Question

Do you have a headache? Eat some bird brains for dinner, and your headache will go away. Is your hair turning gray? Eat black rice every day. And you won't have gray hair.

Eat bird brains and black rice? "Some people ask. "How strange!" But for many Chinese people, bird brains and black rice are not strange things to eat, they are good things to eat. They are good medicines, too.

Many Chinese believe that food can be medicine. Food that is medicine is called medicinal food. The Chinese have eaten medicinal food and spices(調味料)for hundreds of years. Ginger(姜), for example, is a common spice in Chinese cooking now. Ginger gives food a nice favor(味道). The Chinese began to use ginger many years ago. At that time, they used ginger not because it tasted good. They used it because it was medicinal Ginger, they thought, was good for the digestion (消化). It also helped people who had colds.

Not everyone approves of the medicinal food. Some people think that food and spices are not medicines. They want to buy their medicine in drug stores, not in supermarkets. Other people want to try medicinal food. They say, "Maybe medicinal food can't help me, but it can't hurt me, either.”

People can try medicinal food at a Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, California .The restaurant serves only medicinal food. Queen's Secret", for example, is one dish at the restaurant. Meat from a chicken with black skin is in the dish. It is for women who want to look young.

Alan Lau is the owner of the restaurant,, He says, "Some people try medicinal food only once and then say, 'It didn't work. But think about this: When your doctor prescribes (開藥方) medicine. you take the medicine for five days, or for ten days, or maybe for weeks. It's the same with medicinal food. You have to eat the food many times before it begins to help. "Mr. Lau believes that medicinal food works, he eats medicinally every day.

1.Why did the Chinese use ginger many years ago?

A.Because it had a good taste

B.Because it was good for health

C.Because it made people feel cold

D.Because it gave food a different flavor.

2.The words “approves of” in Paragraph 4 probably mean “___________”.

A.agrees to B.cares about C.hears of D.gives up

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Can Food Be Our Medicine?

B.Can Spices Change Our Cooking?

C.What Is the Best Medicine for a Headache?

D.What Can People Eat in a Chinese Restaurant?

Answer 1