(A)
When Sally came back home from her photography class,
she could hear Katie moving around, chopping things on a
wooden cutting board. Wondering what her roommate was
doing, (a) she ran to the kitchen. Sally watched Katie
cooking something that looked delicious. But Katie didn’t
notice her because she was too focused on preparing for her
cooking test the next day. She was trying to remember what
her professor had said in class that day.
(B)
Katie, surprised by her roommate’s words, turned her head
to Sally and sighed, “I don’t know. This is really hard.”
Stirring her sauce for pasta, Katie continued, “Professor
Brown said that visual aspects make up a key part of a meal.
My recipe seems good, but I can’t think of any ways to alter
the feeling of the final dish.” Visibly frustrated, (b) she was
just about to throw away all of her hard work and start again,
when Sally suddenly stopped her.
(C)
“Wait! You don’t have to start over. You just need to add
some color to the plate.” Being curious, Katie asked, “How
can (c) I do that?” Sally took out a container of vegetables
from the refrigerator and replied, “How about making colored
pasta to go with (d) your sauce?” Smiling, she added, “It’s not
that hard, and all you need are brightly colored vegetables to
make your pasta green, orange, or even purple.” Katie smiled,
knowing that now she could make her pasta with beautiful
colors like a photographer.
(D)
In that class, Professor Brown said, “You have to present
your food properly, considering every stage of the dining
experience. Imagine you are a photographer.” Recalling what
the professor had mentioned, Katie said to herself, “We need
to see our ingredients as colors that make up a picture.” Sally
could clearly see that Katie was having a hard time preparing
for her cooking test. Trying to make (e) her feel better, Sally
kindly asked, “Is there anything I can do to help?”