American Cooking

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Every country has its own way of cooking. American people have their way of cooking， dont they？

Most people in the United States like fast food， but if you think that American people dont like cooking， you are wrong. Its true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch， but they also think cooking is interesting. Parents see the importance of teaching their children how to cook， and most Americans say that home cooked meals are the best.

Americans have their own way of cooking. For example， baking is the most popular way of cooking in America. Most American families have ovens. American cooks pay attention to the balance of food. In planning a big meal， they try to cook meat， a few vegetables， some bread and often some sweet food. They also like to make the meal look beautiful. There are many kinds of food of different colors， so the meal is healthy and looks beautiful， too.

根據短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1. Most Americans ____.

A. dont like cooking      B. cook food in the morning

C. eat fast food       D. like having a picnic

2. What does the sentence “Its true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch” mean？ It means most Americans ____.

A. dont eat fast food for their breakfast or lunch

B. have fast food for their breakfast or lunch

C. like to eat fast food for supper

D. dont have breakfast or lunch

3. ____ is the most popular way of cooking in the USA.

A. Baking              B. Cutting                     C. Frying          D. Boiling

4. How does an American cook balance different kinds of food？

A. He cooks a lot of meat.

B. He cooks meat， vegetables， bread and sweet food for a big meal.

C. He makes the food delicious.

D. He cooks a lot of vegetables.

5. Which is RIGHT according to the passage？

A. The meal looks beautiful because the food is in different colors.

B. American people do not like to cook food at home.

C. American parents do not like to teach their children to cook.

D. Most people in the United States dont like fast food at all.