money for them! At one point, fed up with my complaint, a friend suggested I open my own restaurant. Impossible, I thought.But then I heard about supper clubs..."

　　Supper clubs are a mixture of a restaurant and a dinner party-you go to a stranger's house and he/she cooks dinner for you.Like a restaurant, you pay for your food, but like a dinner party, you eat at the same table as other people. They are advertised through social­networking sites with a menu and little information about where the supper club is until just before the meal.

　　"It's like running a secret restaurant for one night，" says Cassie."The next morning, I set the tables and chairs aside.I put the TV back and it's my living room again."

　　Cassie opens her "restaurant" for people about once a month, and she really enjoys the evenings she's had so far.She uses fresh, local ingredients and a typical meal costs about the same as a takeaway-much less than a restaurant meal.So how does she make money out of it?

　　"I don't，" says Cassie."In fact, at first I was worried about losing money on my club.I'm good at cooking but my maths is terrible! But I was surprised by how cheaply I could make a good meal.This isn't about money. It's about a different eating experience."

　　And what about inviting complete strangers into her house? Was Cassie ever nervous about that?

　　"Not at all，" she says."Almost everyone at the supper club is just interested in having a good meal with other interesting people."

　　语篇导读　热爱美食的Cassie厌倦了到外面吃饭，因为有时候外面的食物又贵又不好吃。在朋友的建议下，她开了一家私人晚餐俱乐部，用便宜食材做出好吃的食物。

　　5．Why did Cassie decide to open her own restaurant finally?

　　A．To earn a living.

　　B．To satisfy her friend's needs.

　　C．To make friends with strangers.

　　D．To cook cheap and good meals for others.

　　解析　D　推理判断题。根据第一段可知，Cassie厌倦了在外面吃饭，觉得外面的饭菜又贵又不好吃；再根据倒数第三段可知，她喜欢做饭，并诧异于自己可以用便宜的食材做出好吃的饭菜。由此可知，她开私人餐厅的目的是为了做好吃又便宜的饭菜，故选D项。

　　6．What does the underlined word "They" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

　　A．Dinner parties． B．Supper clubs.

　　C．Fresh ingredients． D．Dinner invitations.

解析　B　代词指代题。第二段主要解释什么是晚餐俱乐部--通过在社交网络上刊登广告，邀请陌生人到店主家共享晚餐，故此处的They指代这种晚餐俱乐部，故选B项。