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It's a lovely day. Sarah is going to have a picnic in the park with her friends. She has prepared much food, some meat and some vegetables. All are the daily food in our life. But do you know where some of them came from?

Chicken

Chickens were once wild birds in the forest of Asia. Around 3,400 years ago, men began to use chickens. But the birds were small and their meat was hard to eat. So people only kept chickens to fight for sport.

Chocolate

The seed of the cocoa tree can be made into chocolate. But 2,000 years ago, people in Central America only drank chocolate. In Europe, chocolate drinks were not popular until the 1500s when sugar was added.

Tomatoes

At first, people were afraid of eating tomatoes because they belong to a family of poisonous plants. One day, a brave man ate the first tomato. People were surprised that he didn't die. They tried the tomatoes and found that they tasted good. Soon tomatoes became very popular. The French even gave them a special name, Love Apples.

Ice cream

Long before ice cream, water ices were popular all over Asia. During the Tang Dynasty, some people created ice cream from milk. Later, travelers took this idea back to Europe. Soon, many people wanted to try it and the dessert became popular everywhere.

74. Sarah has prepared much food to __________.

A. have a picnic with her friends in the park

B. know something about animals and plants

C. find out where some of the food came from

D. tell stories about daily food in our life

75. Around 3,400 years ago, people __________.

A. kept chickens as wild birds in the forest of Asia

B. kept some small birds to eat their hard meat

C. began to keep chickens as a kind of food

D. began to keep chickens to fight for sport

76. Chocolate drinks became popular in Europe __________.

A. 2,000 years ago

B. in the 1500s

C. before sugar was added

D. after American people ate chocolate

77. From the story about tomatoes, we know that if someone eats

something poisonous, he may __________

A. become brave

B. feel surprised

C. lose his life

D. become popular

78. __________ created ice cream.

A. Some people in Asia

B. A king of the Tang Dynasty

C. Some people in Europe

D. A traveler to Asia

79. The best title for the passage is “__________”.

A. Sarah's picnic

B. Daily food in our life

C. We eat these foods every day!

D. Where did some food come from