How a baker's son in New Jersey became the Cake Boss with his own reality television show▼.
一位紐澤西麵包師傅的兒子如何成為蛋糕天王並擁有他自己的真人實境節目。

　　No cake or pastry▼ is too crazy for Buddy Valastro, the star of The Learning Channel's (TLC) hit show Cake Boss. Valastro is the fourth generation in his family to run Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey. He has a special talent for making people's sweet dreams come true, with elaborate cake designs and an eager-to-please attitude.
　　His four older sisters as well as his wife and kids help out at the bakery, and the family business is booming. Valastro rises to any challenge set forth for him by his loyal customers, and his can-do▼ spirit has made Carlo's Bakery an institution. He wrote: "Together we've made everything from a six-foot-high replica▼ of the Empire State Building to a life-sized▼ racecar for NASCAR built from 24,000 cakes (that one took a few years off my life!) and we bake thousands of Italian pastries, cupcakes▼, and wedding cakes each week."
　　Valastro grew up working at the bakery with his father, Buddy Sr., but he struggled to match the skill and artistry▼ achieved by his role model. While his father was on his deathbed▼, the future Cake Boss promised to take over the bakery and make it the best it could be. Valastro's father died and left him in charge of Carlo's Bakery when he was only 17 years old. Soon after taking over, he had a dream where his father appeared to show him how to make the dough▼ for one special dessert. He has been making amazing cakes ever since. With the premiere of his own television show seven years ago, Valastro sure has lived up to his promise to make Buddy Sr. proud.

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1. What channel does Cake Boss appear on?
(A) A local New Jersey channel.
(B) Food Network.
(C) A channel owned by the family of Buddy Valastro.
(D) The Learning Channel.

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2. What is special about Carlo's Bakery?
(A) It is the only bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey.
(B) It is a family business that has lasted four generations.
(C) They only make specialty cakes for celebrity customers.
(D) Buddy Valastro never reveals his pastry dough recipes.

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3. What is one cake that Valastro found challenging to make?
(A) His own wedding cake.
(B) A cake that lived up to his father's legacy.
(C) A certain kind of cupcake that his customers requested.
(D) A life-sized racecar made of cake.

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4. What did Valastro promise his dying father?
(A) To take over the family business and make it more successful.
(B) To not change any of the recipes at Carlo's Bakery.
(C) To get his own reality television show.
(D) To pass the business down to his children.

翻糖哲學　蛋糕天王的創意世界
一位紐澤西麵包師傅的兒子如何成為蛋糕天王並擁有他自己的真人實境節目。

　　沒有蛋糕或糕點對旅遊生活頻道（TLC）當紅節目《蛋糕天王》的明星巴迪•瓦拉索而言太過瘋狂。瓦拉索是他家族的第四代，經營位於紐澤西霍博肯的卡羅麵包坊。憑藉精美的蛋糕設計與熱心殷勤的態度，他有著讓人們甜食夢想成真的特殊才華。
　　他的四位姊姊以及妻兒都在麵包店裡幫忙，而家族企業的生意相當興隆。瓦拉索能夠應付忠實顧客所設下的任何挑戰，他勇往直前的精神也讓卡羅麵包坊成為一家名店。他曾寫下：「我們攜手打造了一切，從六英尺高的帝國大廈複製品到與實物大小相同、由兩萬四千個蛋糕打造的全國運動汽車競賽協會賽車（那讓我折了幾年壽！），而且我們每個星期都烤出數千個義大利糕點、杯子蛋糕以及結婚蛋糕。」
　　瓦拉索成長的過程都與他父親老巴迪一同在麵包店工作，但他努力要達到他心中榜樣所展現的技巧與技藝水準。在他的父親臨終之前，這位未來的蛋糕天王承諾要接管那家麵包店，並讓它達到事業巔峰。瓦拉索的父親離世，將卡羅麵包坊留給當時年僅十七歲的他掌管。他在接管麵包店不久之後便作了一個夢，夢中他的父親出現並教他如何製作一種特別甜點的麵糰。自那時起，他就一直做出令人驚艷的蛋糕。瓦拉索的電視節目於七年前首次播出，他肯定沒有辜負自己答應要讓老巴迪驕傲的承諾。

1. 《蛋糕天王》出現在哪一臺頻道？
(A) 紐澤西的地方頻道。
(B) 美食網路。
(C) 巴迪•瓦拉索家族所擁有的頻道。
(D) 旅遊生活頻道。
題解：根據本文第一段，沒有蛋糕或糕點對旅遊生活頻道（TLC）當紅節目《蛋糕天王》的明星巴迪•瓦拉索而言太過瘋狂，故 (D) 項應為正選。

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2. 卡羅麵包坊有什麼特別之處？
(A) 它是紐澤西霍博肯唯一的一家麵包店。
(B) 它是一個傳承了四代的家族企業。
(C) 他們只為有名氣的客人製作特色蛋糕。
(D) 巴迪•瓦拉索從不透露他的糕點麵糰食譜。
題解：根據本文第一段，瓦拉索是他家族的第四代，經營位於紐澤西霍博肯的卡羅麵包坊，故 (B) 項應為正選。

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3. 瓦拉索認為哪一個蛋糕的製作過程極具挑戰性？
(A) 他自己的結婚蛋糕。
(B) 一個無愧於他父親遺產的蛋糕。
(C) 他的客戶要求的一種特殊杯子蛋糕。
(D) 一輛由蛋糕製成、與實物大小相當的賽車。
題解：根據本文第二段，他曾寫下：「我們攜手打造了一切，從六英尺高的帝國大廈複製品到與實物大小相同、由兩萬四千個蛋糕打造的全國運動汽車競賽協會賽車（那讓我折了幾年壽！）……」，故 (D) 項應為正選。

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4. 瓦拉索答應了他臨終父親什麼事情？
(A) 接管家族企業並讓它更加成功。
(B) 不會改變任何卡羅麵包坊的食譜。
(C) 得到屬於他自己的真人實境節目。
(D) 將事業傳承給他的孩子。
題解：根據本文最後一段，在他的父親臨終之前，這位未來的蛋糕天王承諾要接管那家麵包店，並讓它達到事業巔峰，故 (A) 項應為正選。

答案： 1. D　2. B　3. D　4. A