Orange chicken, salt and pepper chips, fried rice... Max Burns lists several typical Western-style Chinese dishes that _______ him. For Burns who spent his childhood in China, those cuisines are far from _______. They are invented to satisfy Western preferences.
Actually, many Westerners regard that particular type of _______ as the whole of Chinese cuisine. The average Westerners are not as _______ and educated as they could be. That is why he tries to show Chinese food by vlogging (视频博客) about _______ Chinese dishes at home.
The food adventure has helped Burns grow into an _______ with over three million subscribers worldwide today and helped _______ some people’s ideas about Chinese food. His friends told him they were shocked by the _______ of Chinese cuisine and it took them a long time to figure out categories of Chinese cuisine.
_______, when Burns first started vlogging in 2016 after returning to England, cooking Chinese food at home was a then “________ idea”, because he was never into cooking. At the time, the ________ centered more on explaining aspects of Chinese culture. However, during COVID-19 when Burns couldn’t ________ outside, he had to learn to cook. “Then I instantly fell in love,” he ________. “The more I learned about Chinese cooking, the more I got into it.”
The cooking journey also serves to maintain his ________ with China, even though he has left China for years. Burns ________ the experiences of living in China, enabling him to teach about Chinese cuisine and build a cross-cultural bridge between the East and the West.
【小题1】A.attract | B.disappoint | C.puzzle | D.scare |
【小题2】A.nutritious | B.simple | C.genuine | D.organic |
【小题3】A.material | B.dessert | C.restaurant | D.fare |
【小题4】A.motivated | B.treated | C.informed | D.recognized |
【小题5】A.making | B.ordering | C.serving | D.ranking |
【小题6】A.influencer | B.amateur | C.employer | D.organizer |
【小题7】A.consider | B.assess | C.overlook | D.shift |
【小题8】A.diversity | B.significance | C.popularity | D.impact |
【小题9】A.Consequently | B.Interestingly | C.Ultimately | D.Obviously |
【小题10】A.negative | B.practical | C.stupid | D.brilliant |
【小题11】A.courses | B.surveys | C.tests | D.videos |
【小题12】A.dine | B.film | C.exercise | D.work |
【小题13】A.defends | B.recalls | C.comments | D.responds |
【小题14】A.business | B.argument | C.difference | D.connection |
【小题15】A.imagines | B.evaluates | C.appreciates | D.describes |