Do you know the benefits (好处) of potatoes? It is nearly the king of all vegetables and all foods.

  As we know potatoes were first grown in Africa. Africa is the hometown of potatoes. Later potatoes were grown all over the world. First people only ate them uncooked (未煮熟的) .As the time passed,people learned to cook them delicious.

  Now potatoes have become delicious food or cooked vegetables at table. Men and women,the young and the old enjoy eating them very much. It is said potatoes can be cooked into 400 kinds of cooked vegetables.

  In the past some people thought they could make people fat and were afraid of eating them too often. But in fact,they do not make people fat but keep people thin. So you can enjoy them as often as possible if you like.

(   ) 1.        are the king of the food and the vegetables.

   A. Tomatoes   B. Potatoes

   C. Fish   D. Fruits

(   ) 2.        is the hometown of potatoes.

   A. Asia   B. Europe

   C. America   D. Africa       

(   ) 3. Now people often eat       potatoes.

   A. uncooked

   B. cooked

   C. either uncooked or cooked

   D. neither uncooked or cooked

(   ) 4. In fact,potatoes cannot make people

       but keep people         .

   A. fat;poor   B. thin; bad

   C. healthy; die   D. fat;thin

(   ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Potatoes were first grown in Asia.

   B. Potatoes can make people fat.

   C. People can't eat potatoes too often.

   D. First people ate potatoes uncooked.

  Many people are so busy these days that they have no time to cook. This becomes a problem 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 chance everyone sees one another at the same time.

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

  There is also something about the smell of home cooking. 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 (注意) your mood.

(   ) 1. Why do many people have no time to cook?

   A. Because they haven't many things to do.

   B. Because many people are too busy.

   C. Because people don't like home cooking.

   D. Because they are too tired to cook.

(   ) 2. Home cooking is         .

   A. good and warm

   B. a way of showing love

   C. satisfying a child's sweet tooth

   D. both A and B

(   ) 3. The writer thinks the smell of home cooking

   A. makes us feel good and loved

   B. makes us be interested in cooking

   C. makes us exciting

   D. makes us love others

(   ) 4. What's the main idea of this passage?

   A. Home cooking is important.

   B. Home cooking feels good and loved.

   C. People are too busy to cook.

   D. Home cooking cookies taste better.

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