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I grew up in the countryside. I learned to cook at the age of ten. When I first made dough (生面团), I thought it would be easy — just mixing water with flour. 36. ______ At first, I made the dough too soft. But as I added more flour, I made it too hard. Later, as I kept trying, I learned how to make it successfully. 37. ______ I fell in love with cooking at home. I thought it was a good way to relax.
Now, when I'm at home on weekends, I usually cook meals for my children. 38. ______ I hardly ever get food delivered (点外卖).
Besides cooking, I did a lot of farm work in my childhood. I learned how to plant vegetables. It was hard work, but I learned a lot. 39. ______ But it can't bring you the joy of learning knowledge directly. Cooking and planting vegetables can offer you a new way of seeing the world. You'll think everything on your plate is important.
I'm happy to know that there is labour education in some primary schools and middle schools in China. The students have at least one class every week to learn simple household skills, such as cooking and cleaning. 40. ______ And they will be thankful for these skills in the future.
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A. It saves money and is good for our health.
B. But it turned out to be difficult.
C. Someone may say we can learn from books.
D. These skills will help them for the rest of their life.
E. When I grew up, I started to cook dishes and food like dumplings.

答案： B E A C D