1 . People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem, because 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 at 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 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 cookies 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 don’t like family meals.	B．They are lazy.
C．They are too busy.	D．Many people don’t like cooking.

2. A parent spends an hour making cookies ________.

A．often to show her or his love	B．just to satisfy her or his child’s sweet tooth
C．only to send a message	D．to let a child eat up in 15 minutes

3. The writer thinks the smell of home cooking ________.

A．makes us love others	B．makes us happy
C．makes us be interested in cooking	D．makes us pay attention to our mood

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Homemade cookies taste better	B．Family meals are important.
C．How to make cookies.	D．People are too busy to cook.