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     When you are invited to meal in Thailand, the words of the invitation mean "Come and eat rice."
In fact, nearly all Thai dishes are     1     with rice, which grows there very easily      2     the climate
(气候) is warm and there is much rain.
     The food that is served is      3     cut into pieces, so there is no need to use knives and forks, instead,
special spoons and forks are used.  The Thais     4     to eat with their hands and now there are still some
people who eat this way. There is a special     5     of doing it.  First they wash their       6     hands in a
bowl of  water-they only eat with their right hands.  They are careful not to let the food      7     the palms
(手掌心) of their hands. After the meal, the      8     are again carefully washed.
     The meal usually has several different dishes.  They are all hot.  They are served in bowls which
everyone shares,      9     each person has their own bowl of     10   . As Thailand has a long coastline
(海岸线), it is not surprising that fish and shellfish play an important part in Thai"s cooking.

(     )1. A. eaten   (     )2. A. when   (     )3. A. never   (     )4. A. used   (     )5. A. reason (     )6. A. dirty   (     )7. A. touch   (     )8. A. forks   (     )9. A. because (     )10. A. fish

B. used     B. if       B. always   B. had     B. way     B. right   B. catch   B. spoons   B. though   B. rice

C. smelled   C. because   C. hardly   C. wanted   C. idea     C. left     C. feel     C. hands     C. since     C. water