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Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast. It is a cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero Centigrade(度).
Argentina 9:00 a.m.
In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school. November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern hemisphere(半球).
Scotland 12:00 noon
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday.
Egypt 2:00 p.m.
Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families.
Japan 9:00 p.m.
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.
New Zealand 12:00 midnight
It is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep. Now Saturday morning is arriving. It is morning in Canada too, but that is Friday morning!
Every country has its own way of cooking.
Most people in the United States like fast food, but if you think that {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, you are wrong. It's true that most Americans eat fast food for their breakfast and lunch, but {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Parents see the importance of teaching their children how to cook, and most Americans say that home-cooked meals are the best.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. For example, baking（烘焙) is the most popular way of cooking in America. Most American families have ovens and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. In planning a big meal, they try to cook meat, a few vegetables, some bread and often some sweet food.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. There are many kinds of foods in different colors, so the meal is healthy and looks beautiful, too.
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A. American cooks pay attention to(注意) the balance(平衡)of food B. American people don't like cooking C. they also think cooking is interesting D. they are good at cooking very much E. Americans have their own way of cooking F. They also like to make the meal look beautiful |
A mystery box (盲盒) keeps what's inside a secret. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} But now shops are putting food in them—they are "leftover mystery boxes".
The food inside is near its expiration date (保质期) and will be thrown away if no one buys it. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} They are more and more popular in China's cities, such as Beijing, Nanjing and Chengdu.
In 2021 when I was studying in the UK, I bought leftover mystery boxes from an app called Too Good To Go. Each box cost about 3 to 5 pounds (27 to 45 yuan), and there were usually three to four things inside. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} The box cost 3 pounds but the original price (原价) was around 10 pounds.
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} I felt happy to see kinds of food in it and then I would be happier thinking about how much money I saved. And it helped to cut down wasting of food.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Because I can't choose what's in the box, sometimes I got the same kind of food. I had to make other dishes, such as a salad, to make the meal healthier.
A. You should pay more money for it. B. Usually, there are toys in mystery boxes. C. But the boxes also brought me problems. D. Teenagers don't like buying mystery boxes. E. Each box costs little money but has a lot of food inside. F. For example, a box I bought had three kinds of bread and one cake. G. Every time I got a mystery box, the joy of opening it came to me first. |
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