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In North America, people are always in a hurry. Children have special lessons or sports activities after school. Parents often work late and don't get home until 7 or 8 o'clock at night. More than 50% of women work at full—time jobs, and many people do part—time work.
When a family wants to eat a meal together, often(A)there isn't enough time to prepare the food. That is why fast food is so popular in North America.(B)People spend about 40% of their money buying fast food.
Fast food is the food____(C)___pizza, sandwiches or fried chicken. People can buy the food from a restaurant chain(连锁) like Pizza Hut, McDonald's or KFC. (D)Fast food saves work and time, but it is usually junk food.
Fast food is popular in many countries. American fast food companies(公司) now have restaurants all over the world. But not everyone is happy about the spread(扩张)of North American fast food. Some people in Italy want to fight against(抵制) it . (E)Theydon't want any more fast food chains to open in their country. They also want to fight against the spread of fast food everywhere in the world.