Wang Peng felt very {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(frustrate) when he saw that there were few customers in his restaurant, because by then his restaurant {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to be full of people. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}his friend didn't come to eat in his restaurant. Wang Peng wanted to find out why, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he followed Li Chang into a new restaurant. There he saw a sign.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (curious) drove him to enter the restaurant, where the hostess gave him a menu, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} showed that the restaurant only served rice, raw vegetables, fruit, and water. Wang Peng thought Yong Hui {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(tell) lies and he couldn't have her {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (get) away with it. He also thought with a discount he could win customers{#blank#}9{#/blank#}. So he wrote a sign, too. And the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}between the two restaurants was on!

    Few people I know seem to have much desire or time to cook. Making Chinese {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(dish) is seen as especially troublesome. Many westerners {#blank#}2{#/blank#} come to China cook much less than in their own countries once they realize how cheap {#blank#}3{#/blank#} can be to eat out. I still remember {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (visit) a friend who'd lived here for five years and I {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(shock) when I learned she hadn't cooked once in all that time.

    While regularly eating out seems to {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(become) common for many young people in recent years, it's not without a cost. The obvious one is money; eating out once or twice a week may be {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(afford) but doing this most days adds up. There could be an even {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (high) cost on your health. Researchers have found that there is a direct link between the increase in food eaten outside the home and the rise in{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(weigh) problems.

    If you are not going to suffer this problem, then I suggest that the next time you go to your mum's home {#blank#}10{#/blank#} dinner, get a few cooking tips from her. Cooking food can be fun. You might also begin to notice the effects not only on your health but in your pocket.

    Today, it is not rare that people may lose their jobs, so it is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. What are the first feelings? Well, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (lose)a job, or not being able to find one, almost always causes sadness.

    If you've lost a job, the first feeling is often that of{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(disappoint)  The days seem{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(be)getting longer and the time becomes {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(hard)to fill in. Some people may {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(have)difficulty in sleeping and eating. They feel depressed, often isolated and lonely. Others may lose confidence in themselves. They are no longer certain about {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they)own feelings. Despite all these problems, unemployment may bring good feelings, too. It's nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning, spend more time{#blank#}7{#/blank#}your family and relatives, and have more time to think. It can be a chance for a fresh start. You can use the time to consider{#blank#}8{#/blank#} you really want to get from life and how you can get it. Also you can use the time to plan how to find {#blank#}9{#/blank#} new job, learn a new skill, or see if you can run your own business and become a success. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(possible), a new and better job is already waiting for you.