Ordering takeouts is very popular nowadays because it is convenient. More than 60 percent of the people in China order takeout food at least twice a week. If people don’t want to eat out, they can just order takeouts on the smart phone and wait for it to be delivered (送达).

What about people living in ancient times? Did they eat takeouts?

In fact, there was takeout as far back as the Song Dynasty. According to history books, Emperor Xiaozong (1127—1194) liked to order takeouts late at night. His servants then went around the city to pick up the dishes and bring them back to the palace.

Ordinary (普通的) people also ordered takeouts. Restaurant waiters would go out into the streets and yell out which dishes could be ordered that day. After hearing the waiters, people could then place an order. Later, delivery workers would bring food to their homes. In the famous Song Dynasty painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival (《清明上河图》), a takeout worker can be seen on a delivery with food in hand.

People at that time even had a special meal box for takeout dishes. It was a long wooden box with several layers. People also used warming plates made of two layers of porcelain (瓷). Hot water could be put between them to keep dishes warm.

【小题1】According to the passage, more and more people think ________ to eat takeouts nowadays.

A．it’s cheap	B．it’s convenient
C．it’s tasty	D．it’s fresh

【小题2】The underlined word “yell” probably means ________.

A．shout	B．find
C．give	D．show

【小题3】Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

A．	B．
C．	D．

【小题4】What can we know from the passage?

A．Only the Emperor was able to order takeouts in ancient times.

B．Over 60% of the people in China order takeouts at least twice a day.

C．People used special long plastic boxes for takeout dishes in ancient China.

D．We can see a takeout worker in Along the River During the Qingming Festival.