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    Mexico's neighbors are the United States to the north and Guatemala (危地马拉)

    And Belize (伯利兹) to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States.

    Mexico has more than ninety million people. The official language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the world's largest Spanish-speaking country.

    Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is very high. It is 7 349 feet high (2 240 meters). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population of Mexico City grows bigger every day.

    Mexico also has its special plants. Many of the foods we eat originated (起源)in Mexico.

    Foods like beans, maize, avocados (鳄梨), tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla (香子兰) and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactuses than any other country!

1. （1） Mexico is to the south of_______.

   A . the United States B . Belize C . Guatemala D . Canada
3. （2） Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A . America is 15 times as large as Mexico. B . All the people in Mexico speak English. C . Mexico has more than 9 billion people. D . Mexico has more Spanish-speakers than Spain.
5. （3） Mexico has_______ kinds of cactuses than any other country.

   A . fewer B . more C . less D . most
7. （4） All of these foods come from Mexico except________.

   A . avocados B . chili peppers C . oranges D . chocolate
9. （5） The best title for the text should be "______".

   A . The geography of Mexico B . Plants of Mexico C . The population of Mexico D . Mexico