Somepeopleloveeatingfoodrightafteritiscooked.Ipreferfoodjusttakeoutfromthefreezer.Fruitcandynutschocolatecakewithbuttercreamfrosting(糖霜)evenpeasallofthemtastedeliciouswhenfrozen.InfactIofteneatthemthatway.

IwasakidwhenIpickedupthehabit.Inmyfamilylotsofthingswerethrownintothefreezer—finallytwofreezers—topreventthemfromgoingbad.AmongthemweresomeofthecandiesmysistersandIhadcollectedonHalloween.

Ifweeatwhentheyarestillwarmwe’llfindourselvestakingthecookiesmorethanweshould.It’sbetterifwecanputthemintothefreezerandwait.Thatwaywe’lleatlessandenjoythemmorebecausetheyarehardandchewingbecomesaslowermorepatienteffort.That’sthepointaboutfrozenbutter-creamfrosting.Putitinyourmouthatroomtemperatureandit’sgoneveryquickly.Butwhenit’sfrozenyoucanenjoythetastemuchlongerasitmelts(融化)inyourmouth.

Thefreezertreatsalotoffruitskindly.TakefrozengrapesforexampleIkeepabowlofgrapesinmyfreezer.Theybecomealittleicyandsomehowtheirsweetnessisimproved.Theyareperfectandhealthydessert(点心).Thisisthesamewithorangesapplesbananas…Youmightthinkbananaswouldgetsuper-hardwhenfrozen.Wrong!Theybecomecoolcreamyandsweet.Ifyouhavewiselycoveredsomeorallofthebananaswithmeltedchocolatebeforeputtingthemintothefreezertheywillhaveadoubletaste.

Aslongasyouaren’teatinganythingthattrulyhastobehotgoaheadandexperiment.

1.Whatisthepassageintendedtotellus____________.

A.Fruitshouldbefrozenbeforeoneeatsit. B.Frozenfoodisbetterthanhotfood.

C.Theauthorprefersfrozenfood. D.Hotfoodisnothealthy.

2.Theauthorbegantoenjoyfrozenfoodwhenhe_________.

A.wasyoung B.learnedcooking C.gotmarried D.gotafever

3.WhydoestheauthorNOTadviseustotakehotcookies?

A.Becausetheyneedmoretimetoprepare.

B.Becausethetasteisnotgoodwhentheyarehot.

C.Becausetheyaretoodelicioustoavoidourovereating.

D.Becausewemayeatthemquicklyandenjoythemless.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A