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Sandwich was a British man. He lived in the 18th century. Sandwich was rich, but he liked to play cards for money. He often played for 24 hours, and didn't even stop to have his meals. He ordered
(命令)his servants(仆人)to bring him some meat and bread. He put the meat between the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich's idea, and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did. From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the food sandwich today.(1) Sandwich was the name of a ________.
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A .servant |
B .rich man |
C .poor man |
(2) Sandwich ________.
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.was so interested in playing cards that he often had no time to have his mealsB
.often brought some bread with him to play cardsC
.never ate anything when he played cards(3) People liked Sandwich's idea because ________.
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A
.bread, together with meat was cheapB
.he always won when he played cardsC
.when they ate with one of their hands they could do something with the other(4) Today, sandwich is ________.
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.also a name of a rich manB
.two pieces of bread with meat in betweenC
.not interested in playing cards(5) As food, sandwich is ________.
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.usually made of(用……制作)bread and chickenB
.easy for us to playC
.made of bread and meatBamboo (竹子) is one of nature's (自然) most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1. 5 metres(4 feet) in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1, 000 kinds of bamboo.
Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres (1 foot) across. This plant also comes in different colours, from yellow to black to green.
Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools( 厨房用具). Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.
Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting (支撑) new buildings and bridges while they are being built.
In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes( 管子) help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money.
1. How is bamboo like grass?
A. It grows quickly. B. It's wood. `C. it is easy to cut. D. It is very thin.
2. Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesn't grow .
A. in China B. in Europe C. on mountains D. in Africa
3. Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because .
A. it is cheap B. it has different colours
C. it is strong D. it has been used by Asians
4. Bamboo pipes can .
A. make money B. be trees C. grow quickly D. carry water
5. In Asia, bamboo has been used for .
A. a short time
B. many thousands of years
C. many hundreds of years
D. about 100 years
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