江西省南昌市第八中学2022-2023学年九年级下学期期中检测英语试题

这是一份江西省南昌市第八中学2022-2023学年九年级下学期期中检测英语试题，共13页。试卷主要包含了听力理解，单项填空，完形填空，阅读理解，补全对话，书面表达等内容，欢迎下载使用。
（考试时间：120分钟 满分：120分）
一、听力理解（每小题1分，共20分）
A）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
（ ）1．Hw is the weather nw?
A．Rainy．B．Cludy．C．Sunny．
（ ）2．Wh has lnger hair?
A．Jhn．B．Jim．C．Jack．
（ ）3．Why did the by NOT sleep well last night?
A．Because he had a headache．
B．Because it was t nisy utside．
C．Because he stayed up late ding his hmewrk．
（ ）4．Where is the by ging t?
A．The parking lt．B．The city park．C．The sprts center．
（ ）5．What des the wman mean?
A．She will wear her black silk dress．
B．She will g t the party with the man．
C．She can’t find the right clthes fr the party．
B）请听下面 4 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
请听第1段对话，回答第6、7小题。
（ ）6．Where will they meet?
A．At the gate f James’ hme．
B．At the gate f the theater．
C．At the schl gate．
（ ）7．What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
A．They will g t a cuntry music cncert．
B．The cncert will start at 6 p．m．
C．The cncert will be held at a theater．
请听第2段对话，回答第8、9小题。
（ ）8．Which cuntry des the man cme frm?
A．The UK．B．Russia．C．Germany．
（ ）9．Where prbably are they talking?
A．At the train statin．B．At the bus statin．C．At the airprt．
请听第3段对话，回答第10至第12小题。
（ ）10．Hw des Cathy learn t play the vilin?
A．By teaching herself．B．By taking lessns．C．By watching vides．
（ ）11．Hw des Cathy feel abut her learning?
A．Nervus．B．Embarrassed．C．Pleased．
（ ）12．What can we knw abut Cathy?
A．Cathy desn’t want t play the vilin any mre．
B．Cathy wants t play classical music．
C．Cathy wants t play cuntry music．
请听第4段对话，回答第13至第15小题。
（ ）13．What did Jhn have fr lunch?
A．Fish and chips．B．Pizza and chips．C．A nice salad．
（ ）14．Why des the wman ask Jhn t set the table fr three?
A．Because Mark is cming．
B．Because her friend is cming．
C．Because Jhn’s father is cming back hme．
（ ）15．What can we get frm the cnversatin?
A．Jhn wants t invite Mark fr tea．
B．Jhn has been invited fr tea．
C．Mark wants t cme fr tea．
C）请听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成下列句子，每个空格不超过3个单词。听独白前你将有 50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。
16．Please listen t the infrmatin abut ______．
17．Pian classes are fr ______ each week．
18．______ classes are n Wednesday and Saturday, frm three ’clck fr frty-five minutes．
19．Grwn-ups pay ______ every class．
20．Fr mre infrmatin, please call ______．
二、单项填空（每小题1分，共8分）
请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
（ ）21．N ne knws ______ whether there are aliens．
A．nearlyB．exactlyC．badlyD．wisely
（ ）22．The ______ f the game is t let students knw the imprtance f pulling tgether．
A．prizeB．purpseC．prgressD．practice
（ ）23．As lng as yu are ding the right thing, what thers think r say desn’t ______．
A．affrdB．decideC．mindD．matter
（ ）24．—Chinese students have becme ______ ver the past ten years．
—I think s．The P. E．test plays an imprtant rle．
A．strngerB．the strngest
C．the mst creativeD．mre creative
（ ）25．—Jack, g t write yur reprt．Yu must hand it in tday．
—I ______ it．I can hand it in right nw．
A．finishesB．was finishing
C．will finishD．have finished
（ ）26．It’s reprted that a flating（漂浮的）city ______ in the near future．
A．was builtB．will buildC．will be builtD．is built
（ ）27．Yu will nt get the special gift ______ yu finish all the tasks．
A．afterB．becauseC．whileD．unless
（ ）28．—Where des Bill live?
—He ______ me his address, but I can’t remember it nw．
A．is tldB．tldC．is tellingD．will tell
三、完形填空（每小题1分，共26分）
A）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Bees are regarded as the mst hard-wrking wrkers in the wrld, but yu might have heard bees are living 29 these days．Yes, and the 30 is becming mre and mre serius．The number f bees has been reducing quickly．It leaves us humans a great 31 —prtecting bees．Because if bees can’t live well, 32 can peple．Bees d this amazing thing, cllecting pllen（花粉）frm 33 , wherever they g．They spread pllen frm ne plant t anther．In the 34 , the bees make it pssible fr them t bear fruits（结出果实）．
As happened in 2017,US beekeepers 35 40% f their bees because f the micrbial disease（微生物疾病）, s we 2lst-century 36 start crazily trying t slve the prblem．And there’s n silver bullet（灵丹妙药）, f curse, but the mst available slutin seems t be finding ut a way t 37 micrbial disease．Then the bee vaccine （疫苗）cmes．
As we all knw, vaccines wrk thrugh causing the bdy t make antibdies（抗体）against a 38 disease. But bees dn’t make antibdies．Scientists had thught vaccinating them wuld be 39 , but a 2015 study discvered that bees can get the ability f making antibdies thrugh vitellgenin（卵黄原蛋白）in their eggs．
Vaccinating a bee wuldn’t help that bee, 40 if yu vaccinate the queen f bees, she can 41 the ability n t her children and grandchildren thrugh her eggs．The new vaccine will treat American fulbrd（AFB）,a very dangerus disease that can lead t the 42 f bees quickly．The queen bee can 43 the medicine in a little sugar water and pass it n t her children．And then her children will nt get AFB during their lives．They get the antibdies against the disease．
（ ）29．A．quietlyB．simplyC．terriblyD．gradually
（ ）30．A．infrmatin B．situatinC．suggestinD．decisin
（ ）31．A．challengeB．changeC．experienceD．treasure
（ ）32．A．bthB．eitherC．neitherD．ther
（ ）33．A．treesB．vegetablesC．plantsD．fruits
（ ）34．A．prjectB．accidentC．scietyD．prcess
（ ）35．A．increasedB．lstC．keptD．raised
（ ）36．A．studentsB．gvernmentsC．humansD．dctrs
（ ）37．A．preventB．prtectC．prepareD．prmise
（ ）38．A．seriusB．realC．strictD．certain
（ ）39．A．pssibleB．uselessC．valuableD．suitable
（ ）40．A．andB．sC．untilD．but
（ ）41．A．giveB．setC．passD．build
（ ）42．A．deathB．grwthC．truthD．birth
（ ）43．A．eatB．takeC．makeD．drink
B）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每个词限用一次。
In the UK, bus jurneys are very cmmn．Buses are ften cnvenient fr the peple 44 live r wrk in the city center．Passengers can avid heavy traffic and d nt have t pay fr the parking．Hwever, taking the bus is just a 45 but bring part f life: They get n the bus, pay fr the ride and sit dwn r find a place t 46 when it is crwded．Everyne 47 sad and bred．
In Latin America, hwever, bus trips can be wnderful．Fr a start, 48 are shwed n the buses fr passengers t have fun alng the jurneys．Lcal buses d nt shw films, 49 drivers usually turn n the radi and it can be great fr passengers t listen t sngs and get relaxed．
The sights and sunds are even 50 than films and music n the buses．Lcal buses always g t parts f the twn that passengers wuld nt visit by 51 ．There passengers can see shps that they have never heard abut．And they can als see ther cultures f the 52 frm the windws f the buses．
Besides, passengers’ luggage（行李）is als interesting．It is cmmn t see a happy dg’s head getting ut f smebdy’s bag r a 53 chicken “speaking cheerfully” under smebdy’s arm．Once n a bus in Peru, a farmer even tied a 54 n the tp f the bus．It was quite surprising．
All in all, taking the bus in Latin America is really fun and unfrgettable．
44．______ 45．______ 46．______ 47．______
48．______ 49．______ 50．______ 51．______
52．______ 53．______ 54．______
四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共46分）
A）请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
（ ）55．What d the teacher and nurse psitins have in cmmn?
A．They are nly pen t wmen．
B．Wrking experience is needed．
C．They are nly pen t peple lder than 26．
D．A bachelr’s degree is required．
（ ）56．If yu want t wrk as a driver, what shuld yu d?
A．Call 073-1413-2336．
B．Call 057-1289-4613．
C．Send an e-mail t hr@hhs. cm．
D．Send an e-mail t hr@amytaxi. cm．
（ ）57．Wh is this passage written fr?
A．Peple wh are lking fr jbs．
B．Peple wh want t g abrad．
C．Peple wh need help．
D．Peple wh want t learn new skills．
B
Andrew Carnegie was a 19th century steel tycn（大亨）wh became ne f the 20th century’s mst famus philanthrpists（慈善家）．His life is ne f the mst famus rags-t-riches stries in the histry f the United States．
Andrew Carnegie spent almst twenty years giving his wealth away．He believed that thse wh became rich shuld return what they didn’t need t sciety．He nce said, “A rich man dies in disgrace （不光彩地）if he des nt give his mney away fr the public gd during his lifetime.”
He began t use his mney t build free public libraries．By 1919, it was said that he had built almst 3,000 libraries with his mney, valued altgether at ver sixty millin dllars．Mst were in the United States, but sme f them were in Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, and even as far as the Fiji Islands．
A gift f fur millin dllars was made t Carnegie’s hmetwn, Dunfermline, Sctland．It was used t build parks and playgrunds fr the peple f the twn．Pittsburgh, where he made his frtune, was given a music hall, a museum, an art gallery and a public library．
After the war began in Eurpe in 1914, he gave his hme, Skib Castle in Sctland, t the British gvernment t use as an army hspital．
（ ）58．Carnegie became wealthy by ______．
A．his investment in weaving industry
B．starting his steel business frm nthing
C．his father’s financial supprt
D．his charitable activities
（ ）59．What can we knw frm Paragraph 2?
A．A man shuld make mre mney fr his family．
B．A man shuld think abut the public after he dies．
C．A wealthy man shuld d smething gd fr sciety．
D．Andrew Carnegie died in disgrace fr nt giving wealth away．
（ ）60．What des the underlined wrd “them” in Paragraph 3 refer t?
A．The libraries．B．The music halls．
C．The parks．D．The museums．
（ ）61．What des the underlined wrd “frtune” in Paragraph 4mean?
A．Wealth．B．Luck．C．Health．D．Prgress．
（ ）62．Why did Carnegie give a music hall, a museum, an art gallery and a public library t Pittsburgh?
A．Because he was brn there．
B．Because he fund his first jb there．
C．Because he nce wrked there．
D．Because he made much mney there．
C
Befre cking fd in a pan（平底锅）, yu r the ck will need t test the pan t see hw ht it is．This can be dne with a few drps f water．If yu test a pan’s heat in this way, yu may ntice that smetimes the water just bils away．Other times, thugh, the water drps will jump acrss the pan and d nt g away immediately（立刻）．This is called the Leidenfrst effect（效应）, named after Jhann Gttlb Leidenfrst, wh studied the effect in the 1700s．
We can see the Leidenfrst effect when smething, like a pan, is heated up．The pan has t becme very ht．Then, when a drp f water meets the ht pan, the bttm f the drp gets very ht and turns int steam（水蒸气）．The rest f the water drp sits n tp f this steam s the water drp des nt turn int gas right away．It can stay arund fr a lng time．The water drp usually mves quickly arund the pan．Hwever, if the pan is ht but nt ht enugh, the water will just bil away．
While the Leidenfrst effect sunds interesting, what can it be used fr? Sme scientists wanted t shw that they culd mve water arund using the Leidenfrst effect．They made an experiment and fund that water culd be made t mve arund n smething ht withut biling away．The scientists thught that water like this might be useful fr cling ff cmputer chips（芯片）．Cmputer chips get ht and can get brken easily．Maybe the Leidenfrst effect culd be used t build better and cler cmputers．
（ ）63．The writer leads in the first paragraph by ______．
A．asking a questinB．telling a stry
C．making a surveyD．telling a fact
（ ）64．What can be ne f the cnditins t cause the Leidenfrst effect?
A．The water shuld be biled ahead．
B．The pan must be heated very ht．
C．The pan needs t be cled fr a while．
D．The water shuld be pured int the pan quickly．
（ ）65．What is the main idea f the last paragraph?
A．The meaning f the Leidenfrst effect．
B．The imprtance f the Leidenfrst effect．
C．The practical usage f the Leidenfrst effect．
D．The disadvantages f the Leidenfrst effect．
（ ）66．What is the best title f the passage?
A．The Leidenfrst effectB．Magic water drps
C．An excellent experimentD．A great inventin
（ ）67．Yu may read the passage in ______．
A．a guidebkB．a sprts newspaper
C．a fictin nvelD．a science magazine
D
As we all knw, water is the surce f life．Nthing can take the place f it．But it has sme truble．S it’s necessary fr us t save and prtect water in ur life．
①
The Less Plateau（黄土高原）sil lss is very serius because there are fewer and fewer trees and plants．Als the rain in summer is heavy s the sil is very easy t lse．What’s mre, peple dig up grass and cut dwn trees t grw crps and build rads．The sil lss makes it difficult t cntrl the fld．
②
There are many causes f water pllutin．The main causes are industrial waste water, agricultural（农业的）waste water and life sewage（污水）．Waste water can be prduced in every step f industry and agriculture．Sewage can be prduced by peple in their daily life．
③
Beijing, ne f the wrld’s cities facing the greatest water shrtage, aims t becme a “spnge（海绵）city” t cllect and use rainfall in the future．Wuhan started t build itself as a “spnge city”．It built many gardens, pnds and wetlands arund the city．When it rains, they can take water like a spnge．Then the city has less flding．
D yu knw what the spnge city is like? It means cities can keep and clean water like the spnge．Every year many activities are held t encurage peple t think up mre ways t save water resurces．
（ ）68．The Less Plateau sil lss is very serius because ______．
A．there are n trees r plants
B．there is little rain in summer
C．peple cut dwn t many trees
D．peple can’t cntrl the fld
（ ）69．Hw many main reasns fr the water pllutin are mentined?
A．Tw．B．Three．C．Fur．D．Five．
（ ）70．Beijing plans t ______ t save water in the future．
A．cllect and use rainfallB．wash the car with a spnge
C．cllect and clean the seawaterD．use waste water t clean the tilet
（ ）71．Match the fllwing titles with each paragraph．
a．Water and sil lss
b．The main causes f water pllutin
c．Prtecting and saving water
A．a-①,b-②,c-③B．a-①,b-③,c-②
C．a-②,b-①,c-③D．a-②,b-③,e-①
（ ）72．Which f the fllwing best shws the structure f the passage?
A．B．C．D．
B）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。一空一句。
Have yu ever cnsidered the way yu spend yur mney? What d yu buy? When d yu buy? It is imprtant t use yur mney wisely．Then, yu will have enugh fr the things yu want．Yu can make smart decisins abut yur mney． 73
One way t be smart with yur mney is t shp arund befre yu buy．Visit mre than ne stre, check the prices at each stre, and try nt t be in a hurry t buy．Yu d nt have t buy at the first stre yu visit; anther stre might have what yu want at a lwer price． 74
Anther way t be smart with yur mney is t wait fr a sale． 75 Fr example, suppse yu want t buy a camera．Wait until a stre has a sale．Yu can save 20 percent,30 percent r mre n the price f the camera by waiting fr a sale．Sme stres als ffer a discunt if yu buy mre than ne f an item．S, lk fr sales ffering a lwer price per item if yu buy tw f that item．Yu culd save mney．
76 Fr instance, large bags f dg fd usually cst less per pund than small bags．A large pack f pens usually csts less per pen than a small pack f pens．S, even thugh yu may spend mre n a large size, yu are really saving mney per item．
Yu can learn t be smart with yur mney． 77 Yu cannt always have what yu want right away．But if yu are patient, yu will save mney．Then, yu will have mre mney t spend n what yu want．
73．______ 74．______ 75．______ 76．______ 77．______
五、补全对话（每小题1分，共5分）
请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处，使对话通顺、合理，意思完整。一空一句。
（At the restaurant．）
W: Hell, madam! Welcme t ur restaurant!
J: Hell, I bked a table by the windw fr tw this mrning．I’m Jenny Green．
W: OK． 78
J: Can I rder nw?
W: Yes, please． 79
J: I’d like a small bwl f vegetable ndles．And my friend lves dumplings very much．D yu have anything special?
W: Yes, tday’s special is beef dumplings． 80
J: That must be delicius．We als want tw bwls f Map Tfu with rice．
W: OK． 81 It is very delicius．
J: Certainly! We bth lve it．And sme range juice, please．
W: 82
J: N, thank yu．
78．______ 79．______ 80．______ 81．______ 82．______
六、书面表达（15分）
我们在变化中成长，成长让我们的人生充满意义。回首三年初中时光，我们在学习、思想、性格、生活等方面发生了很多变化。你所在学校公众号的英语习作栏目正在开展“我的成长”征文活动，请分享你初中三年中的成长故事，具体讲述其中一个变化。
要点：
1．变化是什么；
2．变化过程是什么；
3．你从中得到了什么启发。
要求：
1．必须包含所有要点，并适当发挥；
2．不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息；
3．词数100左右。
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江西省2023年九年级下学期期中检测·英语参考答案
听力材料
A）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。
1．M: Sally, wuld yu like t g t the mvies?
W: I’d lve t, but I dn’t want t g ut n rainy days, yu knw．
2．W: Is that Jim playing the guitar?
M: N, that’s Jhn．Jim has lnger hair than Jhn．
3．W: Tm, yu lk tired．What’s wrng?
M: I gt a headache last night and didn’t sleep well．
4．M: Can yu tell me where the city park is, please?
W: Yes．G straight alng the rad．It’s n the left, between the sprts center and a parking lt．
5．W: I am ging t my friend’s birthday party, but all my clthes lk s ld．
M: Why nt wear yur black silk dress? It lks wnderful．
W: Oh, n．I dn’t like black nw．
B）请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
请听第1段对话，回答第6、7小题。
W: Wuld yu like t g t a cncert tnight, James?
M: Of curse．What kind f cncert is it?
W: It’s a classical music cncert．
M: Great! I lve classical music．When des it start?
W: At 7:00 p．m．
M: Where is it held?
W: At Mnlight Theater．
M: OK．Shall we meet at the gate f the theater?
W: All right．I’ll see yu there at ten t seven．Bye．
M: Bye-bye．
请听第2段对话，回答第8、9小题。
W: Excuse me, are yu Mr. Smith frm Russia?
M: Yes．What’s up?
W: I’m Lily, yur tur guide frm Germany Travel Service．Hw d yu d?
M: Hw d yu d? Thank yu fr cming t meet me．
W: My pleasure．Hpe yu had a gd trip．It was quite a lng ride．
M: Well, n the whle, it was a nice train trip．
请听第3段对话，回答第10至第12小题。
W: Hi, Tby! I’ve started learning t play the vilin．
M: Are yu taking lessns, Cathy?
W: N．I’m teaching myself．I’ve talked t the persns wh played the vilin, and I have gt sme basic knwledge．
M: And are yu making prgress?
W: Yes, I’m making gd prgress．And I’m very happy with that．
M: What kind f music d yu want t play?
W: Classical music．
请听第4段对话，回答第13至第15小题。
M: Mum, I am back．I am hungry．What’s fr dinner tnight?
W: What wuld yu like, Jhn?
M: Fish and chips wuld be nice．
W: What did yu have fr lunch at schl?
M: Pizza and chips．
W: Well, hw abut a nice healthy salad then?
M: OK．Well, can I help yu?
W: Yes, yu can set the table．Set it fr three, and yur father will be hme at any minute．
M: Shuld I bring spns and bwls ut?
W: N, just bring ut plates, knives and frks．Yur father will want a cup f tea when he cmes back．S bring ut cups, t．
M: I want t invite Mark fr tea n Saturday．Can he cme?
W: Yes, f curse．
M:Thank yu, Mum．
C）请听下面一段独白，根据独白内容完成下列句子，每个空格不超过3个单词。听独白前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。
Thank yu fr calling．I am n hliday at the mment and cannt talk t yu, but please listen t this infrmatin abut music classes．Pian classes are twice each week, n Mnday and Thursday, r Tuesday and Friday．Classes start at fur ’clck n Mnday and Thursday, and at five ’clck n Tuesday and Friday．All classes are fr ne hur every week．It is sixty punds every mnth．Guitar classes are n Wednesday and Saturday, frm three ’clck fr frty-five minutes．There is als a guitar class fr grwn-ups n Wednesday evenings at six ’clck fr ne hur lng．Grwn-ups pay eight punds every class．Fr mre infrmatin, please call me at 8390-4275．
参考答案
一、1-5ABABC 6-10 BCBAA 11-15CBBCA
16．music classes 17．1/ne hur 18．Guitar 19．8/eight punds
20．8390-4275
二、21-25 BBDAD 26-28 CDB
三、A）29-33 CBACC 34-38 DBCAD 39-43 BDCAB
B）44．wh 45．necessary 46．stand 47．seems 48．films 49．but
50．better 51．themselves 52．twn 53．lvely 54．sheep
四、A）55-57 BDA 58-62 BCAAD 63-67 DBCAD 68-72 CBAAD
B）73-77 DFBGE
五、78-82 CDGEB
六、
During the past three years, my attitude twards study has changed a lt．
I used t be careless and didn’t take my hmewrk seriusly．As a result, I gt pr grades．One day, my teacher had a talk with me．Her wrds made me think a lt．Frm then n, I never rushed thrugh my hmewrk．I thught abut prblems carefully befre I wrte dwn answers．I checked my hmewrk every time I finished it．My grades have imprved because f that．
Frm this experience, I have learned the imprtance f ur attitude twards study．With care and effrt, we can cmplete everything better and achieve a better result．twn lvely sheep better but wh
seem stand film necessary themselves
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Math teacher
Age: between 25 and 45
3 years f teaching experience
Master’s degree
Happy High Schl,
Shenyang
Tel.: 024-2883-9038
E-mail: hr@hhs. cm
Nurse
Age: between 26 and 35
Wmen preferred
At least 4 years f wrking experience
New Star Hspital,
Changsha
Tel.: 073-1413-2336
E-mail: nsh@star. cm
Driver
Age: ver 20
Driver’s license
Gd health
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A．Being careful with mney is wise．
B．Many stres ffer special discunts．
C．It is nt a gd idea t wait fr a sale．
D．All it takes is sme careful, smart thinking．
E．It takes sme practice, and it takes patience．
F．Yu can even check nline and cmpare prices．
G．Yu can als use yur mney wisely by buying larger sizes f things．
A．It tastes gd．
B．Anything else?
C．This way, please．
D．Here is the menu．
E．What abut Beijing duck?
F．Wuld yu like t try sme?
G．It is ur mst ppular dish．