There’s a tiny town called Waterford in Eastern Ohio. Every other year something very_________happens there—a custom that turns an entire town into one big _________. These days, apple butter is still cooked onsite in the _________method, stirred (搅拌) for hours in huge kettles over open fires.
Making apple butter isn’t_________, but it has to be done right. The fire can’t be too hot, or too cool. You can’t stir too fast, or too slow. And above all, the stir stick can never _________ . It’s all about getting people together. Strangers are welcomed and passersby are waved over to the stir for a_________.
Young, a fifthgrade teacher_________times when Apple Butter Weekend was just her, her mother, and her grandmother. These days they’ll _________forty people or more, cooking up 100 pints (品脱) at a time. Most gets divided up among the family, but plenty_________in fridges across Waterford and beyond.
“We don’t __________it, ” said Young. But, she said, “if you ask, you’re going to get it.” The family has faced many challenges over the years, __________ 13 times during the 1960s. But wherever they’ve lived, her parents always made friends the__________way they make apple butter: by doing the little things the right way, paying attention at every moment.
“They’ve done everything in__________steps” Young said. “I always say, my mom and dad have huge ears. They just__________. They aren’t quick to judge, they aren’t quick to decide anything. They’ve made a life of working on__________.”
So Apple Butter Weekend in Waterford isn’t just about the apple butter.
【小题1】A.special | B.serious | C.rare | D.strict |
【小题2】A.city | B.family | C.organization | D.club |
【小题3】A.typical | B.effective | C.funny | D.traditional |
【小题4】A.expensive | B.complicated | C.common | D.popular |
【小题5】【小题6】A.taste | B.toast | C.turn | D.dance |
【小题7】A.notices | B.expects | C.spends | D.remembers |
【小题8】A.choose | B.draw | C.help | D.find |
【小题9】A.runs out | B.grows up | C.ends up | D.breaks down |
【小题10】A.exchange | B.share | C.store | D.sell |
【小题11】A.abandoning | B.failing | C.moving | D.fighting |
【小题12】A.easy | B.smart | C.best | D.same |
【小题13】A.small | B.correct | C.similar | D.unusual |
【小题14】A.enjoy | B.listen | C.wait | D.play |
【小题15】A.spirits | B.manners | C.friendships | D.feelings |