My aunt Cindy has her own cake shop. She can make nice cakes for special occasions, such as weddings. I spent a week last summer helping her in the shop. Making a nice cake is harder than I thought it would be.

I practised for hours in Aunt Cindy’s shop. I made little coloured dots (圆点) on a piece of wax paper (蜡纸). Unluckily, I could not get the dots to be the same shape or size.

I decided to take a break from making the dots, so I helped move cakes. However, that was not easy for me, either. I dropped a cake when trying to take it out of the freezer (冷冻箱) by myself. Luckily one of Aunt Cindy’s assistants (店员) was there. He saved the cake from hitting the floor.

It takes a whole team to make a huge cake. That’s one of the most important things I learned. Each person on the team has to be great at his or her job. Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper, Larry does the mixing and baking, and assistants carve and put frosting on the cakes. Aunt Cindy and Larry do most of the decorating while the assistants help make small parts like flowers and figures. Building a big cake is like playing a team sport. If one person doesn’t do his or her job well, the whole team pays for that.

Even though I was not much help to my aunt, I’m glad I spent the week in Aunt Cindy’s shop. Designing cakes takes more than just baking skills. It takes art and painting skills too. Now when I see a really nice cake, I don’t think of eating it first. Instead, I look at it and wonder how many hours it took to make.

1.What does the underlined word “occasions” mean in this passage?

A. events B. needs

C. places D. ideas

2.Why did the writer take a break from putting coloured dots on wax paper?

A. Because she practised for hours and became bored.

B. Because she could not make the dots good enough for a cake.

C. Because Aunt Cindy did not want her to make any more dots.

D. Because Aunt Cindy wanted her to help somewhere else.

3.Who designs the cakes on paper?

A. Aunt Cindy. B. Larry.

C. Assistants. D. The writer.

4.What was the main reason the writer was glad to have spent a week in her aunt’s shop?

A. She got to practise making coloured dots.

B. She learned the importance of teamwork.

C. She got to take a cake out of the freezer.

D. She learned art and painting skills.

5.What is this passage mainly about?

A. Helping an aunt design cakes.

B. Spending a week in a cake shop.

C. Working as the assistant to a cake decorator.

D. Discovering that making a nice cake is difficult.

On Nov 30, 2016, the UN added “the 24 Solar Terms” (节气) into the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity(人类非物质文化遗产).

As an important part of Chinese culture, the 24 Solar Terms guide people’s farming and daily life.

It’s reported that people in 183 countries and areas are using traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), which is based on a balanced diet and lifestyle. On Dec 6,2016, the Chinese government announced the first white paper on TCM. It has set rules for TCM development abroad for the first time.

Wontons( 馄 饨 ) are becoming more and more popular around the world.  Sometimes  people  deep-fry  them,  which  taste  delicious  and

crispy( 香 酥脆). Also, they eat wontons with soup. First, make a wonton

with a square wrapper( 面 皮 ), then put some filling, such as meat and shrimp( 虾 ) in the wrapper. After that, push the outside of the wrapper

together with fingers. Finally, cook and enjoy them.

1.We learn from the passage that the 24 Solar Terms .

A. are out of date

B. work well in the UN

C. are useful in everyday life

D. make no difference to us

2.On Dec 6, 2016, Chinese government set up the first white paper on .

A. the 24 Solar Terms

B. traditional Chinese medicine

C. Chinese delicious food

D. modern western medicine

3.The underlined word “deep-fry” refers to in Chinese.

A. 水煮 B. 小炒 C. 油炸 D. 清蒸

4.The right order of making a wonton should be according to the passage.

A.

B.

C.

D.

5.The information above turns to .

A. improve Chinese medicine

B. wish people to eat wontons

C. spread the 24 Solar Terms

D. introduce Chinese culture

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