2．What will Lanster and Moran usually do after a private dinner party?

　　A．Receive thank­you cards from the guests.

　　B．Visit the poor children at Common Threads.

　　C．Ask the guests to donate money to the charity.

　　D．Cover the food costs with the money collected.

　　答案与解析：C　考查细节理解。根据第三段中的"The young cooks ask their guests to give however much they want as payment for their meals. It all goes to Common Threads... gave $1,600 to the charity"可知，Lanster和Kelly Moran要求客人为饭菜随意付些钱，他们把这些钱捐给慈善机构。

　　3．Which of the following words can best describe Lanster and Moran?

　　A．Ambitious.　 B．Generous.

　　C．Creative. D．Optimistic.

　　答案与解析：B　考查推理判断。根据文章的描述可知，Lanster和Kelly Moran做饭并请人们吃饭，把人们留下的饭钱捐赠给慈善组织，所以他们是慷慨的。

　　B

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