I think I’ve always been interested in food. My grandparents lived on a farm in Lincolnshire and had a good
. She made fantastic English food; her roast beef was out of this world. I used to love going down to the
and watching her work, and I learned a lot from her. I realized that I wanted to be a cook when I was about 12. When other boys
to do sports after school, I helped with cooking at home. When I was 15, I
to be a cook. However, I knew my parents wouldn’t allow me to be a cook. I had to tell them about it
.I told them that I wanted to do a cookery course for fun, and stayed for a month in a hotel in Torquay. I enjoyed it so much that I couldn’t put off telling my parents any longer,
I brought the subject up one night over dinner.
there was silence, and then my father asked me why. I explained that cooking was
painting a picture or writing a book. Every meal was a work of creation(创造). I could see that my father disagreed, but he was not
. He just looked at me and smiled. My mother kissed me. And now I have my own restaurant, and it goes well. I can see they are
me. However, my grandfather thinks I’m mad to give up farming.
| 小题1: | | A．farmer | B．painter | C．cook | D．nurse |
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| 小题2: | | A．resturant | B．hotel | C．farm | D．kitchen |
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| 小题3: | | A．chose | B．refused | C．hated | D．failed |
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| 小题4: | | A．decided | B．agreed | C．manage | D．turned |
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| 小题5: | | A．easily | B．softly | C．slowly | D．quietly |
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| 小题7: | | A．At first | B．At last | C．At least | D．At times |
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| 小题8: | | A．with | B．like | C．about | D．above |
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| 小题9: | | A．patient | B．satisfied | C．quiet | D．angry |
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| 小题10: | | A．proud of | B．sorry for | C．friendly to | D．strict with |
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