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 being made, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood.

（　）1. Why do fewer people cook now?

A. They have no time.

B. Many people are too busy.

C. Many people don't like cooking.

D. They don't like family meals.

（　）2. A parent spends an hour making cookies________.

A. just to satisfy her or his child's sweet tooth

B. only to send a message

C. to let a child eat up in 15 minutes

D. often to show her or his love

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

A. makes us happy

B. makes us be interested in cooking

C. makes us pay attention to our mood

D. makes us love others

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

A. Family meals are important.

B. How to make cookies.

C. People are too busy to cook..

D. Home-made cookies taste better.

Nowadays people are making themselves beautiful in Korean ways.

“Thank goodness you have double eyelids (双眼皮). Your parents will save a lot of money,” said a family friend when I was five years old. Double eyelids, which almost all the white people have, are rare among Northeast Asians. Only 25% of South Koreans are born with double eyelids.

I never quite understood how having double eyelids saved my parents money until that summer when I came back to Seoul. Everywhere I noticed cosmetic surgery clinics (整形诊所) and advertisements with South Korean women --- tall, thin, with milky skin, long legs, nice big eyes and perfect noses. I found that South Korean beauty meant looking as “white” as possible.

Cosmetic surgery has a kind of magical attraction to women --- the promise of beauty. Women are often sure that suffering and sacrificing (牺牲) is necessary and worthy in order to be beautiful. This suffering is not for nothing. It is believed that beauty leads to attracting a better-looking partner, which then leads to a better-looking child and a better life.

Appearance is starting to play a bigger role in work places. For example, my 29-year-old brother, who is slim and very tall, gets more job chances than his best friend, who is shorter and heavier, though both of them came from the same college, had the same good marks in their studies. In fact, many South Koreans believe that physical beauty equals happiness.

93. How many South Koreans are born with double eyelids?

   ________________________________________________________

94. There are many cosmetic surgery clinics in Seoul, aren’t there?

   __________, _____________________________________________

95. When did the writer understand having double eyelids saved his parents money?

   ________________________________________________________

96. Why do so many women want to have cosmetic surgery?

   ________________________________________________________

97. What do many South Koreans believe?

   They believe _____________________________________________

98. What do you think of true beauty?

   ________________________________________________________

The Vieira family moved to the United States in 1981. At that time, they decided to stop speaking Spanish at home and only communicate in English. This was because they were now living in an English－speaking country.
Now the Vieira children are adults, and they sometimes travel to Spain to visit their family and friends. But they cannot communicate with them. Unfortunately this is common. When people move to new countries, they often leave their own customs and mother language behind. This is－a mistake because there are many benefits to knowing more than one language.
One advantage of speaking more than one language is that you can communicate directly with more people around the world. You do not have to depend on others to talk for you, so you're more independent. People who know only one language must use others to help them communicate.
Furthermore, speaking a second language also allows people to experience other cultures and customs more effectively. Local expressions, vocabulary, and even jokes can have a powerful effect on a person's understanding of another culture. So, knowing more than one language increases your knowledge of other cultures.
Finally, having more multi－language speakers improves relationships between countries. If people from different countries can communicate well, the world can become closer. Countries will then have more respect for each other and better understand each other's problems.
The benefits of knowing more than one language are clear. In fact, there are no disadvantages. It is very sad that many people don't try to learn another language. It is even worse when people let themselves forget their mother language and become silenced.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?