Eleven-year-old Antonin Careme could not believe that his father ordered a lot of delicious food. It was an unexpected(意料不到的) dinner b________ the Careme family was poor. When he was eating thankfully, his father t_______ him in a sad voice that this would be a farewell meal. His father could not support all his children any m________, s_________ Antonin would have to leave home to make money h_________.
After the meal, Antonin walked a_______ the streets and felt sad. He knocked on the door of a restaurant and the o________ happened to(碰巧) need a waiter. In the restaurant, young Antonin g_______ his first lesson in cooking. He was hardworking and his employer(雇主) d______ to teach him all the skills(技能) and secrets of French cooking. When he was fifteen years old, Antonin trained under the famous cook, Baily.
One of Baily’s customers was pleased with Antonin’s style of cooking, he asked him to be his personal c______, working at his home. Antonin later went on to work for a diplomat, a banker and even the king.