Manyofuslikecookingbutneverhavemuchtimeforit.HelenFry’snewbookQuickCookinghasbeenspeciallywrittenforbusypeople.Ithasover1000recipesfromthefamousSpanishgazpachotoSwedishsmorgasbord.Thebookiswellwr

Manyofuslikecookingbutneverhavemuchtimeforit.HelenFry’snewbookQuickCookinghasbeenspeciallywrittenforbusypeople.Ithasover1000recipesfromthefamousSpanishgazpachotoSwedishsmorgasbord.Thebookiswellwrittenandthephotographsanddrawingsareclear.(TheyarelikethoseintheexcellentlittleQuickDressmakingandQuickGardening.)Thebookhasastrongplasticcover.Itiseasytofindyourwayaroundittoo.Andbusypeoplenoticethis!Mrs.Frytellsyouhowmuchtimeyouneedinordertogeteachdishready.

QuickCookinghas4partsoneforeachseason.Thishelpsyoutousefreshfruitandvegetableswhentheyarecheaper—andofcoursebetter.Therearealotofexcitingideasfromforeigncountriesandmostoftherecipesareeasytofollow.Youtakesomethingsimplelikeachickenorsomecheeseandmakeandunusualdishoutofit.Forexampletherearenofewerthan40recipesforeggs!Mrs.Frydoesnotplancompletemealsforthe“quickbook”.Thebeginnerswillhavetofindoutalotofthingsforhimself—orherself.Butthisoughtnottobedifficultwithsuchagoodbook.IwantedtotrymanyoftherecipesassoonasIreadthem.ForpeoplewithlittlesparetimeHelenFry’sQuickCookingisexcellentvalue.

1.HelenFry’sbookiscalledQuickCookingbecause___.

A.youcancookallthedishesinitquickly

B.thereisover1000recipesinit

C.itiswrittenforpeoplewhodon’thavemuchtime

D.ittellsyouhowtocookallkindsoffoodquickly

2.Busypeopleshouldnoticethat_____.

A.alltherecipesinthebookareeasytofollow

B.thereareclearphotographsanddrawingsinthebook

C.thebookhasastrongcover

D.theyaretoldhowlongeachdishtakestocook

3.Thispassageismostprobably____.

A.abookreview B.anotice

C.alettertoaneditor D.anintroductiononcooking

4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.

A.HelenFryisgoodatwritingbooksquickly

B.completemealsareplannedonlyforbeginners

C.therearequiteafew“quickbooks”forbusypeople

D.beginnersareadvisedtostartmakingmealsoutofthecheapestmaterials