My3-year-oldsonandIlivedaveryhardlifebecauseIhadbeenoutofworksincetwoyearsago.Beingpoorisaterriblefeelingwhenyour3-year-oldfinisheshismealandsays:“CanIhavesomemorebreadandjam（果酱）pleaseMummy?”Andyoubreakdownintearsbecauseyoudon’tknowhowtotellhimthatthereisnomorefood.With￡6Iwenttothesupermarketpickedupsomefoodandstartedtocookathome.Itwastimeformetomakeachangeandgetbackonmyfeet.IbegantowriteaseriesofarticlesforthewebsitenamedHungerHurtinJuly2011.

Afewmonthslaterlocalfoodbankgavemesomehelp--withsomefreevegetableseverymonthwhichmademylifealittleeasier.Ibegantowriterecipes（食谱）postingthemonmyblog.Tomysurprisefamiliesstudentsandthosepoorpeopletoldmehowmuchithelpedtoseehealthyrecipesmadefromaffordablesupermarketvegetables.

MyLifetookunexpectedturns.IwasinvitedtogiveaspeechonfoodinterviewedforanOxfamreportonfoodbanksandaskedtowriteacookerybook.

WhenIgotthemoneyfromthebookforthefirstnightinalmosttwoyearsIwenttobedwithoutworrying.NowIhaveawell-paidjobandabeautifulhomeandI’llneverforgetthedayswhenIworkedhardforagoodlife.

1.Thewriterstartedtocookbecause_______.

A．thefoodatthesupermarketwasunhealthy

B．shehadtofeedthemselvesinacheapway

C．shewasadvisedtodosobysomeone

D．hersonpreferredhome-cookedfood

2.Accordingtothetextthefoodbank_______.

A．helpssellthefoodinsupermarkets

B．givesoutfoodtothosepeoplewhoareinneed

C．bringspeopletogetherwhocareaboutfoodwaste

D．writehealthyrecipestofoodloversaroundtheworld

3.Thewriter’sfirstpostofrecipes_______.

A．drewmuchattentionB．wasgivenlittlenotice

C．movedthereadersD．attractedonlyhousewives

4.Whichcouldbethebesttitle?

A．whatalovingmother

B．Alessonhardlifeteachesme

C．Amother’sdreamjob

D．Successliesinyourownhands