1 . Do you know when restaurants were invented? The first restaurants were invented thousands of years ago. However, they were very different from restaurants today.

The first restaurants were in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. These restaurants served food in large stone bowls. People didn’t order food from a menu. Everyone used to share the food from big bowls. People believe that these places were very popular because most homes in ancient Greece and Rome did not have kitchens.

Later, restaurants began to open in China. In the early 1100s, more than 1 million people lived in the city of Hangzhou, China. Unlike in ancient Greece and Rome, people in China could choose food from a menu. They didn’t have to eat the same food as everyone else.

Then, in the middle of the 1700s, restaurants started opening in Paris. These restaurants were more similar to restaurants we know today. There were all kinds of food, and eating in these restaurants was a more enjoyable experience. In the 19th century, trains made travel much faster and simpler. In the end, this kind of restaurants began to appear all over Europe and in other parts of the world.

1. Where were the first restaurants invented?

A．In China.	B．In America.
C．In ancient Greece and ancient Rome.	D．In England,

2. It is believed that these first restaurants were popular because ________

A．people could eat different food	B．the food there was very cheap
C．people were too busy to cook	D．most homes didn’t have kitchens

3. When were restaurants started opening in Paris?

A．In 1800s.

B．In 1700s.

C．In 1100s.

D．Not mentioned.