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江苏省泰兴市2018-2019学年七年级下学期英语期中考试试卷(含听力音频)
Now more and more people like taking photos of the food before they eat it. Scientists say that makes food taste more delicious. Do you take photos of your food before having a meal? If your answer is "Yes", now there is a piece of good news for you. The world's first pay-by-photo restaurant, Soho's Picture House, opened in Britain in May, 2015. People could pay for their meals by uploading photos of their food.
If customers(顾客) send photos of the food to Twitter(推特)or Facebook(脸书), they needn't pay for the food. There is also a photo expert in the restaurant. She will help customers take better photos of their food.
According to the research, more than half of people always take photos of their meals. The activity is a part of the "Food for life" project(项目)of the restaurant. It aims to(旨在)show real food and the way people behave(表现)at meal time.
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