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Imagine eating the dishes of 102 different countries in as many consecutive (连续的) days. That"s what Noah Galuten has done. He raced around the Southland (the name given to the towns and cities that surround Los Angeles county in California) for almost four months, indulging in (沉迷于) lunches, dinners and a few breakfast without a break. Although he"s not chef (厨师), Galuten grew up around good food. His mother mainly cooked Italian food, and he recalled standing on a stool (板凳) making sauce when he was six years old. He also cooked dinners for friends during his college years. And he had experimented and adapted food from many cultures. Galuten"s food journey began after he graduated from college. Unemployed and back in Los Angeles, he decided to try something that he had a passion for. And he hoped it would help him "keep his mind off his unemployment depression. Then he set up a blog and began his food journey. The requirement was to eat one dish at each place. After each meal, he would write a biog about the food, the cost, the environment and the company. It was indeed an incredible challenge. Sometimes Galuten searched online and contacted a friend of a friend for a restaurant tip or seeking out local food companies, he mostly dined at inexpensive restaurants. His journey also used up his savings. Galuten figured that he spent about $11,000 during the 102-day experiment, including groceries, meals, gasoline, rent and other living cost. Now that he has used up all his money and is $4,000 in debt, he is seriously joy-hunting. But he pointed out, "I feel very happy now, although I am in debt. It"s not to say that a lack of money has caused my happiness, because the feeling is not related to money at all. It"s more about doing that is important to you and sticking to what makes you happy, then making it the focus of your life." | |||||||
1. What led Galuten to start his daily food journey? (no more than 10 words) _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. How did Galuten collect information for his food journey? (no more than 8 words) _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. What canwe leam from Galuten"s words in the last paragraph? (no more than12 words) _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is the passage mainly about? (no more than words) _____________________________________________________________________________ | |||||||
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John had been on the road visiting clients (客户) for more than three weeks. He 1 wait to get back to Ohio to see his wife and children. It was coming up on 2 , and he usually tried to 3 it "back home", but this year he was just too tired. He was just 4 the small town where his Mum lived when he drove by a flower shop. He went into the small shop and saw a young boy talking to the clerk. "How many 5 can I get for six dollars, madam?" the boy asked. The clerk was trying to explain these flowers were 6 . Maybe the boy would be happy with carnations (康乃馨). "No. I have to have roses", he said, "My mom was sick so much last year and I didn"t get to spend much time with her. I want to get 7 special. It has to be red roses, because that"s her favorite." He was 8 . The clerk looked up at John and was just 9 her head. Something inside of John was 10 by the boy"s voice. He wanted to get those roses so badly. John had been blessed in his business and he looked at the clerk and 11 mouthed he would 12 for the boy"s roses. The clerk looked at the boy and said, "OK, I will give you a dozen red roses for 13 dollars." The young boy almost jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran from the store. It was worth the extra thirty-five dollars just to see that kind of 14 . John ordered his own flowers and had the clerk be 15 that delivery to the town would include a note 16 his mother how much he loved her. Then he drove away from the shop, feeling good. He caught a light about two blocks from the shop. Waiting at the light, he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk. He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates. 17 , he realized it wasn"t a park. It was a cemetery. The light changed and John slowly crossed the crossing. He 18 and got out and began to follow the boy down the fence line. The young boy stopped by a monument and went on his 19 . He carefully laid the roses on the grave and began to sob. When John saw this scene, he drove quickly to the florist and told the clerk he would take the flowers 20 . | |||||||
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