More and more restaurants across the United States are starting to cook with organic fruits and vegetables．Organic foods are grown without chemical fertilizers(化肥) and insecticides(杀虫剂)．But one restaurant in Washington，D．C．has done more than just buying organic food in its effort to be sustainable(可持续的)and healthy．Croppy’s restaurant on U Street has become a good example of how to operate a“green”business．

    When you walk into Croppy's Italian restaurant，it looks like many other warm and lively eating places on the popular U Street．There are friendly waiters and hungry eaters enjoying food．But Croppy's is different from other restaurants because of the careful way it is managed by its owners，Carlos Anaya and his sister Nora．

    Almost all of the salads，pizzas，meats and pastas served at Croppy’s are organic．Mister Anaya buys seasonal foods from local producers who follow sustainable practices．   

      They actually visit the farms to see exactly where everything comes from．Mister Anaya even buys the flour for his pastas from an American producer so that he does not have to import flour from as far away as Italy．Also，all the electricity used at Croppy’s is wind―generated so it does not cause pollution．And，all cooking in the kitchen is done with only two hot water boilers for pasta and a wood―burning oven．The restaurant saves on water and energy by not using tablecloths．

  Carlos Anaya knew he wanted to make the business even greener．He says that owning Croppy's is a good example of the American Dream．Croppy’s owners and visitors can feel good about the food they are making and eating because it is delicious，healthful and sustainably produced．

61．What are organic foods?

62．Who are the owners of the restaurant?

63．Where do they get the flour'?

64．How is the electricity produced in the restaurant7

65．Why do people feel good about Croppy's food?

　　I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother's who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very proud to earn my own pocket money and my parents never interfered（干涉）with how I spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from my mistakes, I would become more mature and responsible about how to handle work, relation-ships with others, and money.

　　Like many American parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they worried a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great experience for me. In the end, my father won the argument on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother's home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins spread out through the country who could provide shelter and help if I needed it.

　　Three years later, when he was eighteen, my younger brother decided to take a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not eager to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a fascinating year working his way on trains and ships to earn passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

　　These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly common. Most parents start pushing their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

(1) Why did the writer's parents allow their children to do what they want?

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A．Because they thought that their children would become braver.

B．Because they believed that their two sons would earn some pocket money.

C．Because they thought that their children would find a job easier.

D．Because they thought that it would bring good to their children's future.

(2) What does the writer think of his brother's travel?

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A．He thought his brother gained valuable experiences during the travel.

B．He thought his brother earned a lot of money by working.

C．He thought his brother didn't disappoint is father.

D．He thought his brother's travel was better than his to France.

(3) Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．The author went to France in order to see his relatives.

B．The writer's mother managed to prevent the children doing what she thought might be dangerous.

C．The writer's brother gave up his university to travel through the USA and the Caribbean.

D．American kids do things by themselves to make preparations for the future with the encouragement of their parents.

(4) The best title of the passage probably is“________”.

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　　I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother's who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very proud to earn my own pocket money and my parents never interfered（干涉）with how I spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from my mistakes, I would become more mature and responsible about how to handle work, relation-ships with others, and money.

　　Like many American parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they worried a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great experience for me. In the end, my father won the argument on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother's home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins spread out through the country who could provide shelter and help if I needed it.

　　Three years later, when he was eighteen, my younger brother decided to take a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not eager to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a fascinating year working his way on trains and ships to earn passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

　　These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly common. Most parents start pushing their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

(1) Why did the writer's parents allow their children to do what they want?

[　　]

A．Because they thought that their children would become braver.

B．Because they believed that their two sons would earn some pocket money.

C．Because they thought that their children would find a job easier.

D．Because they thought that it would bring good to their children's future.

(2) What does the writer think of his brother's travel?

[　　]

A．He thought his brother gained valuable experiences during the travel.

B．He thought his brother earned a lot of money by working.

C．He thought his brother didn't disappoint is father.

D．He thought his brother's travel was better than his to France.

(3) Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．The author went to France in order to see his relatives.

B．The writer's mother managed to prevent the children doing what she thought might be dangerous.

C．The writer's brother gave up his university to travel through the USA and the Caribbean.

D．American kids do things by themselves to make preparations for the future with the encouragement of their parents.

(4) The best title of the passage probably is“________”.

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