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Almost everyone agrees on the hot dog basics: a long bread roll with a hot sausage inside it. And that’s what has led to a big question---is a hot dog a sandwich, or is it in a special category of its own?

“People have really strong opinions on both sides,” says Eric Mittenthal, president of the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC). In November, the council published an official announcement ruling that the hot dog is not a sandwich. It argues that the hot dog is too significant to be considered “just a sandwich.” The council admits that the hot dog was once the “Frankfurter(法兰克福香肠)sandwich,” But says that people no longer use that name. Today, no one would call a hot dog eating contest a sandwich eating contest.

But others disagree. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) includes a sausage inside a bread roll in its sandwich category. But it also calls the food a “sandwich type product.” In May, dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster said that the hot dog is a sandwich. TheMerrian-Webster’s collegiate Dictionary, 11the Edition, defines a sandwich as “two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between” or “one slice of bread covered with food.” The announcement fueled a heated debate among hot dog fans. If hot dogs are sandwiches, where do you draw the line? Are burritos(玉米馅饼)sandwiches too?

This debate won’t stop Americans from eating piles of hot dogs this summer. During peak hot dog season---from Memorial Day to Labor Day--- Americans will eat about 7 billion of ’s 818 hot dogs consumed every second. People love hot dogs so much that in 2015, a hot dog emoji (a small image used in electronic communications that symbolizes something) was released so people can easily tweet or text an image of the famous food. This may come in handy soon, since July is National Hot Dog Month.

32. Who thinks that the hot dog is special enough to be in a category of its own?

A. USDA C C. The author D. Merriam-Webster

33. What do some hot dog fans think of the definition of a sandwich in the mentioned dictionary?

A. It seems too wide. B. It is quite satisfactory

C. It is obviously too narrow. D. It is difficult to understand

34. What can we learn from the release of a hot dog emoji?

emoji is beautiful B. The emoji is interesting

hot dog is very popular hot dog is world famous

h of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. The history of hot dogs B. Is a hot dog a sandwich?

erent kinds of Sandwiches. D. How Americans love hot dogs

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