products. I tried milk when I first arrived in France. I hated it! I sampled cheese too, but couldn't manage more than one bite. I love ice cream, though, and that's made from milk."

Birgit is from Sweden. She traveled to Australia on vacation. "I was in a restaurant that specialized in fish, and I heard some other customers order flake. So I ordered some too and it was delicious. Later, I found out that flake is an Australian term for shark. After that pleasant experience, whenever I see a new food I try it out on purpose. You know why? I remember how much I enjoyed flake."

Chandra is a dentist in Texas. She originates from India. "I'm frightened of eating new foods because they might be made from beef. I'm a Hindu, and my religion forbids me to eat meat from the cow. It's a sacred animal to Hindus, so that's the reason I can't eat hamburgers or spaghetti with meatballs."

Nathan is American. He taught for a year in China. "My friends gave me some 100­year­old eggs to eat. I didn't like the look of them at all. The insides were green, but my friends said the color was normal. The Chinese put chemicals on fresh eggs. Then they bury them in the earth for three months. So the eggs weren't really very old. Even so, I absolutely refused to touch them."

Life in a new country can be scary, but it also can be fun. Would you sample a 100­year­old egg? Would you order shark in a restaurant?

35．Which of the following sentences is TRUE about Shao Wong?

A．He is a French­Chinese.

B．Cattle are seldom raised in his hometown.

C．He doesn't like any diary products.

D．He didn't taste cheese because he hated it.

36．Chandra is frightened of eating food made from beef, because ________.

A．it's against Hindus' religion

B．she thinks beef is not easy to digest

C．she is an Indian

D．Hindus think beef is not tasty

37．The underlined word "sacred" in Paragraph 4 means "________"．

A．frightening B．large

C．manmade D．greatly respected

38．What can we infer from this passage?

A．Foods that are well known to you may not be familiar to people from other countries.

B．Despite cultural differences in food, have a try and maybe you'll get used to it.

C．A vacation is a good way to learn about new foods. Be sure to go on vacation more often.

D．People dislike eating new foods only because their religion forbids it.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　C

I Am a Pencil

Children's book author Sam Swope took a job teaching writing to third­graders in the New York City. His students were immigrants from 21 countries, having many different beliefs (信仰). But there were a few things they had in common. Family