more trees and grass to stop wind from carrying the humus away. It takes
hundreds of years to make humus, and so we must save every bit of it. Without soil, where can we grow
food?

1. From the text, we know people live on _________.

A. animal
B. plant
C. meat
D. soil

2. The word "humus" means _________ in Chinese.

A. 微生物
B. 土壤
C. 腐殖土
D. 粘土

3. We should save every bit of humus, because _________. 　　

A. it takes a long time to make humus 　　
B. the more humus in the soil, the better plants grow 　　
C. the chemical fertilizers are expensive
D. A and B

4. The best title of this article should be _________. 　　

A. Soil is necessary to people 　　
B. The same crop can't be grown in the same place every year 　　
C. Soil's food is chemical fertilizers 　　
D. Humus is hard to make