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    FOOD AROUND THE WORLD

    When Christopher Columbus and his friends reached America in 1492,they discovered the plant “corn” there. 1 450 years ago corn was brought to China. By 1555it had already become important here. Corn is a useful plant that can be eaten by 2 people and animals.

    In the 17th century corn was grown a lot in Tibet and Sichuan.

    Today, corn is 3 all over the world. It is a very useful plant that can be prepared in many different ways. People in the West often boil it and eat it with salt and butter. 4 they cook it whole over an open fire. In many parts of the world corn is made into powder. The powder is then mixed 5 water and other things, and made into different kinds of food.

    Corn was not the only food 6 was taken to Europe. In 1519 another traveler who went to America from Europe discovered the tomato. Tomatoes were first taken back to Europe and they soon reached other parts of the world.

    When they 7 England they were called “love apples”. In the beginning, people who bought them often got angry. They thought that they were buying apples.

    A number of other plants were found in America, for example, beans, potatoes and different fruits. The potato is 8 plant that was taken back by early travelers. It is a very useful plant; it can be grown in places where it is 9 cold to grow rice.

    Early European travelers to China took back to their own countries the seeds of fruit trees that they had not seen before. Today, fruit trees which once grew 10 in China can be found in many parts of the world. And the fresh fruit from these trees in shipped from one country to another. Today, new foods are traveling faster than ever before.

    ( )1. A. At least B. At most C. At last

    ( )2. A. all B. both C. between

    ( )3. A. founded B. found C. discovered

    ( )4. A. some time B. sometimes C. some time

    ( )5. A. through B. by C. with

    ( )6. A. which B. that C. whose

    ( )7. A. arrived B. arrived at C. arrived in

    ( )8. A. others B. the others C. another

    ( )9. A. too B. so C. such

    ( )10. A. only B. just C. alone


    1.A   2.B   3.B   4.B   5.C   6.B   7.C   8.C   9.B   10.A


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