At a supermarket,two women arc shopping.One is a stay-at-home housewife who loves to create delicious masterpieces.The other is a supervisor at an advertising agency.The two ladies stop in the frozen foods section."I'm so tired,"sighs the professional woman."I don't know what to do about supper."Her friend suggests,"What about a microwave dinner?"The weary professional sighs,"I don't feel like cooking tonight."

It is true that Americans have cakes for breakfast,sandwiches for lunch and instant dinners.Most Americans enjoy the convenience of prepackaged meals that can be served in 10 minutes or less.However,if you think American cooking means throwing the packaged contents into the microwave,think again.Many Americans recognize the value of cooking skills,admitting that there's nothing better than a good home-cooked meal.

For those who need guidance in their cooking,recipes are lifesavers.Recipes list all the ingredients for a dish,the amount of each to use,and a description of how to put them together.Most good cooks have a shelf full of cookbooks ranging from locally published recipe collections to national bestsellers.Magazines devoted to home management,are full of tasty selections.Friends often increase their recipe collection by passing around their favorites cards.

For experienced cooks,recipes are merely references.They often make adjustments,depending on the people they need to serve,the available ingredients and their personal taste.Some cooks prefer instead to depend on their feelings to cook the right flavors.

Of course,as a "land of immigrants,"America has imported all varieties of cooking.Most good cooks in America are "fluent" in several cooking "dialects": Mexican,Italian,Chinese and traditional American style,just to name a few. But whatever the dialect,cooking is a language everyone understands.

1.The conversation in Paragraph 1 aims .

A. to criticize the lazy supervisor

B. to lead to the topic of the text

C. to stress the importance of dinner

D. to compare two women's hobbies

2.What kind of food do many Americans think is the best?

A. Frozen foods. B. Sandwiches.

C. Prepackaged meals. D. Home-cooked meals.

3.What can we learn about recipes in America?

A. Recipes can save people's lives in danger.

B. It is clear how to put the recipes together.

C. Finding recipes in America is very easy.

D. Good cooks like reading bestsellers.

4.What may be the best title for the text?

A. Recipes in America B. American Cooks

C. Two American Ladies D. American Cooking

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