The preparations for the dinner of the Spring Festival are hard work. I don’t think it’s worth the effort of spending much time     1     (prepare) for a single meal and cleaning up the mess after it’s over. Eating out is a good choice. We still have the dinner     2     the same people. The occasion is more enjoyable without all that tiring cooking, and the dishes taste     3     (good)! In my opinion, the love between the family members sitting around the table together remains the same.

Prior to     1     (come) to China, my only experience with Chinese cooking was in America, with Chinese food that     2    (change) to suit American tastes.For example, America’s most popular Chinese dish is General Tso’s chicken,    3     consists of fried chicken covered in a sweet sauce , flavoured with hot red peppers.