文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者小时候一家人一起种植土豆,收获很多土豆,母亲和奶奶用很多方式烹饪土豆,留下温馨的家庭记忆。多年后,作者女儿尝试复刻作者奶奶的土豆菜肴,创造出新的温馨的家庭记忆。
7 . When I was a boy growing up, we had a potato garden half the size of a football field. I remember planting it was a family _________. First Dad would use a push tool to _________ the earth. Then Mom would go down the rows, _________ dropping seed (种子) potatoes into the freshly turned earth. Next it would be my _________ — dropping some fertilizer (化肥) in between each of the potatoes. Lastly, my brothers would push earth back over the potatoes to let them _________ all summer.
In fall, when we were digging out the potatoes, I would be _________ to find how much the potatoes had grown. They would fill one bag after another and would _________ us all the year through.
With so many potatoes to cook, Mom and Nana had to be _________. Mom would make mashed (捣碎的) potatoes one day and then use the leftover potatoes to _________ potato cakes the next. Nana would cook them __________ on Sundays for a long time in her red soup to serve with noodles and meat balls. She would also cook them in the cooker with chicken, __________ with other food materials.
Years later, my daughter tried to recreate Nana’s chicken and potatoes just this last Sunday evening. When it was cooking, the smells were __________ and when I tasted it, I was filled with loving __________ from my childhood. The happiest part of it all, though, wasn’t those old memories but creating a(n) __________ one with my daughter and sons. What a pleasant and loving __________ my daughter prepared!
1. A.gift | B.secret | C.matter | D.trouble |
2. A.give away | B.break up | C.watch over | D.show off |
3. A.skilfully | B.formally | C.impatiently | D.curiously |
4. A.choice | B.excuse | C.dream | D.turn |
5. A.move | B.grow | C.continue | D.compete |
6. A.confident | B.amazed | C.awkward | D.stressed |
7. A.improve | B.encourage | C.comfort | D.feed |
8. A.creative | B.patient | C.careful | D.anxious |
9. A.change | B.hide | C.make | D.taste |
10. A.slowly | B.obviously | C.actually | D.carelessly |
11. A.compared | B.connected | C.challenged | D.mixed |
12. A.strange | B.attractive | C.suitable | D.terrible |
13. A.memories | B.promises | C.habits | D.games |
14. A.quick | B.unclear | C.new | D.unreal |
15. A.cake | B.breakfast | C.lunch | D.dinner |