Mike makes wonderful cakes for special occasions．You’ll be 　　1　　 by what he can do! Mike has been making cakes since he left high school．After working as a chef all around the US, he started his own 　　2　　 in 1995．Now his cake are 　　3　　 as far away as England and France．

　　It’s easy to see why Mike’s cakes 　　4　　．They are all personal, and look more like works of art than food．

　　　　5　　 someone asks Mike to make a cake, he works with him to find the perfect design．Once, some office workers wanted a good 　　6　　 for their boss’s 50^th birthday．They told Mike that their boss loved noodles．Can you imagine a cake that looks like a packet of noodles? That’s exactly what Mike did, and 　　7　　 thought it was funny as well as tasty．

　　Mike lets people visit his company, and says that speaking to others helps him think of new designs．Recently, he made a cake that looked just like a car and 　　8　　 it next to a real one．Guests at that party had to choose their desserts carefully．

　　Mike is very busy at Christmas, as many people want special presents for their friends and families．But who knows, he 　　9　　 even make a cake shaped as an airplane that can 　　10　　 on your doorstep in China!

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Cloze

　　Not everyone has a chance to be a detective(侦探)But I got one when I was thirteen years old．It happened to 1988．

　　One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father’s new car．I 　　1　　 to see my father, but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving instead．“She has stolen my father’s car．” I thought．So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in．I said to the driver, “Follow that new car 　　2　　,” and I told him why．

　　The taxi driver had a car phone, so I asked him to call the police．Soon we heard the 　　3　　 of a police car and its loudspeaker．The police told the woman to stop her car．Our car came to a stop, too．I 　　4　　 right then and said to the woman, “It’s not your car．It’s my 　　5　　．”

　　The woman smiled and said, “Oh, you’re Mr．Johnson’s younger son, right?I’ve ever seen your photo in your father’s office．”

　　Before I could say 　　6　　 word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant．My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it 　　7　　．He lent her his car．After hearing her words, we called my father and he told us what she said was 　　8　　．The police and the taxi driver laughed．I 　　9　　 very sorry．It was both the first and the last time I worked as a 　　10　　．Don’t you think my story is funny?

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