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6、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

What is the most popular snack today? Potato chips? Walk i______ almost any supermarket or corner store in North America and you will see potato chips．North America has the l______ number of people who love potato chips in the world．Do you know where this very popular snack food c_______ from?

One day, almost 150 years ago, a man in an expensive restaurant in New York State was c_________ popular food－French fries．However, a customer(顾客) in the restaurant didn’t like the French f ries, and c________ because they were too thick．The cook cut some potatoes into thinner pieces and fried them．A w________ brought them to the customer．The customer tasted them, and asked to see the boss because he was still not satisfied．The boss went to explain to the customer．

However, the customer said something bad a_______ about the chips again．The cook became very unhappy because the customer was so r__________．He decided to play a trick on the customer．

He cut some potatoes so thin t________ the customer wouldn’t be able to pick them up with his fork．To the cook’s s__________, the customer loved the new chips．Soon other customers wanted them, too．From then on, the chips became more and more popular．

参考答案：67．Into 68．largest 69．came/comes 70．cooking 71．Complained 72．waiter/waitress 73．aloud/angrily 74．rude 75．that 76．surprise

7、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Flu, or influenza, is a common illness that makes you feel very tired and weak, and makes you cough and have a fever. But recently we find a new kind flu c__________ H1N1 influenza A. We find ourselves in the dark about the terrible flu virus. Is it quite d_________ from a common flu? The answer is no, because it seems s___________ to regular human flu with a fever, cough and a headache. The answer is y________, because it has caused at least 64 d__________ around the world. And the World Health Organization has confirmed（确诊）about 6,500 cases.

The flu virus first appeared in pigs or swine. WHO says the virus is being spread from human-to-human, not from contact with infected（感染的）pigs. Scientists try to know clearly how it jumped to humans. The steps are aimed at stopping further spread of the virus.

Pork imports aren’t a_______ from the areas which have swine flu. Though experts said swine flu is not connected with pigs and not spread by e_________ pork.

So far groups of illnesses seem related to Mexican travel. For example, some students in New York fell i__________ from an spring outing in Mexico. Flu viruses can be spread by touching(触摸) your mouth or nose w___________ unwashed hands. Swine flu can be treated, but so many confirmed cases s__________ that we had better take early notice, in case it would be too late.

参考答案： 72. called 73. different 74. similar 75. yes 76. deaths 77. allowed