Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box.
Each one can only be used once.
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A.
longer B. connection C. percent D. easily
E. getting into
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Why do you
think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy(辛辣的)food？Is it because the spices(调味品)make
the food taste better？Is
it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot
food, or is there some{#blank#}1{#/blank#}between
spices and healthy food？
Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice
plants have some important chemicals. These chemicals can kill bacteria which
spoil food.
"Most
common spices can kill 75 to 100{#blank#}2{#/blank#}of
the bacteria in food, "explains one of the scientists. The bacteria grow
more{#blank#}3{#/blank#}and
spoil food more quickly at higher temperatures. For this reason, it is more
difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates.
Do you
like your food spicy？You
answer probably tells something about the country you come from. If you like
spicy food, it is possible that hundreds of years ago, when there were no
fridge, people in your country started using spices to keep the food from
spoiling. The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, healthier lives. Today, in a time of
fridges, the spices just make the food taste good.
