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　　Visitors to Britain are always complaining(抱怨) about English food. But they do not really know what they are talking about because they rarely get a chance to eat it. Most of the restaurants in large towns have foreign owners and serve foreign food. When visitors are invited to eat in an English home, their hosts often feel they must offer them something foreign and exotic(奇特的).

　　Those of us who do know English food realize that at its best it can be really very good. On the other hand it is true to say that it is sometimes terrible. Part of the problem is that we are not really interested in food——we eat to live, we don't live to eat. So we don't generally spend the necessary time and effort needed to cook really good meals or ready prepared food which only, needs heating up before eating.

　　You can find the best English food in the country away from large towns, where life is slower and people not in such a hurry. But more visitor come to London, they come because they are interested in shopping and sightseeing(觀光). They do not come because of food, so why should they complain about it?

1．Visitors to Britain are always complaining about English food because ________.

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A．they don't often eat English food

B．they only eat English food in English home

C．they usually eat English food in the restaurants

D．they know little about English food

2．When English people have guests they prefer to ________.

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A．cook some unusual food

B．offer them some prepared food

C．serve them food they are used to

D．serve them the English food

3．Which of the following statements is right?

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A．People don't want to spend time and effort in cooking.

B．People are not really interested in food because they think they live to eat, not eat to live.

C．English food is neither good nor terrible.

D．People like to cook in a quick easy way.

4．Visitors can find the best English food ________.

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A．In the restaurants in large towns

B．In the country

C．In English homes

D．In the restaurants in towns

5．The conclusion(結論) suggests ________.

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A．visitors have the rights to complain about English

B．as well as food people come to shopping and sighseeing

C．the criticism(批評) of English food is unfair(不公平)

D．it is possible to find good English food in towns but it takes times to find

If you think you are too shy and want to be a little outgoing, try the following. You can make it.
Tell people you are shy. Just let people know that you are a shy kid. When they know that, they’ll understand you better. This also helps you feel more at home when talking with others.
Try to smile more. People think you are friendly and easy to talk to. Remember that most of us would like to talk to friendly people and we will stay away from an angry-looking face.
Talk to others first. If you find it hard to do, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to those people?
Turn your attention to somewhere else. Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game. Don’t worry about your looks or care if people like you.
Reward(獎勵) yourself. Each time after you say “hi” or smile at someone for the first time , say to yourself “You did it!” or buy yourself an ice cream.
Keep trying and one day you won’t be shy any more when you talk to others.
【小題1】How many suggestions does the writer give us in the passage?