Identity     1     (be) an important topic among the overseas Chinese since Chinese traders established Chinatowns throughout Indonesia in the 1400s,     2    (kick) off centuries of Chinese migration (移民) all over the world.

The later generations of these waves of migration have shaped and been shaped by each of     3     (they) new homes. Many of the Chinese overseas locate home in comforting regional Chinese dishes which they     4     (eat) during childhood.

For many of them, home tastes are like a mix of markedly Chinese foods and foods which are not     5     (typical) Chinese. “Cantonese cuisine values vividly fresh ingredients (原料), so my parents loved searching for the best     6     was available off the Pacific West Coast,” said Lee F. Man, Chinese-Canadian food writer and founder of the Chinese Restaurant Awards. “Fish caught by my father, cabbages     7     (gather) by my mother, and locally raised chickens all made their way     8     our dinner table.”

Many interviewees described their kitchens as windows into their true     9     (self). “To a lot of these people,” they said, “dining table is a safe and comfortable space, because home cooking is allowing you to feel your Chinese identity.”

Gabe Chan,     10     Chinese-Canadian chef, said in his interview, “Chinese food existed before us and will exist long after us. Chinese food forever.”

You wrote that you are very worried     1     your friend. I understand quite     2    (good) that you are anxious and feel terrible. You think that your friend     3    (play) computer games too often and spends too much time online.

I recommend that you talk to your friend about his     4    (behave). It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation     5    (attract) by computer games and the online world.     6    (spend) too much time online is unhealthy and makes     7     very difficult to focus on other things in life. Some students even become     8    (addict) to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life. I think you should encourage your friend to try new     9    (hobby). Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you, since you are     10    (he) good friend.

Yours,

Susan Luo