Much of the best food in the world is free. There are some of the foods which you can pick for free in Europe.

Every autumn, people all over Europe go out into the woods and fields to look for mushrooms (蘑菇). People in France, Germany, Poland and Italy are very interested in mushroom picking while people in Britain are less interested. You have to be very careful when you pick wild mushrooms. Some are delicious, but some are dangerous, and they can make you ill or even kill you.

How do you cook mushrooms? You can cook them in oil or in butter, put them in soups or eat them in salads without cooking them.

The most famous and delicious kind of mushroom is the truffle (块菌). It grows underground in forests, especially in Italy and France. It is very difficult to find. Farmers usually go out with dogs or pigs. When the animals get excited and start to dig, they know that there are truffles underground. They dig them up very carefully. Truffles are very valuable. They can be black or light brown or white.

In the countryside, there are lots of different fruits to pick. In June you may find wild strawberries. The best time to look for them is in the evening. If you walk around in woods, sometimes you will smell them before you see them. The blackberry (黑莓) is also well liked. It grows wild round the edges of fields in September and early October. Blackberries are black and small and very sweet. You can eat them with sugar and cream. Or you can cook them for four minutes with some sugar and a little lemon juice. You can also make a very good jam with them.

51. What can you pick in the woods and fields?

A. Apples　　　　 　　 B. Mushrooms　　　　　　 C. Grapes　　　　　　　　　　 D. Some seeds

52. How are people in England in picking mushrooms?

A. They are more interested than people in France .　　　　　　

B. They are less interested than people in France.

C. They are more interesting than people in France.　　　

D. They are less interesting than people in France.　　

53. Why must you be careful when you pick up wild mushrooms?

A. Some of them are delicious.　　　 B. Some of them are dangerous.

C. Some of them are difficult to find.　 　　 D. They are too small to look for.

54. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Many people are afraid of picking wild mushrooms.　

B. Some kinds of wild mushrooms may kill you.

C. The most famous and delicious kind of mushroom is the truffle.

D. Less people in Britain are interested in picking mushrooms in the woods.

55. When is the best time to look for wild strawberries?

A. In the evening.　　 B. In the morning.　　　　 C. At noon.　　　　　　　　　 D. In the daytime.

Mr North is now old and very forgetful. One summer day, he decided to   1   his grandchildren to a seaside town for a holiday. The town was about a three hours train ride   2  . In order to make the holiday more   3   for his grandchildren, he kept the name of the town a  4  . But when they arrived at the station, the door man had forgotten the   5   of the town himself.  6  a friend of  7  was at the station at that time. He helped to take care of the  8  while Mr North went back home to find out   9   he was going.

Mr North was   10   to see Mr North again so soon. But she wins pleased when she understood   11   he come back. She wrote the name of the   12   on a piece of paper and sent her hushed off. Then some   13   later, she was greatly surprised to see Mr North outside 14  . What was the matter now? Mr North had forgotten   15   he had left the children.

1.     A. take      B. give       C. have         D. make

2.     A. farther    B. away       C. over         D. off

3.     A. interested  B. careful     C. interesting    D. excited

4.     A. report     B. present    C. lesson        D. secret

5.     A. people     B. road      C. way          D. name

6.     A. Luckily    B. Surely     C. Finally        D. Usually

7.     A. his        B. him       C. himself        D. wife

8.     A. Tickets    B. children    C. train          D. name

9.     A. when      B. where     C. how          D. whether

10.     A. happy     B. angry      C. surprised      D. sorry

11.     A. as         B. because    C. why          D. how

12.     A. friend      B. town      C. station        D. children

13.     A. months     B. weeks      C. minutes      D. days

14.     A. soon       B. more       C. again         D. too

15.     A. who        B. where     C. when          D. whether