Once, the famous scientist Einstein travelled to many places in America to give lectures. He travelled in a __26__, and soon made friends with his driver.
Each time Einstein gave the lecture, his driver __27__ sat in the front row and listened to him very carefully. The __28__ lecture was given so many times that the driver learned it well enough to give it himself.
One day, when Einstein was __29__ about it, he asked the driver to give the lecture for him in a small town.
That evening, both Einstein and the driver went into the lecture room. __30__ there had seen Einstein before. When the driver took his place, everybody applauded (鼓掌). Then he began the lecture. __31__ it was over, the people warmly applauded. The driver turned to look at Einstein. Einstein nodded with a smile on his face.
When they began to leave the lecture room, a man __32 __ them and asked the driver a very
__33__ question. The c river listened carefully, then he __34__ and said the question was interesting but really quite easy. To show how easy it is. I'll ask my __35__ to answer it," said the driver.

【小题1】
A.busB.train C.planeD.car
【小题2】
A.always B.never C.sometimesD.hardly
【小题3】A. different   B. same   C. uncomfortable  D strange
【小题4】A. spoken   B. told   C. said   D shouted
【小题5】
A.Somebody B.Everybody C.Nobody D.Anybody
【小题6】
A.If B.AlthoughC.HoweverD.When
【小题7】
A.carriedB.believedC.stoppedD.pleased
【小题8】
A.difficult B.easy C.relaxingD.perfect
【小题9】
A.smiled B.cried C.refused D.jumped
【小题10】
A.studentB.driverC.teacherD.uncle

Feeding a crowd of hundreds doesn’t make Kenny Seals-Nutt nervous.

In fact, he thrives in the kitchen. He’s in his perfect place when dicing tomatoes, making salads and baking cakes.

By the time Kenny, 16, reached his third year of high school at Hickory Grove, North Carolina, US, he had become vice president of his school’s cooking club. He also opened his own food company, called Modern Fusion.

Kenny said he developed his love of cooking by watching his mother, and his grandmother, who owned a catering (饮食业) business herself. Kenny helped them both in order to remember their tips: how long to cook chicken so it stays wet, and the right amount of tomatoes to add to a spaghetti dish.

At the age of 5, he cooked his first dish of shrimp and broccoli. Taking it for his school lunch, he warmed it up in the school’s microwave, while the other kids ate their sandwiches.

“I love to eat, and it started to become more fun to cook than to use a microwave,” he said.

Cooking came easy to Kenny, and he enjoyed adding new ingredients into common dishes. “It started with a passion (热情) and I wanted to know more,” he said. He began to watch the Food Network and read chef blogs.

Last summer, Kenny put his skills to the test by working with his grandmother to cater his uncle’s wedding. While she cooked traditional dishes, Kenny wanted to add new to the expected flavors (风味).

Now Kenny spends his weekends catering his own events: weddings, birthday parties, baby showers. Kenny’s dishes are always a hit.

Chef Frederick Mookie Hicks, owner of a catering business, said Kenny’s success comes from his ability to multitask in the kitchen. Hicks said he has asked Kenny to cook with him on jobs three times now, and he presents Kenny as a positive example of a passionate chef to the students in his cooking classes.

“He’s so vigorous (精神饱满的) about cooking that he doesn’t let anything stop him,” Hicks said. “I knew in the first five minutes of working with the kid that he is something special.”

1.How is Kenny different from other students?

A.He opened a cooking club in his high school.

B.He is famous on the Food Network.

C.He owned a food company at 16.

D.He loves to multi-task.

2.What does the underlined word “thrives” probably mean?

A.works energetic                        B.grows fast

C.learns quickly                          D.makes progress

3.Which of the following best describes Kenny’s cooking?

A.Traditional.                            B.Creative.

C.Simple.                               D.Strange.

4.We can conclude from the article that ______.

A.Kenny proved himself by catering his uncle’s wedding alone

B.Kenny likes to follow his mother’s recipe when cooking

C.Kenny was able to cook his first dish in primary school

D.Kenny’s success in cooking has a lot to do with his family

 

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