1. 阅读理解。

My interest in cooking started when I was 11, partly thanks to my mother. She didn't really like cooking and when she cooked, I didn't like her food. Once I was watching something about cooking on TV and I thought I could do this, so I went to the bookstore and looked for the biggest cookbook I could find,

During a year, I had made meals according to most of its recipes(食谱)and was ready for a bigger challenge (挑哉). I wanted to create my own dishes and start cooking for more people than just my family. To my joy, my parents allowed me to build a test kitchen. I did much cooking to test my dishes in it and my skill improved quickly. Later my mum and I set up a dinner club and we organized monthly events inside my home. Now as a teen chef (主厨), I have also cooked in top-class restaurants around the country. I am not doing it for the money, but because

I love cooking.

Now I know that when you stop caring whether you'll be famous or do well, your dream will come to you.

1. （1） The writer is now_______.

   A . a TV star B . a news reporter C . a well-known bookseller D . a good chef
3. （2） What made the writer begin to cook?

   A . His parents' wish. B . The customers' advice. C . His mother's delicious food. D . The information about cooking on TV.
5. （3） After making meals according to most of the recipes in the cookbook, the writer wanted to.

   A . take cooking lessons B . write his cookbook C . make new dishes of his own D . open a restaurant
7. （4） The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to"

   A . the bookstore B . a test kitchen C . a dinner club D . the country