13．People all over the world eat a kind of food made flour and water．In the west people call it pasta（意大利面食）．In Asia it is called noodles．
The Chinese started eating noodles about 1，000 years ago．Many people think that Marca Polo，the famous Italian explorer（意大利探险者），first took noodles from China to Italy．But we now know that the Italians were already making pasta．Italian sailors（水手）（78）tooka long way to look for business．They needed food that would keep（79）freshfor a long time．So they learned how to dry pasta．
Pasta is still made in the same way today，with flour and water．It is made into shapes（形状）．Sometimes people add something to change the （80）colors．You can find green，red and black pasta，made with vegetables，tomataes and even squid ink!
The most popular kind of pasta is spaghetti．But there are many（81）othersizes and shapes of pasta．Some look like hats，cars，pillows，worms or bows．Some are filled with meat，seafood，vegetables and cheese．
We cook pasta in boiling water until it is soft．Then we can mix it with a sauce or eat it cold in a salad．Sometimes we put pasta in soup．Pasta tastes（82）deliciousand it is also good for us．A lot of people love pasta but Italians love it most．They love it so much that they have a （83）museumjust for pasta．In it，Italians show many things，such as history（历史），cultures of pasta．If you go there，you can learn more about it．
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