A day in the life of 18-year-old David Lanster is full of teenage activities: school, baseball practice, homework. And then he starts cooking. "Some nights I'm up until I am making pies, or even later if we're cooking beef," said the student at Ransom Everglades High School in Florida, US.
For the past year, Lanster and Kelly Moran, his classmate, have been hosting fancy dinner parties at Lanster's parents' home. Their meals have 17 courses and are all made by them. Their guests used to give them gifts to thank them, until the pair decided to do something nice for charity. "We got some really great Miami Heat tickets, a nice watch, and many kitchen machines," Lanster said. "But we wanted to make this something positive for people rather than us."
Lanster and Moran focused on Common Threads, a charity that helps to teach kids in poor neighbourhood to cook and make healthy eating choices. The young cooks ask their guests to give however much they want as payment for their meals. It all goes to Common Threads because Lanster's parents cover their food costs. After their last 12-person event, Lanster and Moran gave $1,600 to the charity. Now, they're taking their show out of the kitchen and on the road. Lanster and Moran have started to organise private dinner parties in a similar way: the host pays for the ingredients (食材), and the guests make a donation (捐赠) to a charity.
Outside the kitchen, the two are busy preparing their college applications. Neither is sure what they will do in the future, but they've promised their parents that they'll leave cooking alone until they finish high school.
【小题1】Why does Lanster and Moran cook now?| A．To get gifts from guests. |
| B．To make healthier eating choices. |
| C．To become cooks. |
| D．To raise money for charity. |
| A．They will give up cooking forever. |
| B．They are sure about their future jobs. |
| C．They will stop cooking for college applications. |
| D．Their parents support cooking as a job. |
| A．Selfish and reliable. | B．Confident and careful. |
| C．Creative and helpful. | D．Outgoing and patient. |
| A．Helping by Cooking | B．Eat as You Wish |
| C．A Great Cook | D．Cooking for School Fees |
