A
People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem because most families love home cooking! The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only time people can see others at the same time.
Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just to satisfy (满足) a child's sweet teeth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, "I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes."
There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved, even if we are the ones doing the cooking!
()1. Why do fewer people cook now?
A. Because people are lazy.
B. Because people are too busy.
C. Because many people don't like cooking.
D. Because people don't like family meals.
()2. A parent spends an hour making cookies .
A. just to satisfy her or his child's sweet teeth
B. only to send a message
C. to let a child eat the cookies up in 15 minutes
D. to show her or his love to a child
()3. What does the underlined word "pleases" in paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?
A. 让人失望 B. 让人讨厌 C. 让人愉悦 D. 让人震撼
()4. What's the main idea of this text?
A. Family meals are important. B. How to make cookies.
C. People are too busy to cook. D. Home - made cookies taste better.

A 1—4 BDCA

B
When you think of milk tea, maybe your face wears a big smile. When you hear traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), do you still keep your smile? But today, some interesting TCM drinks are getting more and more popular with the young.
Healthy milk tea comes. The most traditional famous TCM hospital in Beijing started in 1669 and mainly sold traditional Chinese medicine to middle - aged and old people in the past. Now more young people accept the drinks from the company, after it began to sell the special milk tea with Chinese medicine ingredients in it.
Plum syrup (酸梅汤) can make you happy and healthy. Some other famous TCM hospitals in Zhejiang Province served the plum syrup this summer. It is made from simple and clean ingredients without too much sugar. This goes with today's Chinese people's need for delicious but healthy cold drinks in hot summer.
Many young people like to make their own drinks. For example, there is a kind of home - made drink. People add some Gouqi berries to soft drinks. They say they feel stronger even after staying up late, as soon as they drink it. Many young people believe the traditional Chinese medicine can help make the drink healthier. That's why more TCM soft drinks successfully make young people interested.
However, can these TCM drinks really help you to stay healthy as we think? Can everyone drink them every day? That is still a question. Every medicine has its own side effect (副作用). Not everyone needs to take medicine. If necessary, take the doctor's advice instead of drinking without thinking twice.
()1. What did the most traditional famous TCM hospital in Beijing sell in the past?
A. Plum syrup. B. Special milk tea.
C. Soft drinks. D. Traditional Chinese medicine.
()2. What can be the best to fill in the blank "" in paragraph 4?
A. Milky drink comes.
B. More TCM hospitals will come.
C. Soft drinks can also be good for health.
D. Gouqi berries can make you feel strong.
()3. What does the writer think of TCM drinks?
A. He believes they are very good for health.
B. He agrees that young people need to drink them more.
C. He advises people need to be careful about TCM drinks.
D. He thinks medicine can make old people feel comfortable.
()4. What's the structure of the text?

B 1—4 DCCA