The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger. The favorite place to buy a hamburger is a fast food restaurant, At fast food restaurants, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurants, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.

There are many kinds of fast food restaurants in the United States. The greatest in number sell hamburgers, French fries and so on. They are popular among Americans. Besides, fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice cream are very many. The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one.

Fast food restaurants are popular because they reflect (反映) American lifestyle. Customers can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place. Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurants, food is not expensive. Therefore, people often buy and eat at a fast food restaurant, while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.

①What are in mystery boxes (盲盒)? Usually toys. But now stores put food in them. The food in the box is unsold (未售出) food at the end of the day. They have names—“leftover (剩菜) mystery boxes” and “magic boxes”. In 2023, stores in the UK began to sell “mystery boxes” on an app (应用程序), Too Good To Go.

②Leftover mystery boxes are at very good prices, and there are always three to four things in them. Now people in China can buy these boxes on WeChat.

③Some people think it’s a good thing to buy leftover mystery boxes and help stop waste (停止浪费).

④Lynn, a student in the US, says, “Leftover mystery boxes let me buy food at very good prices. And I always buy one from the coffee store Starbucks. It has three kinds of bread and one cake. It is only 2 dollars!”

⑤Nancy, a mother in the UK, says, “My son likes to see what’s in the box. And I am happy because I know how much money I can save (节约) and I think it is also good for the environment (环境). What’s more, it’s a good way to try new food.”

⑥But some people are not happy about the boxes.

⑦“I don’t know what’s in the box and sometimes I have the same kind of food!” says Peter, a student in China.

⑧“Is the food really good and healthy?” Nick, a teacher in a school, asks. “Also, the food may not be nutritious (有营养的). I need to make some dishes, such as a salad, to make the meal healthier.”

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