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 they cook at home tastes good and warm，and a family meal can bring everyone together．In some families，everyone only can see one another when they have meals．

  Another reason why people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love．Sometimes，our parents make some cookies for US，but they are not just satisfying our sweet teeth．They are sending a message．The message says，“I love you very much。”However,most of us can’t understand our parents’ behavior．How disappointed our parents are!

  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! After a11．it’s worth doing something for our relatives and friends．Next time you see someone making a cake，stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood(心情)．

1．Why do fewer people cook now?

    A．Because they don’t think it necessary.

    B．Because they are too busy．

    C．Because they don’t like cooking．

    D．Because they are so lazy．

2．A parent spends an hour making cookies    ．

    A．just to satisfy her or his child’s sweet teeth

    B．only to send a message

    C．often to show her or his love

D．to make her or his child understand her or him

3．The writer thinks the smell of home cooking    ．

   A．makes us pleased

   B．makes us 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．Learn to cook．

　　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.