1. When did men first begin to use salt?
A. Three thousand years ago. B. When men began to salt fish and vegetables. C. It is unknown.
2. Why were the ten thousand people put in jail in the 18th century?
A. For selling salt. B. For stealing salt. C. For making salted fish.
3. What can we learn from the talk?
A. The salt was used to preserve dead bodies in Egypt thousands of years ago.
B. The salt was placed far from the important guests when the king had his dinner.
C．A man who took more than his share of salt would lose his life in the 16th century.
