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I have never taken cooking classes. I learned cooking from my mother because she was really interested in teaching me how to cook. The main reason for this was that when my mother got married, she didn’t know how to cook anything, not even an egg. My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the kitchen when she was cooking.

My mother did not start to cook until she was 25 years old. In the beginning, it was very hard for her. Therefore, she had to take cooking classes to prepare our meals. After having that experience, she decided to teach me how to cook because she didn’t want me to have the same experience.

I remember when I was seven years old, and my mother was cooking, I was with her in the kitchen enjoying cooking. I always helped her. Sometimes we prepared meals that my mother already knew how to make, and sometimes we prepared them from recipes. Nowadays, I am really thankful for that experience of people, it doesn’t matter.

I will do the same with my children because I don’t want them to have the same experience as my mother. If one day I am not with them, I want to be sure that they can carry on their lives without me.

(　 ) 56. The writer’s mother learned cooking 　　　　　.

A. from the writer’s grandmother　　　　　　　 B. all by herself　

C. by taking cooking classes　　　　　　　　　 D. from cooking books

(　 ) 57. The writer’s mother taught the writer how to cook because 　　　　.

A. she wanted the writer to be more independent (独立)

B. the writer was interested in cooking

C. she thought it a must for a woman to learn

D. she needed more help when she was cooking

(　 ) 58. The underlined word “recipes” in this passage most probably means 　　　　　　.

A. instructions on how to prepare food　　　

B. experiences of cooking food

C. some well-known cooks　　　

D. she needed more help when she was cooking

(　 ) 59. We can learn from the passage that the writer’s children will 　　　.

A. hate cooking　　 B. learn cooking　　 C. teach cooking　　 D. forget cooking

(　 ) 60. The writer must think cooking is 　　　　　　to learn in life.

A. interesting　　 B. difficult　　 C. enjoyable　　　 D. important

45. -Do you know the man _______ was talking to our English teacher?

　　　　 -Yes. It’s Mr Baker, our maths teacher.

　　　　 A. he　　　　　 B. /　　　　　　　 C. whom　　 　　　　D. who

44. If you ____, you’re sure to make great progress.

　　 　　A. work harder　 B. work hardly　　 C. will work hard　　 D. will work hardly

43. Do you know ______?

A. when do they finish the work　　　 B. when will they finish the work

C. when they will finish the work　　 D. when they finish the work

42. Just before the Chinese class, I suddenly realized that I forgot _______ my Chinese text book.

　　　 A. bring　　　 B. bringing　　　　 C. and bring　　　　 D. to bring

41. The basketball team of Class 2 ______ the team of Class 1 by 3 to 2.

　　　　 A. beat　　　　 B. beating　　　　　 C. won　　　　　 D. winning

40. Our physics teacher told us that light ____ faster than sound.

A. travel　　　 B. traveled　　　　 C. traveling　　　　 D. travels　

39. -Let’s go to the restaurant by taxi.

-It’s not far. We _____ take a taxi.

A. needn’t　　　 B. can’t　　　　　 C. mustn’t　　　　 D. couldn’t

38. Ba Jin, one of the greatest writers in China, _____ as “People’s Writer”.

A. regards　　　 B. has regarded　　 C. is regarding　　 D. is regarded