Although English is not as old as Chinese，it （1）
C
C
by many people around the world every day，English speakers are （2）
A
A
creating new words，and we are often able to know （3）
A
A
most words come from.
Sometimes，however，no one may really know where a word comes （4）
B
B
.Did you ever think about why hamburgers（5）
B
B
hamburgers，especially when they are not made with ham？About a hundred years ago.some men （6）
D
D
to America from Europe.They came from（7）
B
B
big city in Germany which was called Hamburg.They did not speak （8）
D
D
English，but they ate good food.When some Americans saw them （9）
D
D
round pieces of beef，they asked the Germans what the food was.The Germans （10）
A
A
not understand the question and answered，"We come from Hamburg."One of these Americans owned a restaurant，and had an idea.He cooked some round pieces of beef like （11）
B
B
which the men from Hamburg ate.Then he put each between two pieces of bread and started （12）
C
C
them.Such bread came to be called "hamburgers'.Today hamburgers are sold in many countries （13）
A
A
the world.
（14）
A
A
this story is true or not，I can't say.Knowing why any word has certain meaning is （15）
B
B
，too.
| （1） |
A.speaks |
B.spoken |
C.is spoken |
D.speaking |
| （2） |
A.always |
B.sometimes |
C.never |
D.seldom |
| （3） |
A.where |
B.what |
C.why |
D.when |
| （4） |
A.by |
B.from |
C.to |
D.with |
| （5） |
A.called |
B.are called |
C.calling |
D.call |
| （6） |
A.gone |
B.going |
C.go |
D.went |
| （7） |
A.the |
B.a |
C.an |
D./ |
| （8） |
A.well |
B.best |
C.bad |
D.good |
| （9） |
A.eats |
B.eaten |
C.ate |
D.eating |
| （10） |
A.did |
B.was |
C.is |
D.do |
| （11） |
A.that |
B.those |
C.this |
D.these |
| （12） |
A.sells |
B.sell |
C.selling |
D.sold |
| （13） |
A.around |
B.of |
C.by |
D.during |
| （14） |
A.Whether |
B.Where |
C.That |
D.If |
| （15） |
A.interest |
B.interesting |
C.interested |
D.interestingly |
