Mike always wants to be a cook when he grows up. Now he is learning about ________ in Summer Restaurant. ________ has to be ready by 12: 00. That’s time when people start arriving at the restaurant for lunch.

Mike is now in the kitchen, he thinks maybe he will have his own restaurant in the future. But for now he and his friends just do ________ their head cook tells them to do. And they have to act quickly.

The work doesn’t stop after lunch. In the afternoon, they get ready for dinner and clean the table. At around 6: 00, the restaurant opens again and Mike gets off work at midnight (午夜). He believes being a cook is hard work because he has to ______ on his feet for about 14 hours a day. ________, he loves helping to make delicious food for people to enjoy!

Will you have a housewarming party after moving into a new house? Most people would say ________. Because it is really a good way to show your new house to your family and friends. When is the ________ time to have the party? Within 180 days after you move in.

Before you start ________ invitations to others, it’s important to have a plan. First, think about who you want to ________ to your party. If your new house is not ________ enough, just invite your closest friends or the most important people. Or it will be too crowded.

Second, you can have your party ________, but it’s best to have it on the weekend when most people are free.

Third, plan your ________. The kind of food you serve will depend on (取决于) the time of your party. For example, for an afternoon party, you can prepare some small cakes and drinks. But if it’s an evening party, you should prepare a full dinner.

Finally, make invitations. You should tell your ________ the place and the time of the party. You can also add a special note about games, food, and other information. Then, remember to tell your guests when they should ________ your invitation so that you can prepare well for your party. Now you can send out your invitations and ________ their replies.

Bright red in color, with wonderful sweet-and-sour taste, Tanghulu is a popular traditional snack in most parts of China. In the past, people mainly used the hawthorn (山楂) to make Tanghulu. But now, people like to use other fruits like oranges, bananas, grapes and strawberries. To make Tanghulu, you can follow these steps:

STEP ONE: Start off by washing the hawthorns or any other fruit you choose. Once done, dry the fruit. Put the fruit on bamboo sticks (竹签).

STEP TWO: Add water and white sugar in a pan and then mix them well. Heat the pan until bubbles (气泡) appear and color changes. When doing this, you can test the temperature of the mixture by putting a spoon of the mixture in cold water. It is the key to making wonderful Tanghulu.

STEP THREE: Now, put each fruit stick into the sugar mixture to easily coat the fruit. Remember to turn it to coat all of the sides. Once done, place each stick on a plate. Remember to leave enough space between each other to stop them from sticking. After a few minutes, you can taste them.

Now, try with different kinds of fruits to see which taste you like best!

Hay-on-Wye is famous as “the town of books”. Now, the town has over twenty bookshops selling mostly used books. The followings are four best bookshops of them.

Richard Booth’s Bookshop This bookshop is filled with all kinds of books from near and far. People can sit down to relax while reading them. There’s also a cafe inside and even a cinema showing popular films. It also has a children’s area. Opening time: Monday~Saturday 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Sunday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm	Hancock and Monks Music It’s a classical music shop selling new and used classical CDs, DVDs, second-hand sheet music (活页乐谱) and books on music, both in-store and online. Set up by Jerry Monks in Bristol in 1974, the shop has been in Hay-on-Wye for over 26 years. Opening time: Monday~Sunday 10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Murder and Mayhem As the UK is known across the world for its crime fiction, this small bookshop attracts visitors from all over the world. Agatha Christie’s fiction still sells well every day and visitors love the area built for this queen of crime. Opening time: Monday~ Saturday 10:00 am to 5:30 pm Sunday Closed	Mostly Maps Mostly Maps sells ancient maps and prints from the 16th to the 20thcentury. People come from far and wide to buy prints from the shop and those who cannot travel in person buy happily online at mostly maps. com! Opening time: Tuesday~ Saturday 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Sunday~ Monday Closed

Chinese tennis player Zheng Qinwen has been the biggest surprise for China in the sports world since the beginning of 2022. Born in Hubei, the 20-year-old girl started playing sports from an early age. “I was fat as a kid and I got sick often, so my parents told me to choose one sport to play. I started with table tennis but quickly looked for other sports. I tried badminton, basketball and then I tried tennis,” Zheng said.

At the age of six, Zheng went to watch 2008 Beijing Olympic Games with her family. She was excited and cheered all the time. But when it came to tennis, Zheng sat quietly and seemed to be thinking about something. That was the moment when Zheng became sure about her interest in tennis.

After that, Zheng began spending more time learning tennis and she had a talent for it. She dreamed of becoming a great tennis player and successfully became the first post-00s Chinese woman tennis player to make such success.

Long time ago, a poor man borrowed some money from a rich old man but was     61     to pay it back.

One day, the old man decided to make an     62     with the man. He said he would put     63     pebbles into a bag. One was white and the     64     was black. The man’s daughter would have to pick out a pebble. If she picked the black one, the man wouldn’t have to give back the money, but the old man would marry her daughter. If it was white, the man     65     wouldn’t have to return the money, and his daughter wouldn’t have to marry him     66    .

While the old man was picking up the pebbles in his garden, the daughter     67     him put two black pebbles into the bag. The old man then asked the daughter     68     a pebble from the bag. The daughter took out one, but she dropped it in the garden     69    , mixing with other colorful pebbles. She said to the old man, “How     70     of me! But if you look at the one in the bag, you will know my choice.”

Of course, the pebble left in the bag was black. In order not to let people know his bad behavior (行为), he had to play along as if the pebble the daughter had dropped was white. From then on, he didn’t ask the man for the money anymore.

We do eye exercises. We wear sunglasses. We do lots of things to protect our eyes. But we usually forget another important part of our body—the ears.

Ears help us hear the world.     71     Once this happens, it’s hard to get your hearing back. So how can we protect our ears? Let’s take a look together.

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Dry your ears with a towel (毛巾) after swimming or taking a bath. If you feel water in your ear, shake your head a little bit. This can help you get the water out of your ear.     73     During the winter, protect your ears with a hat or a scarf.

Keep your ears clean

Usually, our ears clean themselves. The earwax (耳屎) builds up, dries out, and then comes out of the ear along with some dirt (污垢).

Don’t clean your ears with anything sharp (尖锐的), or it can make the earwax go too deep into your ears and hurt them.     74    

How to use headphones

Don’t listen to loud music on your headphones (耳机) for a long time. Follow the 60: 60rule: listen to music at 60 percent of your headphones’ maximum volume (最大音量) for no more than 60 minutes a day.

    75     They do a better job of stopping outside noise so you can listen at a lower volume.

Do you drink milk every day? We all know that milk is good for our health. But is that the whole? Let’s take a closer look!

Milk might be one of the best things we can drink. It has a lot of nutrients (营养物质) to help children grow. It’s rich in calcium (钙) and vitamins (维他命). Calcium gives us strong bones (骨骼). Doctors say that milk is also good for our teeth and heart. And a glass of warm milk helps us get a good night’s sleep. Milk is great!

However, some studies show that milk may cause some health problems. For example, drinking a lot of milk (three or more times a day) may make children obese (肥胖的), Live Science reported. Also, milk might not actually make our bones stronger. Scientists found that some people who drank more milk also had more broken bones.

So should we still drink milk? Milk may not be a super food. But it does give us a lot of nutrients. Drink milk if you like it, but not because you think it is the best thing for your health.