Since my son went to college in Chicago, I made quarterly trips there for the next three years. My friend George was a cook there and he knew many outstanding restaurants. One of them was a Chinese restaurant called The Bird. It was owned and operated by Chef Benny Moy who happened to be an old friend of George’s.
The dishes Benny prepared were unique, and everything was in his mind when he was cooking. Just by changing, adding or removing an ingredient or two, he could come up with an entirely new dish.
As a fan of Chinese food, I was always attracted by its recipes. After a year went by, I Road in finally gathered the courage to ask Benny if I could spend a week learning cooking in his restaurant kitchen. To my joy, he agreed readily.
I was very nervous the first day I showed up. But I didn’t have to wait long to find out how I would start. “Put on this jacket, go over to the stove and clean the two woks (锅) there,” he said. I was excited. What a beginning! I was allowed to clean the master’s woks.
Then things just seemed to fall into place. Benny was very concentrated when he was doing preparing work or cooking. I would just follow him around, trying very hard not to get in his way. Besides, I would talk into my hand-held recorder to document everything he did; in effect, I had all his recipes. He had a teaching style that was all his own. And I just watched and learned everything he did by heart
At the end of the week, when my time in the kitchen was over, I came away feeling that I have had the most exciting, unusual, and unique cooking experiences. Plus, now I know how to cook Benny’s most-known dish: Moo shu pork.
24. What are Benny’s dishes like?
A.Nutritious and salty | B.Conventional and tasty |
C.Original and spicy | D.Special and distinctive |
25. What do we know about Benny?
A.He used to live in Chicago | B.He was reluctant to clean woks. |
C.He ran a Chinese food restaurant | D.He liked adding ingredients to dishes |
26. Which is closest in meaning to “fall into place” in paragraph 5 ?
A.Work out smoothly | B.Be in chaos | C.Take a downturn | D.Get worse gradually |
27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.Creating Innovative Dishes | B.Observing Cooking Procedures |
C.Appreciating Favorite Recipes | D.Learning Chinese Cuisine |