Unit 2 : Places E ：Cultural focus 分层练习 Ⅰ. Multiple Choices Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 1. It seemed only several minutes_____he finished this painting. A. after B. before C. when D. until 2. Sales director is a position_____communication ability is as important as sales skills. A. which B. that C. When D. where 3. We learned so hard some Italian words only_____they spoke English. A. finding B. to find C. found D.to have found 4. Remember to send to me a photo of us next time you_____to me. A. are writing B. will write C. write D.has written 5. Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes bring about coincidences_____novelist would find unbelievable. A. which B. whose C. where D.when Ⅰ. Translation 1.难以置信的(adj) 2.评价，评估(v) 3.经济实惠的(adj) 4.一时冲动(n） 5.繁荣(v) 6.随机的(adj) 7.致力于(v) Ⅱ. Blank filling Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word: for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. What do a student in China, an office worker in the UK and an astronaut in space all have in common They all cat instant noodles. And they're not alone - over 100 billion servings of instant noodles 1)_____(consume) globally each year, making them one of the world's most successful industrial foods. But how did this happen 2)_____(put)simply, they're cheap to produce and cheap to buy, which was exactly what their creator intended. Momofuku Ando, a Japanese entrepreneur, spent roughly a year 3)_____(perfect) the recipe just after the Second World War. He wanted to make something similar to traditional Japanese ramen noodles, while using the wheat flour given to Japan as food aid by the US government. His creation was instantly popular, 4)_____(play) a part in Japan's post-war economic rise. Even in the year 2000-according to a poll by the Fui Research Institute-instant noodles were voted Japan's most successful invention, ahead of high-speed trains, laptops and karaoke. But Japanese people are not alone 5)_____their devotion to instant noodles. According to the World's Instant Noodles Association, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and India-in that order-all consumed more instant noodles than Japan in 2021. Instant noodles' popularity abroad is in part due to how easy they are 6)_____ (adapt) to local tastes. In Thailand, for example, you can get green curry flavor, while in Mexico the noodles are garnished with lime and salsa. And 7)_____seems that consumers have grown to expect innovation. Nissin, the food company founded by Ando, launches over 300 products yearly, just in Japan. Instant noodles have their critics, too. Their rise in popularity has come at an environmental cost- they're made with palm oil, contributing to deforestation, and ... ...
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