Question

I arrived in the UK last weekend to learn English. So far I have already made a few friends and had some traditional English food there. But after having three days of hamburgers, sandwiches and potatoes, I thought none could be more delicious than Chinese food , especially my favorite—huo guo. You can’t imagine how excited I was when I got to know that there was going to be a free meal of hotpot to welcome the new students. On the way to the canteen, I seemed to smell huo guo in the air.

To my surprise, when I went into the room I didn’t see any of huo guo. Where was it? With many questions in my mind, I sat down to have the free meal. After talking with an English girl, I got to know that Chinese huo guo is completely different from hotpot. Chinese huo guo is written in two words—hot pot, and hotpot, one word, is a traditional English dish.

Hotpot is made from mutton and onion. On the top are pieces of potatoes. People put it in the oven all day in a heavy pot on a low heat. It takes very little effort to prepare. You can often see it at parties in the UK because it’s easy to prepare for a large number of people and is not expensive.

Hotpot doesn’t taste bad. However, I still miss huo guo—hot pot, two words!

1.The writer felt excited when she thought she would________.

A. try traditional English food B. learn English in the UK

C. have her favorite huo guo D. meet some new friends

2.The underline word “canteen” means “_________” in Chinese.

A. 宿舍 B. 餐廳 C. 實(shí)驗(yàn)室 D. 體育館

3.Why is hotpot often prepared for parties?

A. Because it’s easy to prepare. B. Because it’s very popular.

C. Because it’s quite expensive. D. Because it’s good for health.

4.After the free meal, the writer learnt that _________.

A. “hotpot” wasn’t hot pot

B. hotpot took little time to cook

C. hotpot wasn’t traditional in the UK

D. the girl knew little about hotpot

5.What is the writer’s favorite food?

A. Sandwiches B. Mutton C. Hotpot D. Hot pot

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