Jamie Oliver has been invited by Gordon Brown to prepare a banquet at No．10 for President Barack Obama and other leaders of the G20, offering a cut-price menu to reflect times when trade and industry are far from prosperous and the rate of employment is decreasing．

Downing Street sources say Oliver, the well-known chef, will cook using “honest high-street products” and avoid expensive or “fancy” ingredients (材料)．

The prime minister is trying to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment last year when he sat down to an 18-course banquet at a Japanese summit to discuss world food shortages．

Obama, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and other leaders will be served by apprentices (學徒) from Fifteen, the London restaurant Oliver founded to help train young people in poverty in order to make a living by mastering a skill．

Brown wants the dinner to reflect the emphasis of the London summit, which he hopes will lead to an agreement to lift the world out of recession．“To be invited to cook for such an important group of people, who are trying to solve some of the world’s major problems, is really a privilege,” said Oliver．

“I’m hoping the menu I’m working on will show British food and produce is some of the best in the world, but also show we have pioneered a high-quality apprentice scheme at Fifteen London that is giving young people a skill to be proud of．”

The chef has not yet finalized the menu, but is expected to draw inspiration from his latest book, Jamie’s Ministry of Food, which has budget recipes for beef and ale stew (啤酒燉菜) and “impressive” chocolate fudge cake．

1．The underlined word “recession” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_______”．

     A． business       B． opposition         C． discussion        D． depression

2．What can we learn about Oliver from the text?

     A． He is a well-known American cook．     B． He is invited to attend the G20 summit．

     C． He has founded the Fifteen London．

     D． He is one of the apprentices serving leaders of the G20．

3．The menu of the banquet for the leaders of the G20 is supposed to _______．

     A． include all delicious British food

     B． use inexpensive produce with special characteristics

     C． be rich, varied and of high quality                

     D． imitate the menu of last Japanese summit

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

     A． Oliver is honored to be invited to cook for the G20 leaders．

     B． Altogether three presidents are mentioned in the text．

     C． President Barack Obama offers the cut-price menu．

     D． The menu for the G20 dinner banquet has been decided．

5．What is the Fifteen London?

A． an apartment in London                        B． a luxurious restaurant in London

C． a restaurant as well as a training center   D． a famous avenue

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