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Forks trace their origins back to the ancient Greeks. Forks at that time were fairly large with twotines that aided in the carving of meat in the kitchen. The tines prevented meat from twisting or movingduring carving and allowed food to slide off more easily than it would with a knife.By the 7th century A.D., royal courts of the Middle East began to use forks at the table for dining.From the 10th through the 13th centuries, forks were fairly common among the wealthy in Byzantium. Inthe 11th century, a Byzantine wife brought forks to Italy; however, they were not widely adopted thereuntil the 16th century. Then in 1533, forks were brought from Italy to France. The French were also slowto accept forks, for using them was thought to be awkward.In 1608, forks were brought to England by Thomas Coryate, who saw them during his travels inItaly. The English first ridiculed forks as being unnecessary. “Why should a person need a fork when Godhad given him hands?” they asked. Slowly, however, forks came to be adopted by the wealthy as asymbol of their social status. They were prized possessions made of expensive materials intended toimpress guests. By the mid 1600s, eating with forks was considered fashionable among the wealthyBritish.Early table forks were modeled after kitchen forks, but small pieces of food often fell through thetwo tines or slipped off easily. In late 17th century France, larger forks with four curved tines weredeveloped. The additional tines made diners less likely to drop food, and the curved tines served as ascoop so people did not have to constantly switch to a spoon while eating. By the early 19th century,four-tined forks had also been developed in Germany and England and slowly began to spread toAmerica.
49. What is the passage mainly about?
(A) The different designs of forks.
(B) The spread of fork-aided cooking.
(C) The history of using forks for dining.
(D) The development of fork-related table manners.

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答案：C
難度：適中0.666667
統計：A(1),B(0),C(12),D(5),E(0)

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