1、The most popular snack today,What is the most popular snack today?Potato chip?Walk into almost any supermarket or corner store in North American and you will see potato chips.North American are the biggest consumers of potato chips,but people in many other parts of the world gobble them up too.Do yo
2、u know where this very popular food comes from? One day,almost 150 years ago,a chef in an expensive restaurant in the New York State was preparing popular food - French fries.A customer in the restaurant didnt like the French fries ,and complained because they were too thick.The chef cut some potato
3、es into thinner slices and fried them.The waiter brought them to the customer.The customer tasted them,and asked to see the chef because he was still not satisfied. The chef went to speak to customer.The customer complained loudly about the chips again.The chef became very angry angry because the cu
4、stomer was so rude.He decided to play a trick on the customer.He cut some potatoes so thin that the customer wouldnt be able to pick them up with his fork.TOthe chefs surprise,the customer loved the new chips,and soon other customers wanted them,too.Peoplewent home to tell friends about this new foo
5、d.The chips became so popular that the chef opened his own restaurant later.,consumer n. 消费者 gobble v. 狼吞虎咽；贪婪地吃 chef n. 主厨 customer n. 顾客；客户 complain v. 抱怨 satisfied adj. 满足的；满意的,Decide whether the following statement are true or false.Write T and F. 1 .( )The story happened in New York State,about
6、 150 years ago. 2.( )Potato chips were very popular at that time. 3.( )The chef worked in a small restaurant in New York State. 4.( )The customer complained about the French fires because they were too salty.,T,F,F,F,Put the sentences below in the correct order. A.The chef opned his own restaurant. B.The customer complained about the French fires because they were too thick. C.The chef worked in an expensive restaurant in New York State. D.The the chefs surprise, the customer loved the new chips. E.The chef played a trick on the customer.,C B E D A,
