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When we think of chocolate, many of us think of candy bars and sweet. But this is not how chocolate comes to us. In fact, it comes from the cacao tree that is found in the tropical(热带的) forests of Central and South America, because cacao beans need to grow in a hot and humid climate (湿热的气候) . The Mayas knew that they could get food and drink from the tree. The Aztecs often took the cacao beans and broke them into pieces in hot water, making a drink that was delicious and energy-producing for the body.
When Columbus and Cortez came to America, they shipped cacao beans back to Spain. However, at first few people would like to try the drink because the taste was strange. When Columbus gave the information back to the Spanish Queen and King that one cup of chocolate from the cacao beans could provide a whole day’s energy for a man without the need for other food, attitudes(态度) quickly changed.
The need and the cost for chocolate produced by the cacao beans rose sharply. Soon all Europeans had fallen in love with chocolate. But chocolate was so expensive at that time that only the riches could afford this confection (甜食). At first, too much chocolate made people sick because more than half of the cacao bean is formed from fat, and few people knew how to remove the too much fat content(脂肪含量). Perhaps that is how we arrived at the expression, “Too much of a good thing can be bad for you.”
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Central and South America
It comes from the cacao tree that is found in the tropical forests of Central and South America, because a hot and humid climate is
3 for the growth of cacao beans.
①The 7 got food and drink
from the tree.
②The Aztecs often took the cacao beans and broke them into pieces in hot water, making a drink that was 8 and
energy-producing for the body.
Spain
①When Columbus and Cortez came to America, they sent cacao beans back to Spain by 4 .
②Chocolate wasn’t widely 5 before
Columbus reported to the Queen and King.
One cup of chocolate from the cacao beans could provide a whole day’s energy for a man with 9 need of other food.

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Because of the high 6 , only the riches could afford this confection.
Too much chocolate did harm to people’s
10 because more than half of the
cacao bean is formed from fat.
Born in the city, we regard the country life as something far away. We are used to e 1 in the city. We are even getting used to the noises and pollution in the city. It has become a p 2 of our life. I have never been to the country. Nature is a word strange to us. This summer I had the chance to go with my parents on a v 3 to countryside.
For the first time in my life I have the experience with the country life. Here I r 4 what a life of nature is. This is a small village far from cities. It is at the foot of a mountain. The life there is s 5 . It is different from the city life.
There are few cars or other t 6 on the way. The air is fresh. The sky is high. The people are friendly. They are not as busy as t 7 in the big city. Everywhere you can find people bathing i 8 the sun. They drink clean water. The water comes from the mountain. They e 9 the quiet life very much. What's more, there you can hear the sound of nature. You can find the children p 10 with water in the river and the dogs running after the people. All these make a wonderful picture of countryside. How I love the country life!