1．Chinese noodles come in many shapes and sizes，from round to flat to wide and thin．Different noodles are made for different types of cooking．Although they are different in shapes according to Chinese tradition，every Chinese New Year，many families serve a particular type of noodles-long noodles．It is believed that eating noodles on one's birthday or during the New Year will bring him/her a long life．So if you eat something that is long and sturdy結(jié)實的） like Chinese noodles，you will have a long and sturdy life．To make our life more"colorful"and exciting，you should eat noodles with everything．By everything，I mean little pieces of meat，chicken，cabbage and other vegetables．
Real Chinese noodles are sturdy．The way to boil the noodles is to put a little salt in the water before you boil the noodles．If you want the noodles less rough，you can also add a little cooking oil．It is important-and it is luckier-if you are able to cook the noodles without"breaking"them．
For luckier noodles，you can add red cabbage and meat．Red to the Chinese has always been"the good luck color"．Add some meat first．After that，add a little water to them．Now，here's the recipe （食譜） for"good luck"-add thinly cut red cabbage，carrots and sweet potatoes but make sure that the most visible（清晰的） pieces are the pieces of red cabbage．
71．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT mentioned in describing Chinese
noodles？B
A．Sturdy
B．Soft
C．Long
D．Thin
72．Which food was NOT mentioned in the passage？B
A．Carrots
B．Tomatoes
C．Potatoes
D．Cabbages
73．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Red is the good luck color to all people around the world．
B．It is luckier if you cook the noodles by"breaking"them．
C．It is said that eating noodles on one's birthday can bring him/her a long life．
D．The right way to boil noodles is to put much salt into the water．
74．From the passage we know that the author most probably comes fromA．
A．China
B．France
C．Italy
D．England．
