Most of the children like eating junk food such as fried chicken, ice cream, hamburgers and so on because they are delicious. Why do people     1     them junk food? Because there is hardly any nutrition(营养) in them. The food with little nutrition, of course, is bad for your     2    . The name of “junk food”     3     from Portuguese(葡萄牙语). The word “junk” means an old rope(绳索). Just think of this: if someone buys an old rope, will it be very     4    ? Your answer must be “No”. After     5     what junk food is, what should you do? Oh, yes! Don’t eat too much of it.

I like eating rice, noodles, strawberries, ice-cream, hamburgers and so on. But my favorite     1     is dumplings. Every Sunday, my mother     2     many dumplings for me. If she has     3     time, I’ll go to the supermarket     4     some. Dumplings look     5     white boats. They are very delicious.     6     my birthday, I usually help my mother make a lot of dumplings. Do you know     7    ? Because I often ask some friends     8     them with me. There are different kinds of     9     and meat in them.     10     of my friends like to eat them very much.

In China, there are many different kinds of food. Some of them     1     very popular. A kind of traditional (传统的)     2     food is dumplings. Now let’s talk about     3    .

There are different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and     4     in them, and others have sugar, eggs and so on. I like dumplings     5     vegetables and pork. People     6     make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can     7     some from the supermarkets. People like eating them with vinegar.

The Spring Festival is very     8     in China. When the Spring Festival comes, we make dumplings. We sometimes put a coin (硬币) in a dumpling. If someone eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he or she will be     9     in the new year.

Welcome to China,     10     you can enjoy our traditional food—dumplings.

Tea vs. Coffee Culture

Tea and coffee are two of the most popular drinks in the world. However people usually like one more than the other. These drinks also have very     1     uses.

Tea drinking started in China over 4,000 years ago. Tea is made from leaves. These days, some people drink tea for health, using it to help with stress or losing weight. However, most people in tea-drinking countries think of tea as more than just a     2     drink. In fact, tea drinking in some countries is a part of the culture. In Turkey, tea is always there when people meet. Whether in someone’s home or a     3    , tea is always offered as a way of welcoming. In the UK, homes and offices usually have tea time. Tea and other dishes are served at tea time in the afternoon. It is a way of relaxing with friends or co-workers

Coffee came much later than tea, at just over 1,000 years ago. Coffee is made from beans. Something in the coffee beans makes a person feel more energy. Most people do not drink coffee to relax. Instead, they drink coffee to get going. Many people drink coffee in the morning to help them     4    . Others will also drink coffee during short breaks in the afternoon to keep going through the work day. Some people may visit coffee shops just to meet and talk with friends. However, many people at the coffee shop drink coffee when they     5     their computers.

Which is more     6     in your country? Which do you like to drink more between the two?

Quite a few American people love Chinese food very much.     1     some of them think it is the most popular in the world. However, Chinese food in America is very     2     from ours. Chinese food got to America in the 1850s. Many Chinese people couldn’t find jobs at that time. Some of them had to open restaurants in order to make a     3    . Nowadays, Chinese food has changed lot according to American people’s taste (口味). In America, it is cooked in     4     way. Much Chinese food is fried. The ingredients in the two countries are not always the same. In China, onions and     5     are used less often. But people in America often use them in their Chinese food. Some popular Chinese food in America can’t be seen in China at all.