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Read the following passage. Choose the best answer.My hobby made me money!We all know that hobbies can be a great way of relaxing, learning new things and making new friends. But did you know that some hobbies can even make you money? This is what Vanessa Hughes found out last year.The nineteen-year-old told us: “I’ve always loved cooking and baking. Since I was seven or eight years old, I’ve been in the kitchen making my family meals and snacks. Last summer, it was my best friend’s birthday, and I decided to organize a surprise party for her. I didn’t have enough money to buy lots of ready-made food, so I made my own.”The surprise was a huge success and Vanessa was surprised when people kept asking her “Who prepared all this delicious food?” At the end of the party, a friend asked her if she would cook for his mother’s birthday party. Vanessa said: “He offered me money, but I wouldn’t take money from a friend. I just said I’d do it.”The next party Vanessa cooked for went equally well, and by the end of that one, Vanessa had three more bookings for parties over the next month. She said: “By then I realized I was going to have to start charging some money for my services. At the beginning, though, I only asked for a small amount to cover the ingredients I used.”Since these early days, Vanessa hasn’t stopped. She’s now busy every weekend, cooking for parties. “I love it”, she says “… and I feel so lucky that my hobby is helping me earn money. I’m going to use the money to help me to go to college—to study courses of catering!(1) (单选题)What is Vanessa Hughes’ hobby?A.Organizing partiesB.Going to partiesC.ooking and bakingD.Spending time with her family(2) (单选题)Why did Vanessa prepare the food for her friend’s surprise party?A.She didn’t have the money to buy ready-made food.B.She didn’t like the food available in the shops.C.Her friend asked her to make the food.D.She wanted to impress her friends.(3) (单选题)Why did Vanessa not want to take money for her cooking?A.She didn’t need the money.B.She didn’t think her cooking was good enough to pay for.C.She didn’t want to take money from friends.D.She wasn’t sure how much to ask for.(4) (单选题)How was the second party which Vanessa cooked for?A.It didn’t go as well as the first one did.B.It went well, like the first one did.C.It went badly.D.She didn’t get any more bookings.(5) (单选题)What is Vanessa saving up for?A. new cookerB.Private cookery lessonsC.Her college course in catering.D.A wider range of ingredientsA. Go to the movies.B. Take a walk.C. Read in the library.
Read the following passage. Choose the best answer.My hobby made me money!We all know that hobbies can be a great way of relaxing, learning new things and making new friends. But did you know that some hobbies can even make you money? This is what Vanessa Hughes found out last year.The nineteen-year-old told us: “I’ve always loved cooking and baking. Since I was seven or eight years old, I’ve been in the kitchen making my family meals and snacks. Last summer, it was my best friend’s birthday, and I decided to organize a surprise party for her. I didn’t have enough money to buy lots of ready-made food, so I made my own.”The surprise was a huge success and Vanessa was surprised when people kept asking her “Who prepared all this delicious food?” At the end of the party, a friend asked her if she would cook for his mother’s birthday party. Vanessa said: “He offered me money, but I wouldn’t take money from a friend. I just said I’d do it.”The next party Vanessa cooked for went equally well, and by the end of that one, Vanessa had three more bookings for parties over the next month. She said: “By then I realized I was going to have to start charging some money for my services. At the beginning, though, I only asked for a small amount to cover the ingredients I used.”Since these early days, Vanessa hasn’t stopped. She’s now busy every weekend, cooking for parties. “I love it”, she says “… and I feel so lucky that my hobby is helping me earn money. I’m going to use the money to help me to go to college—to study courses of catering!(1) (单选题)What is Vanessa Hughes’ hobby?A.Organizing partiesB.Going to partiesC.ooking and bakingD.Spending time with her family(2) (单选题)Why did Vanessa prepare the food for her friend’s surprise party?A.She didn’t have the money to buy ready-made food.B.She didn’t like the food available in the shops.C.Her friend asked her to make the food.D.She wanted to impress her friends.(3) (单选题)Why did Vanessa not want to take money for her cooking?A.She didn’t need the money.B.She didn’t think her cooking was good enough to pay for.C.She didn’t want to take money from friends.D.She wasn’t sure how much to ask for.(4) (单选题)How was the second party which Vanessa cooked for?A.It didn’t go as well as the first one did.B.It went well, like the first one did.C.It went badly.D.She didn’t get any more bookings.(5) (单选题)What is Vanessa saving up for?A. new cookerB.Private cookery lessonsC.Her college course in catering.D.A wider range of ingredients
- A. Go to the movies.
- B. Take a walk.
- C. Read in the library.
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1、C2、A3、C4、B5、C