IspenttwomonthswithanAmericanfamilylastyearwhenIstudiedinAmerica.Itissaid，“ThebesthouseisintheUSAthebestwifeisinJapanandthebestfoodisinChina．”SoItook16andpleasureto17?_“thebestfood”formyAmericanfamily．Eachday，regardlessofmypoorskillofcooking，Iperformed（表演）myplayin18_way：changingthedishes’color，themeat’stypeorthesoup’sstyle（风味）．Thus，myAmericanfriendscoulddiscoverthe19_ofeatingChinesefood．Becauseofmy“20_”job，Iwasoftenrewarded（奖励）bytheir21_ofappreciation（感激）suchas“verytasty”，“excellent”etc．
Butthejokewashere:yesterdayIcookedSichuan－style22_fordinner．Iwas23_atmyachievement（成就）．
Whenallthefamilymembersarrivedatthetable，theyfirstlooked24_atthefish，thenlookedatme．“Whydoallthefishhavetheir25_？”theyasked，“It’shorrible！”
Horribleorbeautiful？Idon’tknow．ButI26_knowthatfishheadsaredelicious.The27_isthebestpartoffish；in28_onlytherespectable（受敬重的）guestcanhavethespecial29_ofenjoyingit．
Another30_thingis：theAmericanfriendsoftensaidtome“31_”asthey32_fruitsorotherthings．AccordingtoChinesetradition（传统），Iwouldsimplysmileinanswertotheirkindness33_actuallyhelpingmyselftoanyofthefood．34_，Isaid“helpyourself”tothemwheneverIbroughthomefruits．Dearme，nomatterhowmuchorhowoftenIbroughthomefood，aslongasitwasnicetotheirtaste，they35_hesitated（犹豫）tousetheirhandsto“helpthemselves”untilallwasfinished．
16．A．worry B.attentionC.delight D.pride(自豪)
17．A．buyB.fetchC.cook D.leave
18．A．their B.anewC.thesame D.asimple
19．A．wayB.joy C.trouble D.importance
20．A．hardB.dailyC.good D.new
21．A．expressionsB.sentenceC．doingD.smile
22．A．meatB.fishC.soup D.egg
23．A．praisedB.pleased C.bad D.surprise
24．A．pleasedly B.excitedlyC.surprisedly D.worriedly
25．A．bones B.flesh(肉)C.tailsD.heads
26．A．do B.willC.wantto D.should
27．A．tailB.headC.soup D.flesh
28．A．factB.ChinaC.USA D.theWest
29．A．honour B.seatC.tableD.plate
30．A．realB.excitingC.interesting