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The English language is different from any  36  language. Yet English words do not  37  the same. It is always  38 . People need new words  39  new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used  40 a new way.

English can 41 by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from  42  and so on. Now new space and science words  43  from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words  44 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.

Sometimes, new words are  45  forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the  46  of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the  47  part of “airplane”. 48 “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after  49  named Sandwich, and “jelly(果凍)” was a name made up by the company that  50 made this product.

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.

The English language is different from any  36  language. Yet English words do not  37  the same. It is always  38 . People need new words  39  new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used  40 a new way.

English can 41 by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from  42  and so on. Now new space and science words  43  from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words  44 . The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.

Sometimes, new words are  45  forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the  46  of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the  47  part of “airplane”. 48 “smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after  49  named Sandwich, and “jelly(果凍)” was a name made up by the company that  50 made this product.

In North America people are always in a hurry. Children have   1   lessons or sports activities after school. Parents often work late and don’t get home   2   7 or 8 o’clock at night. More than 50 percent of women work at full – time jobs, and many people do part – time work. It isn’t a   3   that the North American family doesn’t have the time to eat many meals together.

When a family takes the time to eat a meal   4   often there isn’t enough time to   5   the food. That is   6   “fast food” is so popular in North America. People spend about 40 percent of their food dollars   7   fast food.

Fast food is food such as hamburgers, pizza, sandwiches, or fried chicken. People usually   8   the food from a restaurant chain (連鎖店) such as Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, or Kentucky Fried Chicken. Fast food   9  work and time,   10  it is not very healthy.

Fast food is   11   in many countries all over the world. Not everyone is happy about the   12   of North American fast food. A group of people in Italy want to   13   against the spread of American fast food. They do not want any more fast – food chains to open restaurants in   14   country. Their group is   15   the Slow Food Movement. They play to fight against the spread of fast food everywhere.

1．A．special                  B．double                 C．normal                D．modern

2．A．a(chǎn)s                         B．a(chǎn)fter                    C．until                    D．unless

3．A．shock                   B．surprise               C．pity                     D．decision

4．A．a(chǎn)lone                    B．once                   C．together              D．a(chǎn)gain

5．A．cover                    B．serve                   C．create                 D．prepare

6．A．how                     B．what                   C．when                  D．why

7．A．a(chǎn)bout                    B．on                       C．in                       D．a(chǎn)t

8．A．share                    B．fetch                   C．buy                     D．sell

9．A．gives                    B．saves                  C．provides              D．wastes

10．A．but                     B．a(chǎn)nd                     C．or                       D．so

11．A．fantastic              B．different              C．natural                D．popular

12．A．spirit                   B．situation              C．spread                 D．price

13．A．turn                    B．fight                    C．press                  D．hold

14．A．their                    B．his                      C．her                     D．its

15．A．called                  B．spelled                 C．thought               D．known