“HeyDad，”oneofmykidsaskedtheotherday“whatwasyourfavouritefastfoodwhenyouweregrowingup？”

“Wedidn'thavefastfoodwhenIwasgrowingup，”Iinformedhim.“Allthefoodwasslow.”

“Comeonseriously.Wheredidyoueat？”

“Itwasaplacecalled‘home’”Iexplained.“GrandmacookedeverydayandwhenGrandpagothomefromworkwesatdowntogetheratthediningtableandifIdidn'tlikewhatsheputonmyplateIwasallowedtositthereuntilIlikedit.”

BythistimethekidwaslaughingsohardIwasafraidhewasgoingtosufferseriousinternaldamagesoIdidn'ttellhimthepartabouthowIhadtohavepermissiontoleavethetable.ButherearesomeotherthingsIwouldhavetoldhimaboutmychildhoodifIfiguredhissystemcouldhavehandledit：

Iwas13beforeItastedmyfirstpizza.Itwascalled“pizzapie”.WhenIbitintoitIburnedtheroofofmymouthandthecheeseslidoffswungdownandplastereditselfagainstmychin.It'sstillthebestpizzaIeverhad.

Pizzaswerenotdeliveredtoourhome.Butmilkwas.BreadandrollscamefromtheOmarman.Allnewspapersweredeliveredbyboysandallboysdeliverednewspapers.Ideliveredanewspapersixdaysaweekevenwhenthesnowwas18inchesdeep.Itcost7centsapaperofwhichIgottokeep2centsIhadtogetupat4：00a．m.everymorning.OnSaturdaysIhadtocollectthe42centsfrommycustomers.

Ifyougrewupinagenerationbeforetherewasfastfoodyoumaywanttosharesomeofthesememorieswithyourchildrenorgrandchildren.Growingupisn'twhatitusedtobeisit?

1.Hearingwhattheauthorsaidhischildprobablythought________.

A.hewasluckytohavefastfood

B.itwasunbelievabletolivewithoutfastfood

C.howhappyhisownlifewas

D.hisfatherwasjokingwithhim

2.Whenheusedtohavemealswiththeadultstheauthor________.

A.hadtowatchhistablemanners

B.couldchoosewhatheliked

C.wasnotgivenmuchfreedom

D.hadtoeateverythingofferedtohim

3.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirstpizzatheauthorhad?

A.Itleftagoodmemoryonhim.

B.Theauthordidn'tlikeitatall.

C.Itwastoopoorlymade.

D.Hedidn'tknowhowtoeatit.

4.W