For all of these reasons, melting pot is no longer a good way to describe the United States. Instead, people now call the United States a “salad bowl.” They say salad bowl because in a salad, you can still see all of the individual parts (lettuce, tomato, and so on), but all the different parts mixed together and begin to take on the flavor of one another.
8. Which of the following is the key information the writer wants to tell us in the first paragraph?
A. There used to be many groups of Native Americans.
B. Englishmen were among the first to settle in America.
C. Asians and Africans also immigrated to America.
D. USA today is made up of people from across the world.
9. The “melting pot” ___________.
A. is an accurate way to describe the United States
B. is a place where people from different cultures should assimilate completely
C. cannot accurately reflect the reality in the United States
D. cannot be replaced by the “salad bowl”
10. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Many immigrates to the United States try to keep some of their culture.
B. Immigrates are encouraged to use English wherever they go in the USA.
C. Children of early immigrates can speak English as well as their parents’ native language.
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