Every day Miss Wang was busy and bored with her new job in a company. But the young girl was lucky to get a housework robot from her parents.

    Miss Wang's life became much e{#blank#}1{#/blank#} than before with the help of the robot. When she got up in the morning, breakfast was m{#blank#}2{#/blank#} already. The robot also ironed（熨烫）Miss Wang's dresses to make them smooth, and prepared a lunch box f{#blank#}3{#/blank#} her every day. As a r{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, Miss Wang no l{#blank#}5{#/blank#} needed to get up early to do the housework and she could s{#blank#}6{#/blank#} in bed for an extra hour.

  While Miss Wang was at work, the robot would clean her flat. It would do the laundry, wash the dishes, sweep the f{#blank#}7{#/blank#} and make the bed. The robot also went shopping at the supermarket.

  When Miss Wang returned home from work, her flat would be as clean as a new one. A delicious d{#blank#}8{#/blank#} would be ready for her on the table. After that, Miss Wang could r{#blank#}9{#/blank#} for an hour or two watching her favorite TV programmes, leaving the robot to wash the dishes. Miss Wang was very h{#blank#}10{#/blank#} with her robot.

—Half an hour.

    Smashed cucumber(拍黄瓜) salad is one of the most popular cold dishes in China. You can find the green dish anywhere from restaurants to homes. This summer, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (甚至) Americans are trying it.

    According to The New York Times, smashed cucumber salad is "everywhere" in New York. Some people even add the dish to their menus. In China, people use garlic(蒜) and two {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (勺) of vinegar(醋) to make the cucumber tastier. This maybe is a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (传统的) way. But American cooks are trying {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (酸奶), honey and lemon, Why is this dish becoming so popular? Most people like the special {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (味道) it produces. Smashed cucumbers can hold onto tastes more than cucumbers which are cut into the fixed {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (形状) and size." Just change the way you break down an ingredient. It's cool," said a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (厨师) at a New York restaurant.

    The way the dish is prepared also draws people's attention, The cook smashes {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (新鲜的) cucumbers with the flat side of a knife. The strong smash makes the cucumbers {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (不同的) shapes and sizes. Then other ingredients can be added. Also, it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (花费) only five minutes to make the salad. Cook Julia Goldberg said it's really "satisfying"".