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New Foods and the New World{{/B}} In the last 500 years, nothing about people--not their clothes, ideas, or languages--has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree (可可树) by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when t A. they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else B. they were forced to leave their homeland and move to America C. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoes D. the potato harvest was bad 更多"下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短"的相关试题: [单项选择] 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文内容回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案填。 {{B}}第一篇{{/B}}
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