1 . I’m now the chef and owner of a restaurant. Nothing in my early years led me to ______ my life would connect to food and cooking deeply. My family did eat together often; we had a ______ that my grandmother cooked the weekly big meal on weekends, but food was hardly the ______ of my family’s story. After I entered college, I was still ______ about what I wanted to do. Maybe I was supposed to ______ the crowd, getting a decent job, like in medicine or something similar.
When accepting the job assisting cooks after finishing college, I just ______ to pay my rent. That didn’t ______ any big life plans. However, as I worked longer, the food world showed me amazing ______ .
Too little salt, and a dish is ______ to be “tasteless”. A bit lemon juice helps prevent cut apples and peaches from turning brown and ______ their appealing colors. The lesson that small things matter reminds me to never ______ tiny stuff in all parts of life. Also, working with food teaches me to really taste, smell and touch. I learn to observe my ______, watching ways birds land, the growth of trees along roads... and ______ wonders in everyday life. ______ , I head down my own path, which is ______ from going to medical school as my parents did, but gives my life purpose and direction.
1. A.expect | B.wonder | C.doubt | D.admit |
2. A.suggestion | B.tradition | C.pleasure | D.desire |
3. A.secret | B.trouble | C.witness | D.center |
4. A.unclear | B.restless | C.unconcerned | D.careless |
5. A.leave | B.accompany | C.follow | D.gather |
6. A.happened | B.promised | C.offered | D.intended |
7. A.replace | B.affect | C.inspire | D.prevent |
8. A.opportunity | B.wisdom | C.memories | D.skills |
9. 10. A.restore | B.hide | C.preserve | D.change |
11. A.overlook | B.judge | C.keep | D.worry |
12. A.surroundings | B.improvements | C.decisions | D.differences |
13. A.keep away | B.show up | C.come across | D.bring about |
14. A.Even so | B.Above all | C.Instead | D.Anyway |
15. A.free | B.absent | C.separate | D.distinct |