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Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties (地方特色菜) in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known
for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends.
Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking.
Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like make drinks out of
dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop
Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with
which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He
says Lieberman's charisma is key. "Food TV isn't about food anymore," says Flay. " "It' s about your
personality(个性) and finding a way to keep people's eyeballs on your show."
But Lieberman isn't putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show,
Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company (航空公司)
was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its
flights. Lieberman got the job.
1. We can learn from the text that Lieberman's family _______.
A. have relatives in Europe
B. love cooking at home
C. often hold parties
D. own a restaurant
2. The Food Network got to know Lieberman _______.
A. at one of his parties
B. from his teachers
C. through his taped show
D. on a television program
3. What does the word "charisma" underlined in the text refer to?
A. A natural ability to attract others.
B. A way to show one's achievement.
C. Lieberman's after-class interest.
D. Lieberman's fine cooking skill.
4. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?
A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.
B. He was famous for his shows on the Food TV.
C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.
D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.
5. What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?
A. He is clever but lonely.
B. He is friendly and active.
C. He enjoys traveling around.
D. He often changes his menus.
