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四川省宜宾市兴文县建武初级中学校2017-2018学年八年级上学期期中考试英语试题
Joy always rides her bike to school. It's four miles to school and it takes her about fifteen minutes. Joy likes riding to school. She says it's good for her health.
Edward usually goes to school by bus. He likes talking with his friends on the bus. It's about ten minutes' journey (旅程) to school by bus.
Mary's home is near the school. She usually walks to school. It's about five minutes' walk. Mary says she likes taking walks after meal.
For many Chinese people, potatoes are considered as a kind of vegetable. But in the future, this will no longer be the case（情况）. Potatoes will be added to China's list of food products, like rice, wheat and corn. And potato starch（淀粉） will be mixed into bread, steamed buns（馒头）and noodles to suit（适合） Chinese people's tastes and eating habits.
In fact, potato is more than just a main food of diet in America. In many ways, it's an integral（不可或缺的）part of the American pop culture.
“Mashed Potato Dance” began in 1962. The name of the dance came from the song, Mashed Potato Time. American R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp sang this song. The move(舞步) is something like Twist dance style.
“Hot Potato!”is an action puzzle video game released（发行）in 2001. In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato begin at the same time. The potato beings are either red or blue. When two like-coloured potatoes touch each other, they disappear. Over the years, this game has been welcomed by many players, especially children.
“Mr Potato Head”is an American toy invented by George Lerner in 1949. The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and a mouth. In 1952, this toy became the first toy advertised on television.
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Potatoes in China | Many Chinese people consider potatoes as a kind of vegetable. In the future, bread, steamed buns and noodles with some popato starch will {#blank#}1{#/blank#} at dinner table as main food. | ||
Potatoes in America | A kind of main food of diet | ||
An integral part of pop culture | Mashed Potato Dance | Its name came from the song , Mashed Potato Time, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} by Dee Dee sharp. The move of the dance is something like the Twist dance style. | |
Hot Patoto | The game has been played since the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of the 21st century. The players have to obey the game rules while playing. The game is popular {#blank#}4{#/blank#} children. | ||
Mr Potato Head | The {#blank#}5{#/blank#} of the toy was George Lerner. The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and some plastic parts. It was the first toy advertised on TV. | ||
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