1 . I was ten years old at that time. It was a hot, summer afternoon and I decided to _______ by swimming in the river where the water was cold. After a while I grabbed my _______ and headed back up to the house. I knew that _______ would be ready soon.

I _______ in slowly and saw my grandmother busy cooking. Two freshly baked loaves of Italian bread smelled wonderful. My grandmother was _______ her special sauce (调味汁) without noticing my arrival. It had been slowly _______ for hours. Potatoes, pieces of chicken, and meatballs had been quietly cooking in it. Grandma _______ a wooden spoon, stirred the sauce and brought up a bit for a _______. She made a face and shook her head. Something wasn’t quite _______. She added some salt. Then she shook in a little more garlic powder. She ________ stirred the sauce for a while longer. ________ she took another taste. This time her ________ widened and she nodded her approval of her ________. I smiled too. I knew it was going to be another ________ dinner.

Looking back I think grandmother was such a ________ cook because she not only seasoned (给……调味) her food with the right ________ but also seasoned it with her love. She was a true ________ when it came to cooking and truly wise when it came to living. I still ________ her every single day and I am so thankful for all the ________ she taught me. Life is so much tastier when you ________ it with joy. Be the chef of your own life then.

4 . I don’t usually watch TV at night. Last Thursday night, I finished my homework early and _________to watch TV for half an hour. To my surprise, there was a wonderful _________.

The program was about food waste (食品浪费). It asked cooks (厨师) to make meals from food that people threw away (扔掉). The cooks went to _________to find food. They found lots of bread. The bread was three days old but was _________very good. At some street markets they found bananas and strawberries. The _________was a little brown, but it was OK to eat!

From the program, I learned how much food people throw away every week. It is _________. We waste so much food because we _________so much and we can’t eat it all! The program also showed that some farmers throw away a lot of their vegetables because they aren’t the right _________for the shops!

People don’t want carrots when they are very big or very small, _________ the farmers throw them away or give them to pigs!

The program showed people that food waste is a big problem. We must __________food waste together. From now on, I will eat everything in the fridge (冰箱).

5 . When I moved to Washington, D.C., I left everything behind._________new acquaintances with home-cooked meals was my best attempt at making new friends and curing my _________. I don’t want to_________, but my food is pretty good. Soon enough, everyone was asking me for the _________, which is how Bun Bo Bae, my cooking blog, came to be.

I _________ most of my childhood in the kitchen with my mom. As a kid , I’d sit and watch her cook. My _________ and love for cooking started with _________ her the ingredients during the cooking process. Soon, I was on my way toward kitchen mastery. _________, I left for college before 1 could learn her best dishes.

I went to study in France, I was living alone and _________ homesick. So, I started calling my mom and asking for the recipes for my __________ dishes. It __________ that my mom didn’t have any recipes. She grew up in the __________ with her mom too, and my grandma passed on her knowledge __________. Now it was my turn. My mom taught me how to cook and “measure with my heart.”

My blog was originally a space to __________ what I learned into writing. Later, I didn’t want the secret knowledge behind dishes to __________ one day if the oral tradition ended. I wanted to write down what I was given, to make sure people could keep these dishes as __________ as my mom did.

As my food blog and follower count grew, I became more __________ in the kitchen. My blog has given me a space to write about what I love and __________ me to countless new friends. I have learned to __________ what I’ve been taught with my own experiences, and cook up something entirely __________.

6 . One day, my friend and I went to the Moth Café.

The ________ of this Café is absolutely superb. There are cute lights with plants________ from the ceiling. Some of the tables have marble tops and there are seats________ in fur. It is so pretty________ and has a pleasant feel about it at the same time.

The________ is huge pages with drinks and food. The drinks were so interesting — herbal drinks, ________, smoothies and coffee with so many flavors. I________ to try the peppermint (薄荷) tea latte (拿铁) and it was really delicious! My friend________ the rose tea latte and that was super delicious________. These drinks are expensive! It was $8 but I would definitely get it ________ because it was great!

For food we________ the moth breakfast bowl. We also________ the Indian tea pancake, which was so thick and it was a lot of food for one person so we just got one and________ it.

To be________, I liked the food but I didn’t love it. I would________ for the decoration and the drinks though!

7 . My career as a chef started at the age of 25, but my ______ for cooking started at an early age, when I was about 5 years old — by watching my grandmother and my mom in the kitchen ______ daily meals for the family. I was also ______by going with my grandfather to markets to ______ the freshest ingredients. My grandfather taught me the art of picking and recognizing “the ______.”

From my youth, I have had this passion for food. Growing up in Morocco, I witnessed the most amazing hospitality and ______ through my grandparents. They opened their ______ to everybody, and fed and sheltered the poor, travelers, family and friends.

I remember as a young kid coming home from school to the ______ of fragrant (芳香的) fresh bread coming out of the oven. Those smells stimulated (刺激) my senses at a young age. The ______were fresh and seasonal — they were very simple dishes but delightfully ______.

Food is almost as ______ as it is necessary. Food makes people feel things. I really think that food tastes its best when there is a ______ behind it. It shapes cultures, religion, politics and health. Food brings people together, and goes straight to the ______.

In my kitchen, I try to duplicate (复制) smells and flavors that make me think about more than what I’m actually smelling or ______ — it makes me think of life, my family, and my history. I love to cook food that ______ people’s emotions and memories; my philosophy is to “keep food real and simple.”

9 . What do you think a former football player might do in retirement? ________ a school cafeteria employee probably won’t come to your mind.

Jared Veldheer was also a bit ________ when he found himself ________ the role. But when his two children’s school didn’t have anyone to ________ their kitchen just weeks before the start of the academic year, he found himself drawn to the position.

Standing at 6 feet, 8 inches, Veldheer certainly doesn’t ________ like your typical lunch server, but that isn’t the only thing beyond people’s expectations. ________ sticking with the usual meals, he was creative to make healthy yet delicious meals for the kids.

Because the school uses an online portal (门户网站) where parents ________ food about two weeks before the start of each month, Veldheer ________ the lunch menu a month in advance. When his first one went live, the students’ parents were ________ to find foods like braised (炖熟的) cabbage and mashed cauliflower on the list.

Creating meals that the students will love is no easy task, but Veldheer is ________ about doing everything he can. Veldheer isn’t ________ to ask the students for their ________ feedback. Despite having a few harsh (but adorable) critics, the ________ that Veldheer has developed with his students is absolutely heartwarming to witness.

“I’m smiling from ear to ear seeing this every day. The kids look straight up to him yet can feel so ________ and confident in asking him questions and trying different ________ ,” said the principal.

10 . “Daddy, can I have a piece of cake?” my oldest son asked me.

We had just been to the gym and stopped to ________ at the restaurant.

“No,” I replied, “you don’t need a piece of cake.”

My son ________ 15 in a few days. He stands over 6 feet tall. He is very slim and athletic (体格健壮的) ________. It was not always that way. My wife wrote a book about the challenge and ________ of getting him fit. He now takes it seriously and looks as if he’s never been overweight in his life.

He had a full plate of ________ and tofu. He didn’t need a piece of cake. ________, everything in the restaurant is quite ________. Our dinners could have fed a family of seven at a fast food restaurant. That cake probably ________ $5.

He was silent as he looked at the ________ cakes. I had forgotten that I had walked over to the cake shelf while he was ________ his food from the buffet (自助餐).

I looked at my plate. There sitting on the edge was a piece of ________. I looked at it wondering but also knowing how it got there. “We will divide it.” I said.

A few days later my oldest son was ________ me again. We stopped at a ________.

He ordered a sandwich. I then ________ two sandwiches. He immediately barked, “Can I have two?” He wanted ________ what Daddy had.

Your kids are very likely to put on their plates, exactly what you have on yours, and I think this applies to (适用于) more than food. Keep your life plate with only what you want your kids to have.