Can you imagine a life without French fries?Potatoes are very popular today.But in the past this was not true.Potatoes grew in South America five thousand years ago.But they only became popular in other places two hundred years ago.
In the 1800s,people started to eat potatoes.In Ireland(爱尔兰),potatoes became the main food.Then in 1845,a disease(疾病)killed all the potatoes in Ireland.Two million people died of hunger.
Today,each country has its potato dish.Germans eat potato salad,and the United States has the baked potato,and of course Frenchmen invented French fries.Now French fries are popular all over the world.
1.Potatoes were in the past.
A. popular B. not popular C. true D. not true
2.Potatoes grew in five thousand years ago.
A. Nouth America B. South America C. France D. Germany.
3.Who invented French fries?
A. Americans. B. Spanish. C. Frenchmen. D. Germans.
4.Germans like eating .
A. French fries B. baked potatoes C. potato salad D. potatoes with salt
5.Which of the statements is true?
A. Potatoes are not popular today.
B. Potatoes became popular in the world four hundred years ago.
C. In Ireland a disease killed all the potatoes in 1845.
D. The Americans invented French fries.
Maggie was 27 years old and she was a nurse.She was very kind,and all her patients liked her very much.
One day she was out shopping when she saw an old woman waiting to cross a busy street All.
Maggie wanted to cross the street,too,so she went over to help the woman.When Maggie was near her,she suddenly laughed and said,“Mrs Herman.You were my patient in the hospital last year!”
Mrs Herman was very pleased to see her.
“I’ll help you cross the street,Mrs Herman,”Maggie said.
“Oh,thank you very much,Maggie,”Mrs Herman said,and she started to cross the street.
“No,no,Mrs Herman,”Maggie said quickly.“Wait!The light is still red.”
1.What was Maggie?
A. She was young. B. She was a nurse.
C. She worked very hard. D. She was happy all the time.
2.All her patients liked her because .
A. she was twenty-seven years old B. she eorked in a big hospital
C. she could play the piano very well D. she was kind to them
3.Mrs Herman was one of Maggie’s in the past.
A. patients B. classmates C. students D. teachers
4.Maggie wanted to when she met her.
A. run away B. tell Mrs Herman to go home
C. do some shopping with the old woman D. help Mrs Herman cross the street
5.Maggie wanted her to cross the street when the light .
A. was bright B. was red C. was green D. went out
Henry is very fat.He can’t walk fast for a long time and he often feels tired. He wants______,so he eats very______.He eats little______because it will_____him fat.He does______every morning.He often goes to______and runs in the afternoon.Now be is thinner than before.
Henry’s cousin,Susan,is healthier______him.She takes care of_____,She____a lot of exercise every week,and keeps in good_____.
1.A. thin B. to thin C. to get thin D. to get fat
2.A. many B. much C. few D. little
3.A. water B. fruit C. sugar D. vegetables
4.A. be B. make C. give D. bring
5.A. an exercise B. exercises C. some exercise D. some exercises
6.A. swims B. swim C. swimming D. to swim
7.A. as B. of C. to D. than
8.A. himself B. herself C. self D. themselves
9.A. do B. did C. doing D. does
10.A. healthier B. health C. healthy D. healthiest
Walking is good health.
A. in B. at C. to D. for
The teacher is speaking but Li Lei out of the window.
A. looks B. sees C. is looking D. is seeing
Look at picture; man in the bus is Mr Li.
A. a,the B. the,the C. the,a
