7.For a period of a month some time ago I became a vegetarian(素食者).Some people won't eat meat because they think it is cruel to animals,or because they care about their health.My reason is a little (75)A:it is love.
I simply wanted to remember my grandmother by not eating meat.My grandmother spent a large part of her life as a vegetarian,and some of my happiest childhood memories in Thailand were about sharing a (76)Dwith her.
In fact,as a child,I learned how to value(珍惜)food not from dishes my mother often cooked,
(77)C from the simple dinner my grandmother prepared.Often,dinner with Grandma would come with interesting stories she had known from her childhood.
Grandma passed away more than ten years ago.Now I am an adult living in San Francisco,and Grandma's vegetarian suppers and storis have become a distant past.But one morning,I suddenly thought that I could (78)D hear the sound of my grandmother's voice because she had left me forever.So I decided to become a vegetarian for a month.
In a city famous for its dining experience,this was (79)A.I refused several dinner parties for fear of offending (冒犯.the hosts.I stopped walking by restaurants where the smell of good cooking would be in the air.My best friend wondered if there was something wrong with me.
Now,I (80)Bher way.I invited friends who wanted to taste vegetarian food.And as we ate,I told them stories I had known as a child.
75.A.different | B.clear | C.simple | D.natural |
76.A.house | B.book | C.film | D.meal |
77.A.a(chǎn)nd | B.or | C.but | D.nor |
78.A.a(chǎn)ll over | B.once again | C.in time | D.no longer |
79.A.difficult | B.easy | C.strange | D.a(chǎn)mazing |
80.A.a(chǎn)sked | B.followed | C.believed | D.left |