1 . Did you know that chocolate comes from a tree? The cacao tree gets large brown fruits called cocoa pods（荚）, and _______ the pods are cocoa beans. To make chocolate, _______ we leave the beans in the dark for a few days, and then _______ them in the sun. After that, the beans are pressed hard until a dark liquid（液体）comes out. That liquid is pressed _______ it separates and the result is cocoa butter（可可脂）, which can be turned into chocolate. What a lot of work just to make a piece of chocolate!

The first people to _______ cacao trees for chocolate were the Mayans, who lived in Mexico thousands of years ago. They used chocolate to make a special _______ that they used during their religious（宗教的）services. When people from Spain came to Mexico, they discovered the drink. They took chocolate home with them, and soon the passion for chocolate _______ all over Europe!

Wouldn’t you like to have a cacao tree in your _______ so you could have your own special supply chocolate? Well, don’t even think about it! Cacao trees can only grow in rainforests, where it is very hot and _______ all the time. What a pity!

Chocolate is good for you as long as you don’t eat it all day long! It has iron（铁）, which is good for your body! But remember where there is chocolate, there is ________! So don’t eat too much, and remember to brush your teeth after you eat it!