I finished my cooking course in a college at the age of 21．I thought I was going to    1  a world famous cook．I hoped people would travel from all over the world just to get a   2   of my food．But three months later，I knew I was   3  ．Since nobody was traveling to taste my food，I decided I should travel to taste theirs．

__4   my travel，I visited many different countries，such as Japan and France，where different kinds of food   5   my eyes．I especially loved the experiences in Italy and China．

When in Italy, I learned how to   6   pizza and salads．We had long lazy lunches in the sun and evening meals where the   7  went on long into the night．

In China，I loved the hot Sichuan food and   8   the delicious Beijing snacks（小吃）．I also discovered the joys of making dumplings with good friends…

My year of travel came to an end all too   9  ，but I had decided what I should do for the  __10   of my life．I want to bring the fantastic food of the world into my kitchen in New York．

1．A．invite                      B．become                C．follow                    D．remember

2．A．smell                      B．sight                    C．taste                             D．feeling

3．A．free                         B．right                    C．wrong                   D．angry

4．A．After                      B．Until                    C．Beyond                  D．During

5．A．covered                   B．opened                 C．closed                    D．wounded

6．A．try                        B．send                    C．make                     D．show

7．A．films                     B．stories                    C．introductions          D．conversations

8．A．enjoyed                    B．served                 C．offered                  D．fetched

9．A．slowly                     B．easily                   C．quickly                  D．suddenly

10．A．rest                       B．part                     C．half                       D．quarter