dialogue 1:

Jingjing: Mark, did you already _____?

Mark: Not yet.　I knew it would be a ______.　So, I had a ______.　I'm _____ for lunch.

Jingjing: That's ___.　It's already past _____.

Mark: I'll ____ from the ____ if I get to feeling ____ later.　Don't worry about me.

Jingjing: I guess that's a _____.　Restaurants get to be so _____ here, during the _____.　I wouldn't ______ this mealtime.

Mark: Anyway, I brought _______ with me.

Jingjing: Are those those ____?　I've seen those ____.

Mark: Yeah, they're pretty ____.　This ____ doesn't put ___ in theirs.　But they do have _____.　And the _____ themselves are _____ than those of the ____ brands.

Jingjing: Well, I guess you'll have ____today.

Mark: Yeah, I'll be alright.　You're lucky to have a good _____ where you work.　Also, when ______.

Jingjing: That's right.　Your university is ____ having the best ______ in the city.

Mark: I'm pretty _____what they have to ____.

Jingjing: It sounds like you avoid _______.

Mark: You got it.　I _____ on my _____ one month, and saw lots of meals in the ______.　I had to _____.　Added up, those were more than I had ______.

Jingjing: So, you decided to _____, right?

Mark: I've all but _____ those _____, and ____to treat myself to something I _____, at a good restaurant, _____.

Jingjing: What was the most _____you had like that?

Mark: _____cooked on the table.

Jingjing: That sounds _____!

dialogue 2:

Jingjing: Mark, do you _____ at home?

Mark: You know I do.　I keep telling you about what I've ____.

Jingjing: What did you cook _____?

Mark: I made _____ yesterday.　They ____pretty well.

Jingjing: Those are _____ once you've tried a _____, isn't that right?　What's something _____ that you've cooked?

Mark: Well, I used to have a ______ oven.　I made _____ a few times.

Jingjing: That sounds pretty ____.

Mark: ______.　A lot of Chinese dishes are _____ than that.

Jingjing: Really?　Like what?

Mark: Take _____ for example: There are a lot of things that can ______, ______ the dish.

Jingjing: Yeah, I haven't ____ to make that myself.

Mark: _____.

Jingjing: Don't you worry about stuff ______ if you buy too much?

Mark: Well, things like _____ and ______—those I ____the same day.　Then I also buy stuff like zucchini, _____ and onions which _____ for several days

Jingjing: That sounds good.　You'll have to ______ for dinner sometime.

Mark: We'd be _____.　Just let me know which day _____.

new words and phrases

peckish:

eat on the run:

face the facts:

got the hang of <something>:

stock up <on something>:

go bad:

keep: