Part I Listening
Listen to the following dialogues,and fill in the blanks with the information you’ve heard.Role-play the dialogues according to the complete situational setting.
★ Dialogue 1 At Chengdu Sichuan Cuisine Museum
Cheng Yu:We are at the museum right now.This is a 1._______________museum,dedicated to Sichuan Cuisine,one of the most popular cuisine around China.Do you like Sichuan Cuisine?
Joe:Yes! I love it!


Cheng Yu:OK! Mr.Smith,follow me please.Here we’re going to explore all the 2._______________of Sichuan cuisine.This is Classic Collection Hall.This hall exhibits Sichuan cuisine culture by cultural relics,ancient books,records,and pictures.Here you can learn nearly everything about Sichuan cuisine culture.
Joe:It’s really special! Sichuan Cuisine really has a long history.
Cheng Yu:Yes,food and culture 3.______________.This way please,this is Interactive Demonstration Hall.This hall demonstrates 4._______________,durations and 5._______________,and cooking process of Sichuan cuisine.
Joe:Ooh! I love this part! I can have such a close view of the entire cooking process.
Cheng Yu:Do you want to 6._______________? There’s no better way to know more about a cuisine than learning how to cook it yourself.
Joe:Can I? Sure!
Cheng Yu:We’ll have one hour free time.This is our chief Mr.Liu.He will teach you how to cook this dish.I’ll see you one hour later here,OK? Have a good time!
Joe:OK!

(Joe is cooking the dish under the guidance of the chief.Cheng Yu is calling a hot pot restaurant to make a reservation.)
Hot Pot Restaurant:Hello,this is Shujiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant.What can I do for you?
Cheng Yu:Hello.7._______________on Tuesday evening.
Hot Pot Restaurant:OK! Do you prefer to sit in private room or in hall?
Cheng Yu:Private room please.
Hot Pot Restaurant:Let me check.Please wait for a moment!...Thank you for your waiting! We do have a vacant room on Tuesday evening.Could you tell me your name and your number please?
Cheng Yu:Cheng Yu.And my number is 13918182919.
Hot Pot Restaurant:OK! We are looking forward to 8.______________.Goodbye.
Cheng Yu:Goodbye.
(Joe has finished his cooking.)
Cheng Yu:How do you feel?
Joe:Wonderful! I’m encouraged to make a hands-on practice—to chop the garlic,which is said to be one of the most important ingredients of Sichuan cuisine.
Cheng Yu:Yes! Sichuan cuisine use 9.______________and ingredients.
Cheng Yu:Follow me please! Here we come at Tea Service and Leisure Hall.10._______________is an integral part of Sichuan cuisine culture.
Joe:I like tea,too.It’s good to our heart.
Cheng Yu:We’ll have tour of 11.______________,you can enjoy and taste them then.
Joe:Woo,I’m looking forward to it.
Cheng Yu:It won’t let you down! Ha-ha,here’s the end of the tour of Sichuan Cuisine Museum.Hope you enjoyed this tour.
Joe:It’s fantastic! Thank you so much!
★ Dialogue 2 At Hotpot Restaurant

Cheng Yu:This is our destination today,Shujiuxiang Hotpot Restaurant!
Joe:I can 1.__________________here!
Cheng Yu:I’ll introduce the hot pot before we start eating.


Joe:I can’t wait to get started.
Cheng Yu:Hotpot is the most famous and favorite dish in Chongqing.Long long ago,in order to save time,2._______________working at the harbor boiled various kinds of food in big pot and 3._______________and spices to ward off the cold.Finally,it becomes hot pot.
Joe:Why do Chongqing and Sichuan people especially like hot pot?
Cheng Yu:Because Chongqing and Sichuan 4._______________and many rainy or overcast days.Hot pepper and Sichuan pepper help reduce internal dampness and 5.______________.
Joe:This red side looks very spicy.What does white side taste like?
Cheng Yu:The 6.____________is only spicy.Today we specially 7.____________,this side is not spicy.You can choose according to your own needs.Can you eat spicy food?
Joe:I love spicy food,so I’ll try the red side.OK,what’s next?
Cheng Yu:Choose the soup first,then choose the ingredients.8.______________?
Joe:I am 9.______________and some shells.
Cheng Yu:OK,I suggest you try these sliced pork,beef and mutton.
Joe:What are these?
Cheng Yu:These are made by tofu,and those are vegetables.
Joe:And we put them into pot?
Cheng Yu:Yes,10.______________.After the ingredients are well-cooked,you dip them in this little bowl of special dipping sauce.Be careful since the spicy soup base is burning hot.
Joe:Wow! It’s delicious!
★ Dialogue 3 At Sichuan Cuisine Restaurant

Cheng Yu:OK! We are at this famous Sichuan restaurant.Let me introduce Chinese cuisine briefly.
Joe:I do love Chinese cuisine,but Chinese food in the US is obviously not authentic.
Cheng Yu:1.___________________________.Chinese food is divided into four major cuisines,Huaiyang cuisine,Shandong cuisine,Guangdong cuisine,and Sichuan cuisine.2.___________________________.

Joe:Is Sichuan cuisine always spicy?
Cheng Yu:Certainly not.Sichuan food is famous for its various flavors.3.___________________________.For example,this dish,Dongpo elbow,which is famous for Su Dongpo,a literary giant of Song dynasty,is not spicy.In addition to chilli pepper,Sichuan cuisine has 4._______________________,which has the taste of numbness.You can try this dish,Mapo Tofu,with Sichuan pepper powder in it.
Joe:OK!
Cheng Yu:5._________________________________,then you must try this dish,boiled beef,very typical Sichuan cuisine.
Joe:It looks delicious and really spicy.
Cheng Yu:And this specialty,Yuxiang Shredded Pork.
Joe:Is there any fish in it? I’m allergic to fish.
Cheng Yu:No,it’s pork.But it tastes like fish.
Joe:OK,I can’t wait to start!

