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“Mom, can I bake some bread?” We were 15, my best friend, Hanna, and I. We determined to try creating some beautiful bread.

   “It’s not worth the trouble,” my mother said. “It takes lots of time and makes a big mess. Our bread can’t be delicious without all that effort.”

   Begging was useless. Mom’s “no” meant “No!” But several weeks later, when my parents went out for the evening, I immediately invited Hanna.

   We studied the recipe (食谱). That was easy. “Mix oil into flour, then beat in four eggs, one at a time, and add some sugar and salt.” We were not good at breaking eggs. I tried to learn from my mother. “Gradually add eight cups of flour. When dough (面团) holds together, squeeze (压) it.”

   We took turns to work like that. “Is the dough ‘holding together’?” we asked each other. I remembered my neighbor’s instructions: “If it’s too sticky, add some flour; if too dry, add water.” We added water. Then more flour. Then more water. By then, our dough had grown a lot.

   “Place dough on a floured surface and squeeze till smooth,” the recipe instructed. We took turns in squeezing it. “Clean and oil the bowl, then return dough to the bowl. Cover and let dough rise in a warm place for one hour.”

   This was a piece of good news, because we’d have a break. On dirtied kitchen chairs, we dreamed about our beautiful bread.

   But nothing was happening.

   “Maybe something will happen in the hot oven,” I said. Unfortunately, when we removed the loaves from the oven, they were like hard stones.

   Mom was right; it took time and effort. Since that night, both Hanna and I have learned to do it right. It sometimes makes a mess. But still it feels good, somehow, to be a bread baker.

51.   How many children tried to make bread together?

A. Two.                 B. Three.                C. Four.                  D. Five.

52.   To the writer, what her mother said was the ______.

A. law                   B. rubbish               C. advice                 D. warning

53.   Which of the following did the writer and Hanna do without instructions?

A. They placed dough on a floured surface.

B. They mixed oil into flour.

C. They returned dough to a cleaned bowl.

D. They placed the dough into the hot oven.

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