Can you help me buy some things in the store? Your uncle will come this evening, and he will have dinner     1     us. But we don’t have much food now. I ask you for help because I don’t have time to buy things today. Your sister is not well, so I need to take     2     to the hospital (医院).

You can go to Tom’s Store. The store always has a big sale on Sundays. You can buy things at very good prices. Well,     3     do we need for dinner? We need some chicken and drinks (饮料). Your uncle loves Coke (可乐). And please buy some bread, tomatoes, eggs     4     carrots. If you can’t take so much food, you can call your uncle at 184744844XX. He can help you.

Here     5     100 yuan on your desk. I think that’s enough (足够的) for all these things. Thanks for your help.

Yours,

Mom

It seems that on every street corner in the world, there is a fast-food restaurant. People everywhere are busy,     1     they do not want to wait for their food. Around the world, $240 billion a year     2     (spend) on fast food. Yet, even though fast food has become quite popular, there are many myths about it.

The first myth is that fast food is a recent     3     (invent). This is not true.     4     (many) than 2,000 years ago, the people of Rome lined up in the street to buy quick     5     (meal) at small stands. One type of their most popular fast food looked a lot     6     a modern hamburger. All through history, people have always eaten fast food.

The second myth is that all fast food is American. While many modern fast-food restaurants are American, some very     7     (tradition) Chinese food is nearly fast food. This includes mantou, noodles and Chinese dumplings. In fact, one of the most popular fast-food chains (连锁店) in the USA     8     (be) a Chinese food chain, Panda Express. It has more than 1,600 restaurants in America.

Finally, many people think that fast food is always bad for them. This is true for a lot of fast food.     9    , nearly every fast-food restaurant has some healthy food on its menu, and some fast-food restaurants only make healthy food. The problem is not fast food, but the choices we make. We can choose     10     (eat) healthy food, even at fast-food restaurants.

Most kids love sweets. Why? When we eat or     1     (喝) sweet food, the sugar enters our blood and influences our brain. It     2     (留下) good feelings with us, making us want more. In fact, all     3     (美味的) foods do this, but sugar has an especially strong power. That’s why doctors     4     (总是) advise us to cut down on sugar.

Early humans often had very little food, so our     5     (身体) learned to store a lot of sugar as fat. In this way, we     6     (节省) energy for when there was no food. But today, most people have more than enough. So it may now be harming our     7     (健康).

It’s certain that we need to eat     8     (更少的) sugar. The trouble is that, in today’s world, our foods are filled with sugar. Although our     9     (餐) look better, large amounts of sugar are often added. To solve the problem, we should take more exercise,     10     (两次) a week at least. And remember, next time you want some cookies, eat an apple instead.

【推荐2】In the c    1     of France, there are many vineyards. Farmers grow grapes to make e    2     French wine. The s    3     of France l    4     on the coast. There are many wonderful beaches. You can enjoy your summer holiday there. But if you would like to visit France in winter, you can also try s    5     in the French Alps.