I arrived in the UK last weekend to learn English．So far I have already made a few friends and had some traditional English food there．But after having three days of hamburgers，sandwiches and potatoes，I thought none could be more delicious than Chinese food，especially my favorite﹣huo guo．You can't imagine how excited I was when I got to know that there was going to be a free meal of hotpot to welcome the new students．On the way to the canteen，I seemed to smell huo guo in the air．

    To my surprise，when I stepped into the room，I didn't see any sign of huo guo．Where was it？

   With many questions in my head，I sat down to have the free meal．After talking with an English girl，I got to know that Chinese huo guo is completely different from hotpot．Chinese huo guo is written in two words﹣hot pot； and hotpot，one word，is a traditional English dish．

    Hotpot is made from mutton and onion．On the top are pieces of potatoes．People put it in the oven all day in a heavy pot on a low heat．It takes very little effort to prepare．You can often see it at parties in the UK because it's easy to prepare for a large number of people and is not expensive．

   Hotpot doesn't taste bad．However，I still miss huo guo﹣hot pot，two words!

36．The writer felt excited when she learnt she would　　．

A．learn English in the UK

B．meet some new friends

C．have hamburgers and potatoes

D．have her favorite food

37．The underlined word"canteen"means a place for people to　　．

A．play sports

B．have parties

C．have food and drink

D．buy books and magazines

38．Hotpot is often prepared for parties because it is　　．

A．very popular

B．quite expensive

C．easy to prepare

D．good for health

39．After the free meal，the writer learnt that　　．

A．"hotpot"wasn't"hot pot"

B．hotpot took little time to cook

C．hotpot wasn't traditional in the UK

D．the English girl knew little about hotpot．