The Dogs and the Cook
A cook was preparing dinner；some dogs were lying at the kitchen door．The cook killed a calf，and threw the insides into the yard．The dogs seized them，ate them up，and said：“The cook is good；he knows how to cook well．”
After a little while the cook began to clean turnips 1 and onion sand he threw away the outsides．The dogs ran up to them，turned up their noses，and said：“Our cook is spoiled；he used to make good things，but now he is worthless 2．”
But the cook did not hear the dogs，and cooked the dinner in his usual way．The people in the house，however，ate up the dinner and praised it，if the dogs did not．Exercises回答下列问题：
①What did the cook do？
②What did the dogs do with the insides？
③What did the people think of the cook's dinner？
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turnips
芜青( turnip的名词复数 )； 芜菁块根； 芜菁甘蓝块根； 怀表
参考例句：
Well, I like turnips, tomatoes, eggplants, cauliflowers, onions and carrots. 噢，我喜欢大萝卜、西红柿、茄子、菜花、洋葱和胡萝卜。 来自魔法英语-口语突破（高中）
This is turnip soup, made from real turnips. 这是大头菜汤，用真正的大头菜做的。
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worthless
adj.无价值的，无用的，可鄙的
参考例句：
Don't read worthless books.不要读没有用的书。
He was worthless as a painter.他作为画家一事无成。
- Well, I like turnips, tomatoes, eggplants, cauliflowers, onions and carrots. 噢，我喜欢大萝卜、西红柿、茄子、菜花、洋葱和胡萝卜。 来自魔法英语-口语突破（高中）
- This is turnip soup, made from real turnips. 这是大头菜汤，用真正的大头菜做的。