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Asaworldfoodpotatoesarethesecondinhumanconsumption(消耗量)onlytorice.Andthin

saltedandcookedpotatochipsareAmericans'favouritesnackfood.

FrenchfrieswerepopularinFranceinthe1700s.AndtherecipewasbroughttoAmericaby

ThomasJefferson.Inthesummerof1853AmericanIndianGeorgeCrumhadajobasacookata

beautifulplaceinSaratogaSpringsNewYork.HisjobwastomakeFrench-friedpotatoesforthe

guests.

OnceaguestfoundCrum'sFrenchfriestoothickforhimandaskedCrumtodoitagain.Crumcut

itthinnerbutthemanstillwasn'tsatisfied.Crum wasveryangryanddecidedtoteachtheguestalesson.

Andthenheputtoomuchsaltonit.

ToCrum'ssurprisetheguestlikedthepaper-thinpotatoesverymuchandotherdineraskedCrum's

potatochipstoo.SoontheyweresoldfirstlocallythenallovertheNewEnglandarea.

Formanyyearsaftertheircreationpotatochipsweremainlyadinnerdish.Inthe1920sHerman

LayhadpotatochipsintheSouthandhispotatochipsbecamethefirstsuccessfullymarketednational

brand.

TodayAmericanseatmorepotatochipsthananyotherpeopleintheworld.

1.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Theinventionofpotatochips.

B.Thehistoryofpotatochips.

C.Americanslikepotatochips.

D.Thepopularityofpotatochips.

2._______broughtpotatochipstoAmerica.

A.ThomasJefferson

B.GeorgeCrum

C.HermanLay

D.Noneoftheabove

3.WhydidtheguestaskCrumtocookthepotatochipsagain?

A.Becausetheyweretooexpensive.

B.Becausetheyweretoosmall.

C.Becausetheyweretoothick.

D.Becausetheyweretoosalty.

4.Formanyyearspotatochipswereeaten_______.

A.atbreakfast

B.atlunch

C.atdinner

D.atanytime

5._______eatthemostpotatochipsintheworld.

A.Frenchmen

B.Americans

C.Italians

D.Australians