The car regularly in the repair shop.

    It is fun being a vet. I like it. Although it is hard work, every day is different! It all depends on what is wrong with thethat come in.

At my clinic, I work long hours on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and short hours on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Sunday is my day off so I cansome time with my family.

    My day at my clinic begins at 7 a.m. My clerk opens the door,some music, and makes everyone a cup of tea or coffee. My assistant cleans and feeds the animals. The phones start to ring, and people make appointments. This is a verytime of day!

    Tom is the son of a farm owner. When he was 15, his father let him work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was1with his father's idea. "That isn't my job. I have2school work to do." Hearing this, his father said, "I promise to give you the best present if you can finish one year's work." Tom thought for a while and3.

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked4until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom's crops grew well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year," "said the father." Now, tell me5you want."

    The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. "I've already got the6present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to know.

    Food is life; it gives us the nourishment(营养) we need to stay alive and be healthy. Usually, we eat because we are hungry or need energy. Brian Wansink, a professor at the University of Illinois, says we also eat certain foods because they make us feel good, and remind us of happy memories. Wansink calls this kind of food comfort food. For some people, ice cream is a comfort food. For others, a bowl of noodles makes them feel good.

    How does a food became comfort food? Professor Wansink believes that we connect food with important times, feelings, and people in our lives. "When I was a child, my mother made a kind of delicious soup; I loved it. Now, I often eat this kind of soup when I am tired or worried, and it helps me feel better," says one of Wansink's friends.

    Do men and women choose different comfort foods? Wansink's research at the University of Illinois says "yes". In his study, the favourite comfort food for both men and women was ice cream. After this, men usually preferred hot, delicious foods like soup or noodles. Women liked sweet things such as chocolate and candies. Men and women like to eat comfort foods when they are happy, but women eat these foods more when they are sad or worried.