1: If you eat like a horse, what does it mean?
a. You are on a diet.
b. You eat a lot.
c. You are a vegetarian1.
正确答案:b. You eat a lot,胃口好,狼吞虎咽就可以被形容为eat like a horse。You are on a diet的含义和减肥正好相反;vegetarian素食者;fussy with your food挑食。
2: How would we describe a man who can drink a lot of beer?
a. He drinks like a duck.
b. He drinks like a fish.
c. He drinks like a horse.
d. He drinks like an elephant.
正确答案:b. He drinks like a fish,鱼在水里生活,如果一个人喝酒就像喝水一样,那么他就可以被形容为drink like a fish。如果一个人吃饭很厉害,那么可以被形容为eat like a horse。
3: In Britain, people often like to eat a ______ breakfast of sausages, eggs and bacon.
a. fried
b. boiled
d. baked
正确答案:a. fried,很多人都喜欢吃一顿传统的fried早餐,这其中包含很多煎炸的食品。Boiled意思是用水煮熟,人们可能会吃水煮蛋,但是英式早餐里其它的食品并不是用水煮熟的;stew 的意思是慢慢炖熟;baked 的意思是慢慢烤熟。
4:Which of the following would you use to make a stir-fry?
a. A pot
c. A saucepan
正确答案:b. A wok,A wok 就是我们熟悉的炒锅,炒菜都靠它了。A pot 是指炖汤用的锅,不适合炒菜;a saucepan 是比较小的平底锅,不适合炒菜; a sieve 是过滤器,筛子,不能用来炒菜。
5:How would you describe something that has been cooked so badly that nobody will eat it?
a. It's tasty.
c. It's yummy.
d. It's delicious.
正确答案:b. It's inedible,如果菜很难吃,难以下咽,那就是 inedible。如果菜做得好吃,我们就可以形容为 tasty;如果菜肴美味就可以形容为 yummy;如果菜做得很好吃,我们通常会说 delicious。
6:The most famous fast food in the UK is fish and ________.
a. rice
b. chips
c. spuds
d. carrots
正确答案:b. chips,炸鱼和薯条是英国最常见的快餐。Rice不对,在英国人们在吃中餐和印度餐的时候会吃米饭;spuds可以用来表示土豆,但是鱼和土豆这个组合不是一道有名的英国快餐;carrots不对,英国没有鱼和胡萝卜这个快餐。
8:What is the name of the lunchtime snacks served in many Chinese restaurants?
a. Dim sum
b. Panini
c. Shawarma
d. Onion Bhaji
正确答案是:a. Dim sum,dim sum点心在中餐馆里很常见也很受欢迎。Panini是一种意大利三明治;swharma是一种土耳其小吃;onion bhaji 是印度的一个小吃,它通常是由炸洋葱和面粉做成的。
9:In the UK they are called chips. What are they called in the USA?
a. Crisps
b. French fries
c. Roast potatoes
正确答案是:b. French fries,在美式英语里是薯条的意思。Crisps是薯片;roast potatoes是烤土豆;mashed potatoes是土豆泥。
10:What is the name of the Italian fast food that is like a round piece of bread with cheese and tomato on top?
a. Lasagne
b. Spaghetti bolognaise
c. Moussaka
d. Pizza
正确答案是:d. Pizza,pizza比萨饼。Lasagne不对,a lasagne是烤意大利千层面,里面会有奶酪,肉和番茄酱;spaghetti bolognaise是肉酱意大利面;moussaka是希腊的一种小吃,由茄子和肉做成。
11:A very hot Indian curry8 is known as a _________.
a. korma
b. poppadum
c. vindaloo
d. naan
正确答案是:c. vindaloo,vindaloo是一种非常辣的印度咖喱。Korma不对,a korma 是一种味道相对较淡的咖喱;poppadum是一种印度脆饼;naan是印度馕饼。
1 vegetarian [ˌvedʒəˈteəriən] 第7级 | |
n.素食者;adj.素食的 | |
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adj.为琐事担忧的,过分装饰的,爱挑剔的 | |
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3 stewed [stju:d] 第8级 | |
adj.焦虑不安的,烂醉的v.炖( stew的过去式和过去分词 );煨;思考;担忧 | |
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4 wok [wɒk] 第11级 | |
n.锅,炒菜锅 | |
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5 sieve [sɪv] 第8级 | |
n.筛,滤器,漏勺 | |
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6 inedible [ɪnˈedəbl] 第11级 | |
adj.不能吃的,不宜食用的 | |
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