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Flynn McGarry,a 14-year-old American boy, controls ; the kitchen easily. He is now crowned as（被誉为）“the. country's hottest chef（厨师）.”

McGarry began his cooking career four years ago and said it was something he was soon drawn too.

He wanted to cook as much as he could do it. After looking at all these cookbooks and going on the Internet, he thought he could achieve that one day. McGarry said. "Every time I try it, I hope to keep getting better and better. I just fell in love with it."

He said his mother's cooking was another reason for him to cook. He didn't quite like his mother's food, so he decided to try something simple. He started cooking for himself. He began practicing his knife skills after school. Then, he started creating dishes for a few of his mother's friends. Soon after, he created more complicated (复杂的) and expensive dishes for famous restaurants in America.

The real "I want to be a chef' moment came when McGarry decided to create his own dishes. He said a year later. When his skills in the kitchen got better, he was able to cook his way through most of the cookbook. He has worked in top restaurants across the country His accomplishments（技艺）may seem like the work of an experienced chef, but this cook is only 14 years old.

The young man has a strong passion (热情) for cooking. He even turned his bedroom into an experimental kitchen lab. You can't see any video games, basketballs or movie posters.

McGarry's mother is proud of' him and she fully supports her son. She said, "He showed such passion for this that it was an obvious choice to allow him to do what he loves to do."

"Focusing on your passion and hard work certainly pays off in the end." When Flynn McGarry was interviewed, he said, "At the point in your life where you stop caring if you're going to be famous or do well, your dream will come to you."

64. How old was McGarry when he started cooking?

65. Did he like his mother's food?

66. Who did McGarry cook for at first?

67. When did he really want to be a chef?

68. What makes McGarry successful?

Dear Boris，

    Thanks for your nice letter．

    After I had spent a week with my English family，I slowly began to understand

their English a little better．It，s very different from what I learned at school!

Students in my group are from different cities of Britain and their dialects(方言)are different too! Some of their accents(口音)are quite strong and they also have their own words and expressions．

   But it's not the language that’s different and surprising．Before I。came to England I had thought that fish and chips were eaten every day．That's quite wrong! I get rather mad now when I hear all the foolish words about typical(典型的)English

food.

   I had expected to see“London fog”．Do you remember our texts about it? We

had no idea that most of this‘thick fog’disappeared many years ago when people

stopped using coal in their homes．But the idea to speak about weather was very helpfu1．The weather in London is really changeable．

  On the other hand habits are different．People tell me what is typically British

1ere in London is not always typical in Wales or Scotland．Local habits and traditions

are not the same as what we knew．

But what is ordinary for all British is that they follow traditions．Probably Britain has more living, signs of its．past than many other countries．And ways been proud of having ancient buildings in capitals, big cities and the countryside．

    I will tell you more about Britain in my other letters．

                                                         Love from Britain,

                                                                    Pete

1．What does Pete feel about the English language?

  A．At first it was difficult for him to understand people．

  B．He can understand different dialects and accents．

C．He can speak English better than others．

D．People can't understand his English．

2．Typical English food____.

A．makes people mad

B．can not be seen now

  C．is always fish and chips

  D．is not what he knew

3．The British people like to talk about weather because

  A．there is thick fog in London

  B．they like the weather in Britain

  C．the weather changes a lot

  D．it can be helpful 

4．What do you know about habits in Britain from the passage?

  A．They are not the same in different parts of Britain．

  C．Habits in Wales and Scotland are typically British．

  B．There are no typical British habits in Britain．

  D．A11 that is typically British is in London．

5．Which is NOT true according to the passage?

  A. What he's seen is quite different from what he’d learned．

  B．British people like to follow traditions．

  C．Pete had learned about Britain before．

  D．Pete doesn't like his life in Britain．

A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain.
“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”
One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.
Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.
The swan pretended not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick? “
“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life. . . ”
The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.
【小题1】The crow met the swan on a ___________