The most popular food in America was invented because a cook got angry. George Crum was a cook at a restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York. One day in 1853, a customer who had ordered fried potatoes sent them back to the kitchen. He wanted the cook to slice (切片) them thinner and fry them longer. George Crum had a bad temper (脾气), and he thought the potatoes were fine the way he made them. To teach the customer a lesson, he sliced potatoes very thin and fried them until they were crispy (脆的). But instead of being angry, the customer loved the new fried potatoes. He asked for more. Other people who tried them liked them too and customers kept asking for them. For many years, people called them Saratoga chips after the town where they were first made.
Even now, after more than 150 years, potato chips are very popular. At least one of every ten potatoes grown in the United States is made into potato chips. So if you like potato chips, be thankful that George Crum had a bad temper!
The customer sent the fried potatoes back to the kitchen because ______.
A. he wanted to make George Crum angry
B. he liked thinner potatoes fried a longer time
C. he knew the cook would invent potato chips
D. he didn’t want to pay for the food
George Crum cooked the potatoes in a special way in order to ______.
A. teach the customer a lesson
B. invent the potato chips
C. make the potato chips crispy
D. please that customer
What’s the best title for this story?
A. A cook with a very bad temper.
B. A clever customer.
C. Potato chips — the most popular food in America.
D. The invention of potato chips.
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In medical school, most doctors learn that people with chronic conditions should take their medicine regularly．“It’s a terrible way to treat disease,” says Dr Richard Martin．For example, asthmatics （气喘患者） are most likely to suffer during the night．Yet most patients try to keep a constant level of medicine in their blood day and night, whether by breathing in on an inhaler （吸入器） four times a day or taking a pill each morning and evening．In recent studies, researchers have found that a large mid afternoon dose of a bronchodilator （支气管扩张剂） can be as safe as several small doses, and better for preventing nighttime attacks．
If the night belongs to asthma, the dawn belongs to high blood pressure and heart disease．Heart attacks are twice as common at 9 a．m．as at 11 p．m．Part of the reason is that our blood pressure falls at night, then rises as we start to work for the day．“Doctors know that,” says Dr．Henry Black of Chicago's Medical Center, “but until now, we haven't been able to do anything about it．” Most blood - pressure drugs provide 18 to 20 hours of relief （减缓）．But because they’re taken in the morning, they're least effective when most needed．“You take your pill at 7 and it's working by 9,” says Dr．William White of the University of Connecticut Health Center “But by that time you've gone through the worst four hours of the day with no protection．” Bedtime medicine would prevent high blood pressure, but it would also push blood pressure to dangerously low levels during the night．
Researchers are finding that _________ ．
A．heart disease and cancer are the most common killers of human beings
B．only blood pressure and brain function are decided by cycles of sun, moon and seasons
C．the functions of human bodies have much to do with nature
D．any change in human bodies goes with changes in the surroundings
According to the author, it is best for asthmatics to take their medicine _________ ．
A．at certain time
B．each morning and evening
C．when the disease occurs
D．at midafternoon
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Doctors know more about illnesses than before．
B．Doctors in the U．S．used to be thirsty to know more about the new medical field．
C．The researchers' insights are providing new methods to prevent common killers．
D．The correct use of time in medicine attracts more attention in medical circle in the U．S．A．
The suggested title for this passage might be _________．
A．Medicine Is Everything B．Treatment Is Everything
C．Timing Is Everything D．Prevention Is Everything
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【小题1】Paris is the capital and largest city of France,________ (坐落在)on the River Seine.
【小题2】Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most___________(损失).
【小题3】F__________(幸运地), we put all the fires out quite quickly.
【小题4】Confucius is the philosopher whose_______(影响) is the greatest.
【小题5】Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very________ (类似；相似) to those of Confucius.
【小题6】Our teacher often stresses the___________ (重要性) of studying English.
【小题7】You are___________(绝对地；完全地) right.
【小题8】The earthquake in 1956 a________(影响) eight provinces.
【小题9】The_________(以前的) owner of the flat is an old man.
【小题10】Many people were made____________(无家可归的) after the earthquake.
【小题11】The flood hit the city yesterday , __________(造成) three deaths.
【小题12】We must protect____________(环境).
【小题13】We________ (经历) a lot of difficulty in selling our house the other day.
【小题14】s.
【小题15】This river is one of the most p_______ (受到污染的) areas in that region.
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1.Paris is the capital and largest city of France,________ (坐落在)on the River Seine.
2.Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most___________(损失).
3.F__________(幸运地), we put all the fires out quite quickly.
4.Confucius is the philosopher whose_______(影响) is the greatest.
5.Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very________ (类似；相似) to those of Confucius.
6.Our teacher often stresses the___________ (重要性) of studying English.
7.You are___________(绝对地；完全地) right.
8.The earthquake in 1956 a________(影响) eight provinces.
9.The_________(以前的) owner of the flat is an old man.
10.Many people were made____________(无家可归的) after the earthquake.
11.The flood hit the city yesterday , __________(造成) three deaths.
12.We must protect____________(环境).
13.We___________ (经历) a lot of difficulty in selling our house the other day.
14.s.
15.This river is one of the most p___________ (受到污染的) areas in that region.
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1. Paris is the capital and largest city of France,________ (坐落在)on the River Seine.
2. Fires caused by the California Earthquake did the most___________(损失).
3.F__________(幸运地), we put all the fires out quite quickly.
4. Confucius is the philosopher whose_______(影响) is the greatest.
5. Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very________ (类似；相似) to those of Confucius.
6. Our teacher often stresses the___________ (重要性) of studying English.
7. You are___________(绝对地；完全地) right.
8. The earthquake in 1956 a________(影响) eight provinces.
9. The_________(以前的) owner of the flat is an old man.
10.Many people were made____________(无家可归的) after the earthquake.
11.The flood hit the city yesterday , __________(造成) three deaths.
12. We must protect the____________(环境).
13.We___________ (经历) a lot of difficulty in selling our house the other day.
14.Tornadoes can destroy houses, but leave __________(家具) inside exactly where it was.
15.This river is one of the most p___________ (受到污染的) areas in that region.
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