It was my first day at Grade 8. And the first lesson was {#blank#}1{#/blank#}English. When I was doing nothing, Mr. Li, our new English teacher, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} into the classroom. To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe, and asked “Who{#blank#}3{#/blank#}it yet? “. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr. Li asked if I really understood what the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me{#blank#}4{#/blank#}an essay on that subject. Mr. Li said “You have a gift for writing, Tony.” After that, English classes became a new interest for me. And now I realize how{#blank#}5{#/blank#} English is.

Food is life. It gives us what we need to stay alive and be healthy. Usually, we eat because we are hungry or need energy.

Brian William, an{#blank#}1{#/blank#} scientist, says we also eat certain foods because they make us feel good, and they {#blank#}2{#/blank#} us of the good old memories. William calls this kind of food comfort(安慰) food. For some people, ice cream is a comfort food. For other people, a bowl of noodles{#blank#}3{#/blank#} them feel good.

How does a food become comfort food? William believes that we connect food {#blank#}4{#/blank#} important times, feelings, and people in our lives. "{#blank#}5{#/blank#} I was a child, my mother made a delicious soup, and I loved it. Now I often have the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} when I am tired or worried, and it helps me feel better, "says one of William's friends.

 Do men and women choose different comfort foods? The {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is yes. In William's study, the favourite comfort food for both men {#blank#}8{#/blank#} women is ice cream. What's more, men usually prefer hot, delicious foods like soup or noodles. While women like{#blank#}9{#/blank#} things such as chocolate, candies and milk tea. And there is a popular saying on the Internet"If one cup of milk tea can't solve the problem, then {#blank#}10{#/blank#} cup." That means after the second cup of milk tea, you will surely become good and work out the problem.