Most families love home cooking! The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together．In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another the same time．

　　Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love．A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying（满足）a child’s sweet tooth． She or he is sending a message．The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cooking that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you．”

　　There is also something about the smell of home cooking．The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages．It makes most of us feel good and loved----- even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood（心情）．

1.Why do fewer people cook now?

A．They have no time．

B．Many people are too busy．      

C．Many people don’t like cooking

D．They don’t like family meals．  

2.The writer thinks the smell of home cooking________．

A．makes us happy

B．makes us be interested in cooking

C．makes us pay attention to our mood

D．makes us love others

3.The writer writes this passage to tell us____________.

A．family meals are important．       B．how to make cookies．

C．people are too busy to cook．   D．homemade cookies taste better．

Bad teeth can be painful -- and worse. They can even be 36 . They can 37 bacteria（细菌） into the blood system. Those bacteria can increase the 　38 of a heart attack and worsen the effects of other diseases. And 39 are not the only ones at risk. 40 , in two thousand seven, doctors in the Washington area said a boy died when a tooth infection(感染) spread to his brain. They said it might have been 41 had he 42 the dental care he needed. He was twelve years old. Experts say good dental care starts 43 . Breast milk, they say, is the best food for the healthy 44 of teeth, which can help turn bacterial growth 45 in the mouth. But dentists say a baby's gums and early teeth should be cleaned 46 each feeding. Use a 47 with a little warm water. Do the same if a baby is 48 with a bottle. Experts say if you decide to get your baby to sleep with a bottle, only give the child water. When baby teeth begin to 49 , you can clean them with a wet toothbrush. Dentists say it is important to find 50 toothbrushes 51 specially for babies and to use them very gently. The use of fluoride(氟化物)to protect teeth is 52 in many parts of the world. For instance, it is often 53 to drinking water supplies and toothpaste. 54 young children often swallow toothpaste when they brush, which can cause problems. So only a small amount of fluoridated toothpaste, the 55 of a pea, should be used.

36. A.awfully　　　　 　 B. deadly　　　　　　　 C. terribly　　　　　　 D. badly

37. A. release　　　　　　　 B. rewind　　　　　　　　　　 C. realize 　　　　　　 D. reform

38. A. changes　　　　　　　　　　 B. choices　　　　　　 C. chances　　　　　 D. charges

39. A. adults　　　　　　　　 B. teenagers　　　　　 C. boys　　　　　　　　 D. babies

40. A. For example　　　 B. Above all　　　　　 C. Such as　　　　　　 D. To some extent

41. A. protected　　　　　 B. preserved　　　　 C. promoted　　　　 D. prevented

42. A. accepted　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　 C. given 　　　　　　　 D. admitted

43. A. at school　　　　　　 B. when young　　　 C. when old 　　　　 D. at birth

44. A. commitment　　　 B. movement　　　　 C. development　　 D. improvement

45. A. swiftly　　　　　　　 B. slowly 　　　　　　 C. instantly　　　　　 D. leisurely

46. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. during　　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　 D. before

47. A. cloth　　　　　　　　　 B. brush　　　　　　　 C. bottle 　　　　　　　　　　 D. soap

48. A. filled　　　　　　　　　 B. fed　　　　　　　　　 C. fitted　　　　　　　　 D. full

49. A. change　　　　　　　 B. appear　　　　　　　 C. exist 　　　　　　　 D. see

50 .A. beautiful　　　 B. expensive　　 C. soft　　　　　 D.safe

51. A. attended　　　　　　 B. intended　　　　　 C. tended　　　　　　　 D. pretended

52. A. rare　　　　　　　　　 B. good 　　　　　　　 C. normal　　　　　　　　　　 D. common

53. A. added　　　　　　　　 B. used 　　　　　　　 C. offered　　　　　　 D. attached

54. A. However　　　　　　 B. But　　　　　　　　　 C. Though　　　　　　 D. Also

55. A. shape　　　　　　　　 B. color　　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　 D. type