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　　D. the only thing is that they wouldn’t stop eating till they felt sick.

　　Question 7: Which of the following statements is Not true?

　　A. English people had bad table manners.

　　B. American food was exclusively unique in its flavors and varieties.

　　C. American diet contained a lot of fat, salt and liquor.

　　D. Europeans were not at all accustomed to the American way of eating.

　　Question 8: The author’s attitude towards American food is that

　　A. American food is better than foods from other countries.

　　B. American food is superior to European food.考试用书

　　C. European food had helped enrich the flavors and varieties of American food.

　　D. People from other countries could still identify from the American foods the foods that were unique to their countries.

　　Q9: Immigrant groups, when they got settled down in the United States, still have had their own sense of self-identity because

　　A. their foods are easily identified among all the foods American eat.

　　B. their foods stand out in sharp contrast to foods of other countries.

　　C. they know pretty well what elements of American food are of their own countries’ origin.

　　D. they know pretty well how their foods contribute to American cuisine.

　　Question 10: Which of the following statements is true?

　　A. People from other cultures or nations start to lose their self-identity once they get settled down in America.

　　B. The “melting pot” is supposed melt all the foods but in reality it doesn’t.

　　C. The special sense of self-identity of people from other countries can’t be maintained once they become Americans.

　　D. The “melting pot” finds it capable of melting all the food traditions into the American tradition.