China has rich food culture.There are interesting stories behind some cuisine （菜肴），as well as table manners relating to tableware（餐具）.
    Hotpot
    Hotpot has been popular among Chinese people for a long time.As early as in the Shang Dynasty （c.16^th century -11th century BC），people boiled foods in bronze cauldrons（青銅鼎）.The cauldron had two parts – one was the pot to cook foods in soup，and the other part was a layer（層） or a space inside the cauldron to hold firewood.
   People started to have lattice（分格的）hotpot during the Han Dynasty（206 BC-AD 220）.They divided pots into several parts to enjoy different flavors（口味）.
    Yuan Mei was a poet and foodie（美食家）in the Qing Dynasty（1644-1911）.He mentioned huoguo，the Chinese name for hotpot，in a book about all kinds of food.At that time，hotpot was very popular.People put all kinds of meat and vegetables into the hotpot.They also used different materials，such as copper（銅）and iron （鐵），to make pots.
    Dongpo pork
    There is a famous Chinese dish called "Dongpo pork".Does it have anything to do with the great poet Su Dongpo？
    Yes.Su Dongpo （Su Shi）was a poet who lived during the Song Dynasty（960-1279）.He was the first to make this dish.When he was a local official in Huangzhou，Hubei，he fell in love with cooking pork.In his article Ode to Pork（《豬肉頌》），Su wrote about how to cook it.
    According to folk stories，the dish became well-known when Su went to Hangzhou，Zhejiang，to take office.One day，there was a big flood and Su went out to help jye.ai.People heard that Su loved eating pork，so they gave him a lot of it.But Su wanted to give it back.He cooked the pork in his own special way.Then he gave the dish to every family in the city and every worker on the street.Very soon the dish became famous in Hangzhou and got the name "Dongpo pork".
    Chopsticks
    What are the dos and don'ts of using chopsticks？
    For Chinese people，chopsticks are not just simple tools to pick up food.They come with their own special rules and traditions.
    First，people should not make noise with chopsticks.Playing with chopsticks is seen as rude，just as playing with forks and knives in a Western country is.
    There are also some superstitions（迷信）related to chopsticks.For example，some people believe that chopsticks should not be left standing upright in a bowl.It looks like the incense（香）that Chinese people use to honor （祭奠）the dead.Doing it at the dinner table is believed to bring bad luck.
    You should not tap chopsticks on the edge （邊緣） of the bowl either，as beggars do this to ask for food.

（1）When did people start to have lattice hotpots？

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A.During the Shang Dynasty.
B.During the Qin Dynasty.
C.During the Han Dynasty.
D.During the Qing Dynasty.
（2）According to the story，what were pots made of in Qing Dynasty？

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A.Bronze cauldron.
B.Copper and iron.
C.Wood and bamboo.
D.Gold and silver.
（3）Why "Dongpo pork" was named after Su Dongpo？

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A.Because he created the dish
B.Because he wrote a poem to praise the dish
C.Because he spread the dish to more cities
D.Because people made the dish to remember him
（4）What is a taboo（禁忌）when Chinese people are using chopsticks？

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A.Using chopsticks to pick up food for guests.
B.Laying chopsticks sideways on the table.
C.Sticking chopsticks in the food and leaving them upright.
D.Picking up things other than food with chopsticks.