阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-45各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-45各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
I don’t think there is any one being as interested in food as I. We lived on a farm in Lincolnshire and had a good    36   . She made fantastic English food; her roast beef was out of this world. I used to love going down to the     37 _   and watching her work, and I learned a lot from her. I realized that I wanted to be a cook when I was about 12. When other boys  __ 38    to do sports after school, I helped with cooking at home. By the time I was 15, I had   _39    to be a cook. However, I knew my parents wouldn’t allow me to be a cook. I had to tell them about it    40.
I told them that I wanted to do a cookery course for fun, and stayed for a month in a hotel in Torquay. I enjoyed it so much that I couldn’t put off telling my parents any longer,   41   I brought the subject up one night over dinner.   42   there was silence, and then my father asked me why. I explained that cooking was   43   painting a picture or writing a book. Every meal was a work of creation. I could see that my father disagreed, but he was not   44  . He just looked at me and smiled. My mother kissed me. And now I have my own restaurant, and it goes well. I can see they are   45  me. However, my grandfather thinks I’m mad to give up farming.

小题1:	A．farmer B．painter C．cook D．nurse

小题2:	A．restaurant B．hotel C．farm D．kitchen

小题3:	A．chose B．refused C．hated D．failed

小题4:	A．decided B．agreed C．managed D．turned

小题5:	A．easily B．softly C．slowly D．quietly

小题6:	A．but B．so C．or D．for

小题7:	A．At first B．At last C．At least D．At times

小题8:	A．with B．like C．about D．above

小题9:	A．patient B．satisfied C．quiet D．angry

小题10:

A．proud of B．sorry for C．friendly to D．strict with