John is a busy lawyer, whose whole day revolves (围绕) around two things: work and his daughters. Balancing the two things often proves to be _________, so John spends most of his day in a hurry to do everything he needs to do and get everywhere he needs to be. With such a tough _________, it is common to find John and his children _________ at a McDonald’s, waiting for some burgers, fries, and shakes.

“I know _________ food isn’t the healthy thing I could give my daughters,” admits John. “But when we’re in a _________, it’s the most convenient thing around. _________, it makes them happy.”

Unfortunately, this attitude towards this type of food is one that so many _________ in the U. S. hold, and it is easy to know the _________. Nowadays, every single town in America has its own McDonald’s. In Los Angeles alone, it can sometimes feel like there is one on every _________. As if this hasn’t already made it hard enough for parents to __________, McDonald’s targets their slogan “Happy Meals” toward children so that every time they drive by, children __________ to go inside.

Although it may be very hard for parents to have __________ meals for their children, doing so is a necessity that this country can’t __________. Instead of letting children __________ the tasty but fatty meal, parents should get their children into the habit of healthy eating. __________, children will be more grateful for living long and happy lives.

Cecilia Chiang died on Wednesday at her home in San Francisco. She was 100. Her San Francisco restaurant, the Mandarin, _________ American diners in the 1960s to the richness and _________ of authentic Chinese cuisine.

Ms. Chiang was born in a _________ family. When she was little, children were not allowed in the _________, but she paid close attention on trips to the _________ markets with her mother and listened carefully as _________instructions were given to the cooks. After her parents died, she _________ the family business in her teens.

After the Japanese occupied Beijing in 1939, she was _________ to join relatives in Chongqin, where she married Chiang Liang, a professor.

Ms. Chiang sailed to San Francisco in 1960 to help her sister. There she met two women who wanted to _________a restaurant that __________ Chinese diets. Later, when the two women __________       , Ms. Chiang decided to open a restaurant herself. The early days were __________ But little by little, customers came __________ for hot and sour soup and pan-fried potstickers. One evening, Herb Caen, the popular columnist for The Chronicle, __________ at the restaurant. In a __________ column, Herb Caen __________ it “a little hole-in-the wall” that was offering “some of the best Chinese food east of the Pacific.”

Overnight the __________ filled. The Mandarin was on its way. In 1968, Ms. Chiang moved the restaurant to __________ quarters, where she could __________300 diners.

“I think I __________ what average, people know about Chinese food,” Ms. Chiang told The Chronicle in 2007, “They didn't know China was such a big country.”

A lol of the time when I tell my French friends that I am a vegetarian（素食主义者）, a look of horror comes over their faces! “What do you eat?” they ask me. “You must be so _______!” It has been fascinating, over my year abroad, to _______ first-hand the cultural importance of food in different countries and regions. In the United Kingdom, veganism is becoming very _______ with around 3 million people currently vegetarian. The city in which I go to university, Glasgow, is known as the “_______” capital of the UK. However, here in France, I often struggle to find a _______ of meat- and fish-free option on a menu, which can make eating in restaurants a bit of a _______.

People are often curious about my choice and I am _______ asked why I choose to limit my _______ in the way I do. There are many reasons why people may _______ to not eat meat, fish or animal products. Many people __________ meat or fish simply __________ they do not enjoy the taste or texture. On the other hand, others feel that killing animals or causing them __________ is morally wrong. __________, many people are vegetarians or vegans as a means of protesting（抗议）against the __________ attitude towards food of many Western countries. Others feel that raising animals for __________ has a negative impact on the environment or that it is bad for health.

Meatless Monday is a campaign __________ every household to eat meals which don’t __________ meat of fish on Monday. The campaign aims to __________ the carbon footprint of the planet as well as to improve __________. This is a great challenge for anyone who would like to try out some vegetarian cooking and is a wonderful way to contribute to __________ climate change. I hope you enjoy looking out some amazing vegetarian recipes!