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Nearly everyone in the world eats some of it every day. In fact, you cannot live without it. It's usually white and it has a strong _________ . Every cell(细胞)in your body has it .Tears and sweat(眼泪和汗水)have it, too. What's it? As you may have _________, it's salt.

_________ the beginning of time, salt has been an important part of people's lives. It was once used by the Romans to pay their soldiers. In parts of Africa, it was used instead of money to _________ things.The oceans are filled with it. You can get it from the _________ as well. Pour it on food, and you can stop the food from going _________

Today, salt is used to make thousands of products. Sometimes it's _________ used to make clothes.

In cold places that are covered with snow and ice in winter, people_________ salt on the roads to melt(使融化)the ice. Driving would be much more dangerous if not for salt.

Many _________in English are connected to salt. For example, it's said that a person is "worth his salt”. That________ the person works very hard and is important. Remember that the Roman soldiers were paid in salt? This is probably where the expression comes from.

1.A.smell B.taste C.voice D.feeling

2.A.decided B.planned C.guessed D.mentioned

3.A.Since B.At C.For D.With

4.A.sell out B.pay for C.care about D.spend on

5.A.water B.rock C.forest D.earth

6.A.nice B.delicious C.awful D.salty

7.A.still B.even C.again D.just

8.A.mix B.serve C.heat D.spread

9.A.signs B.communities C.expressions D.stories

10.A.means B.warns C.seems D.suggests

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