EveryAustralianchildisbroughtuponVegemite(維吉米特黑醬)!Yes,t...

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Every Australian child is brought up on Vegemite(維吉米特黑醬)!Yes, this dark colored food paste made from yeast extract(酵母膏)is put on fresh bread and toast as a snack, breakfast, lunch on the run or when there's basically nothing else left in the house to eat. It takes time to adapt to it for those not used to it. Simply watch overseas visitors make faces when tasting it for the first time found in every indigenous Australian home! In fact, it is considered a national food and cultural sign.

Vegemite has an interesting history. More than ninety years ago, a leading Australian food technologist was given the challenge of creating a food item from a by-product of the beer manufacturing process. This by-product was developed into a pure vegetable extract spread for use on bread and toast. It has since found its way into many Australian homes.

Before World War II it was confirmed by the British Medical Association for its medicinal benefits as a nutritionally balanced food for patients. It became very important during World War II. As a result of the heavy demand by the armed forces, the supplies to civilians were rationed(限量)with the following message given by the government：Vegemite fights with the men up north! If you are one of those who don't need Vegemite medicinally, then thousands of the injured are asking you to deny yourself of it for the time being. After the war, with many babies born, Vegemite was confirmed as a necessary source of Vitamin B1, B2 for babies.

9. What does the underlined word “indigenous” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Rich. B. Native. C. Remote. D. New.

10. What's the purpose of the message given by the government?

A. To encourage Australians to fight for their nation.

B. To tell people Vegemite has high nutritional value.

C. To suggest that people leave Vegemite to the army.

D. To inform Vegemite has medical functions.

11. The author is trying to show us the fact that Vegemite ________.

A. has been a part of Australian history

B. is a kind of popular food for babies only

C. is popular in every English-speaking country

D. has become a favorite food for overseas visitors