I was born in the United States, in Brooklyn, New York. When I was a child, it was always a treat to visit my favorite pizza place, Grimaldi’s, on weekends. Although there were long lines — up to 45 minutes for a table, it was a special experience. Once inside, I     1     (know) I’d enjoy one of the best pizzas.

Pizza was invented in Italy in 1889. But New York City is the world’s pizza capital.

Outside of Italy, I think there are only two other places that     2     (make) great pizza. One is my hometown of New York and the other is Chicago. Chicago’s deep-dish pizza is different, but still delicious. However, now pizza’s influence     3     (go) all over the world. You can find it in almost any country these days. People in different places add their own ingredients. For example, in Hawaii, people put pineapple on it.

It has come to China with companies like Pizza Hut (必胜客) bringing the food to the country. However, in my eyes, Pizza Hut was never as good as the wonderful pizzas I have tasted in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. It doesn’t matter where it     4    (make) or who makes it. The secret is fresh dough (面团), thick tomato sauce and good cheese. As long as it’s cooked right, it     5     (taste) good all the time.

“When you think of pizza, you think of gathering with friends and family and     6     (enjoy) a delicious meal,” Bill DeJournett, managing editor of PMQ Pizza Magazine, told CNN.

Whenever I’m visiting my hometown, I stop at Grimaldi’s     7     (get) some of their delicious pizzas. If you’re in New York, stop by and try it for yourself!

I think Chinese food is the best food in the world. As everyone in China should already know this, saying that you love Chinese food is like saying that sugar is     1     (甜的) or that ice is cold. It won’t hurt anybody, but they may think you know n    2     about their food culture. Since there are many d    3     kinds of Chinese foods, it     4     (听起来) better to talk about the local food that you like most. Keep them in mind and e    5     your stay in China!

A banana milkshake t    1     good. Let me teach you how to m    2     it. First, you should c    3     a banana and peel it. Next, cut your banana into small p    4     and put them into a bowl. You also need s    5     orange juice. Put the juice o    6     the banana. Then, add a b    7     spoonful of ice cream and 100 ml of cold m    8    . Now, let’s mix them t    9    . A blender can help you. F    10    , pour it into a glass and enjoy it!

Tuck Chan is a popular Chinese restaurant Malaysia. It is run by Wang Yaohong and his family.

The restaurant was opened in 1941 by Wang’s great-grandfather from Guangdong, China. In the b    1    , it only sold snacks. Later, it began serving many other Chinese dishes and became f    2    .

However, Tuck Chan always remembers w    3     it all started. Every year around the Mid-Autumn Festival, it makes moon cakes. From August to S    4     Wang changes the restaurant’s opening hours so that he and his family can spend more time m    5     moon cakes. In the kitchen, everybody works quickly. The moon cakes are made completely by h    6    .

In recent years, more and more bakeries have started to use factory-made bean fillings(馅). But Wang believes handmade fillings t    7     better. Every week, he and his family spend at least two days making fillings. For the lotus seed(莲子) filling, for example, they begin by taking lotus seeds from their pods. The seeds are boiled twice, steamed(蒸) for eight hours, and mixed with sugar. After the filling is r    8    , Wang and his family turn it into small-sized filling balls. Then, they put flour(面粉) around each ball and press it into wooden molds(木制模具). After having baked the moon cakes, Wang knocks each mold four t    9    , and perfect moon cakes slide out(滑出).

The work is hard, but Wang says it’s worth the effort. The moon cakes are soft with fillings that melt on the tongue. If you have a chance to see the moon cakes cooling on the wooden shelves, make s    10     to take a deep breath and enjoy the wonderful smell. They won’t stay on the shelves for very long, anyway.

Last night, I had an     1    . It was     2     7 o’clock. I     3     home from work very carefully. It was getting     4    . Suddenly a small     5    ran into the road from the left. A dog was running after her. I drove my car     6     to the right. The girl jumped to the side of the road     7     she saw my car. Fortunately, I didn’t     8    her, but I hit a truck on the other side of the road. It was not serious     9     my car was not fast. It was better to hit a truck than to hurt a child, I said to     10    .

Mrs Wang is 70 years old. One day, she said she had     1     ache in her left leg. Her daughter took her to see a doctor. The doctor looked her over     2     (careful), but     3     his surprise, there wasn’t anything wrong with her leg. So he     4     (give) Mrs. Wang some medicine and said, “I’m sorry. The ache in your leg is because     5     old age. There was nothing I can do about it. I hope this medicine can make you feel a little     6     (well).” The old woman was shocked     7       (hear) that. She couldn’t believe in     8     the doctor said. “That’s     9     (possible)!”, she cried. Then, the doctor said, “I’m a doctor. If you know so much, how can you say it’s NOT caused by old age?” The old woman answered, “I’m not a doctor,     10     I know you’re wrong. My right leg feels fine.” “So what?” asked the doctor. “What matter does that make?” “Well, they are the same age!”