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| Mexico's neighbors are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The 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 also 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. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo. Mexico also has its special plants. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country! |
| 1. Mexico is to the south of _____. |
| A. the United States B. Belize C. Guatemala D. Mexico City |
| 2. Which of the followings is TRUE according to the article? |
| A. America is 15 times as large as Mexico. B. All the people in Mexico speak Spanish. C. Mexico has more than 900,000,000 people. D. Mexico has more Spanish-speakers than Spain. |
| 3. _____ is a city with the largest population in the world. |
| A. Tokyo B. Mexico City C. New York D. Beijing |
| 4. Many foods except _____ we eat today started in Mexico. |
| A. avocados B. chili peppers C. oranges D. chocolate |
| 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 |