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What does “there” refer to?

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What does “they” refer to?

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What does “them” refer to?

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What does “this strange vegetable” refer to?

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What does “they” refer to?

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What does “this” refer to?

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What does “them” refer to?

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What does "others" refer to?

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• A. Other people besides those who thought that if they ate potatoes, their skin would look like the skin of a potato, and those who were sick after eating the leaves of potatoes.

• B. Other people besides those who thought that if they ate potatoes, their skin would look like the skin of a potato, and those who were good after eating the leaves of potatoes.

Why were potatoes not always popular in the past?

• A. Some people thought that if they ate potatoes, their skin would look like the skin of a potato and other people were bright after eating the leaves of potatoes.

• B. Some people thought that if they ate potatoes, their skin would look like the skin of a potato and other people were sick after eating the leaves of potatoes.

Why are potatoes very popular today?

• A. At first the people in Germany were not happy to eat potatoes, but today they eat more potatoes than people in any other nation. Germans eat potato salad, and the United States has the baked potato.

• B. At first the people in Germany were not happy to eat potatoes, but today they eat more potatoes than people in any other nation. Besides Ireland and Germany, potatoes are also popular in such countries as France, the U.S.A., England and Belgium.