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Where do foods get their names？

　　Some foods take their names from the people who invented them．The sandwich is a common lunch food．It took its name from James Montague．Montague lived in the 1700s．He was the Fourth Earl of Sandwich．Sandwich is an area in England．Montague liked to play cards very much．One day, he was playing in a very exciting card game．It was so exciting that he didn't want to leave the table and eat his lunch．He told his servant to bring him some meat between two slices of bread．According to the story, Montague thought he discovered a convenient way to eat a meal．He could eat his dinner and go on with his card game at the same time! That was the beginning of the sandwich．If you like sandwiches, you can thank John Montague for his invention．

　　Other foods take their names from the people who liked to eat them．Do you ever eat toast for breakfast? Have you ever eaten Melba toast? Melba toast is a very thin slice of bread that has been toasted for a long time．It is very hard and dry．An accident led to the creation of Melba toast．Nellie Melba was a famous singer at a hotel in London．One day she ordered regular toast．The chef made a mistake and cut the bread much thinner than usual．When he toasted the bread, it became very crisp and dry．A waiter took the toast to Nellie Melba before the chef could stop him．The chef was upset by his blunder．He went to apologize to Ms Melba．To his surprise, she was eating his“mistake”．She told the chef that the toast tasted wonderful．The chef began serving the thin, dark toast to other guests at the hotel．He gave the new item a very special name．he called it Melba toast．Today, you can buy Melba toast in most grocery stores．

　　It's fun to find out how foods got their names! Can you think of any other foods that take their name from people!

(1)

Which word means about the same thing as blunder?
[　　]
A．	Waiter．
B．	Surprise．
C．	Mistake．
D．	Hotel．

(2)

When the waiter served burned toast to Nellie, how did the chef feel?
[　　]
A．	Angry．
B．	Proud．
C．	Ashamed．
D．	Surprised．

(3)

Which is an opinion in this passage?
[　　]
A．	It's fun to find out how foods got their names．
B．	John Montague was the Fourth Earl of Sandwich．
C．	The chef burned Nellie's toast on purpose．
D．	John Montague liked sandwiches better than any other food．

(4)

Which is a fact in this passage?
[　　]
A．	John Montague played cards better than anyone else．
B．	Melba toast is ordered more often that other kinds of toast．
C．	Sandwich is an area in England．
D．	Melba toast tastes wonderful．

答案：1．C;2．C;3．A;4．C;

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