Although English is not as old as Chinese , 【小题1】is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always making new words and we should be able to know where most words come from.

Sometimes, 【小题2】, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, 【小题3】 (especial)when they are not made of ham? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city【小题4】 (call ) Hamburg in Germany.

They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. Some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef. They had never seen such【小题5】 strange way. They couldn’t help 【小题6】(ask)the Germans what it was. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We came from Hamburg. ” One of these Americans owned a restaurant, and had an idea. He made up 【小题7】 (he) mind to do something new. He cooked some round【小题8】(piece )of the beef like what the men from Hamburg ate and 【小题9】(sell)it quite a few countries around the world.

Whether this story is true or not, it is certainly   【小题10】(interest).