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