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Walter owns three Italian restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America. Every day
his restaurants welcome crowds of customers (顾客) all over the world.
He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education. When he
opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge, the history of his family and the ethics
(道德准则) of his father came into play. It made him a person who studied and explored the secret in the
food business.
Walter's learning never stops. He says,"The food business is one where you need to stay on top. Cooks
should be trained. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind." So he spends more time in reading.
Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work.
Walter also has a clear understanding about success. That is he would like to be remembered as a person
who is innovative (创新的), who believes in the Italian cooking culture (文化) in America. Food is like a bridge
connecting to the past, to the family and to the country. He says,"Success to me is not how much money I
make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, I'm a happy man."
1. The underlined (划线的) phrase" came into play" means _______.
A. played a joke on him
B. needed to be used
C. gave him much help
D. began to be studied
2. . The secret of Waiter's success is _______.
A. building a bridge to the country
B. keeping on learning without any stop
C. getting new cooking ideas from his family
D. bringing the Italian cooking culture into America
3. From the last sentence of the passage, we can infer (推断) that it is _______.
A. rewarding to make a lot of money
B. exciting to have more and more customers
C. important to make the customers pleased
D. impossible to make 15 or 20 customers happy every day
4. We can learn from the passage that _______.
A. the lifetime education is important
B. innovative spirit always comes first
C. exploring the food business is more difficult
D. new ideas are necessary in running a restaurant
5. The best title (题目) for the passage is _______.
A. Culture is Important for Cooks
B. A Cook and His Customers
C. The Story of Three Restaurants
D. A Winner is Made, not Born
