[题目]People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten——青夏教育精英家教网—

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People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten. If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great 【1】. You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive. On the other hand, your stomach would 【2】 at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat---the 【3】 accepted practice in many northern countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we 【4】 to them all our lives.

No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail. Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to 【5】 snails with food. My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him. The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy 【6】, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my 【7】 plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and 【8】 pleased with my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not 【9】 the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete 【10】 of the hall!