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       In the last 500 years, nothing about people--not their clothes,   ideas, or languages--has changed as much as what they eat. The   original(最初) chocolate drink was made from the seeds of a certain   kind of tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to   the rest of the World during the 1500's, and although it was very   expensive, it quickly became popular. In London,shops where chocolate   drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist   today.

       The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish   brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland   became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people died from   hunger when the crop failed during the"Potato Famine"of 1845-1846.

       There are many other foods that have traveled from South America   to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction.Brazil   (巴西)is now the world's largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an   important crop in many other countries of South America. But it is native   to Ethiopia(埃塞俄比亞), It was first made into a drink by Arabs   during the 1400's.  

1. According to the author,which of the following has changed greatly since the 1400's?

[  ]

A. People's clothes.    

B. People's food.    

C. Chocolate drinks    

D. People's languages.  

2. What is true according to the passage?

[  ]

A. Chocolate drinks were served in shops in London during the 1500's.

B. Centuries ago, people often gathered in shops where chocolate drinks were served.

C. The best drinks sold in shops in London were chocolate drinks in the shop.

D. Some of the original chocolate drinks still exist today.

3. From the passage we learned that Peru is a country in________.

[  ]

A. the New World

B. the Old World

C. the Arab World

D. Europe

4. The word"Famine"probably means_______.

[  ]

A. fast growth

B. good harvest

C. serious need of food

D. rise in price

5. The main idea of the passage is that______.

[  ]

A. South America produces many new kinds of food.

B. shops became important meeting places in Londonafter the 1500's

C. foods travel from place to place

D. the Old World and the New World have differentkinds of food.

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