The kitchen is not just where we prepare meals. In many places, the kitchen is the heart of the home. It’s where we connect with our family and friends. We have open talks about our pleasures and annoyances we met during the day while we are making dinner or having a bite to eat. So, it can be a very busy room in the house.
Sometimes you need order in the kitchen for things to run smoothly. And sometimes you need one person to be in charge. Imagine you are cooking dinner for your friends. As you are making the soup, your friend Sara tastes it and says, “This needs more salt.” So, she adds more salt. Harlan comes to taste your soup and throws some fresh black pepper into the pot and some dried herbs. Cecilia tastes the soup and pours in some vinegar. What will the soup be like?
You are happy to spend time with your friends. But, quite frankly, all their opinions about your soup are becoming annoying. Worst of all, you taste the soup and it’s awful! And that is where we get the expression “too many cooks spoil the soup”.
This expression describes an age-old problem: If too many people help to complete a task, it may not go very well. But, you may think, “If many people are trying to get something done, the task will get done faster.” After all, American English also has the expression “many hands make light work”.
To answer that point, I will draw your attention to the word “cook”. Now, the cook is the leader in the kitchen. They may have assistant to help them. But the cook has the final say. So, what if a kitchen has many cooks? Who is the leader? Everyone! And that’s where the trouble comes.
24. What does the author think of the kitchen according to the first paragraph?
A. It is crowded in many houses.
B. It is where we feel our body and soul.
C. It helps to brighten up people’s day.
D. It serves as the most useful place in a home
25. Which situation agrees with “too many cooks spoil the soup”?
A. A group of students get a task done together.
B. Some volunteers discuss how to help others.
C. Five designers want their idea to be adopted.
D. Many laid-off workers learn how to be a cook.
26. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. What Happens with Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen?
B. Should a Cook Be Open to Suggestions?
C. What Could a Cook Do to Everyone’s Satisfaction?
D. Why Will Too Many Cooks Work in the Kitchen?
答案 24-26 BCA
Sometimes you need order in the kitchen for things to run smoothly. And sometimes you need one person to be in charge. Imagine you are cooking dinner for your friends. As you are making the soup, your friend Sara tastes it and says, “This needs more salt.” So, she adds more salt. Harlan comes to taste your soup and throws some fresh black pepper into the pot and some dried herbs. Cecilia tastes the soup and pours in some vinegar. What will the soup be like?
You are happy to spend time with your friends. But, quite frankly, all their opinions about your soup are becoming annoying. Worst of all, you taste the soup and it’s awful! And that is where we get the expression “too many cooks spoil the soup”.
This expression describes an age-old problem: If too many people help to complete a task, it may not go very well. But, you may think, “If many people are trying to get something done, the task will get done faster.” After all, American English also has the expression “many hands make light work”.
To answer that point, I will draw your attention to the word “cook”. Now, the cook is the leader in the kitchen. They may have assistant to help them. But the cook has the final say. So, what if a kitchen has many cooks? Who is the leader? Everyone! And that’s where the trouble comes.
24. What does the author think of the kitchen according to the first paragraph?
A. It is crowded in many houses.
B. It is where we feel our body and soul.
C. It helps to brighten up people’s day.
D. It serves as the most useful place in a home
25. Which situation agrees with “too many cooks spoil the soup”?
A. A group of students get a task done together.
B. Some volunteers discuss how to help others.
C. Five designers want their idea to be adopted.
D. Many laid-off workers learn how to be a cook.
26. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. What Happens with Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen?
B. Should a Cook Be Open to Suggestions?
C. What Could a Cook Do to Everyone’s Satisfaction?
D. Why Will Too Many Cooks Work in the Kitchen?
答案 24-26 BCA
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