【推荐1】One of the most popular vacation destinations for young families is the home of relatives.

    1     Here are some tips for making sure you are invited back again.

Be Considerate

Every family has their own way of doing things. Keep these things in mind when you’re visiting. If your host family are early to bed and early to rise, don’t keep them up talking until one o’clock in the morning.

If your host family gets angry about kids running wildly, either plan to keep a close eye on your kids or plan to stay somewhere else.     2    

Offer to Help out

Playing host to a family with children can be quite a challenge. Make sure you help lighten the load.

    3     Offer to help with cooking and clean up. Make your beds and run to the store for milk. Better yet, don’t ask. Just start working.

Help Pay for Food

This may not apply, if you’re visiting parents and they insist on paying for everything and they can afford it.     4     Use your judgment when it comes to staying with parents. However, if you’re visiting cousins, it will be a great help to them if you buy your share of the food.

Show Your Appreciation

No matter whom you are visiting, make sure you let them know you appreciate their hospitality.     5     Or leave some fresh flowers when you leave. If you don’t have enough money, write them a letter, letting them know how much fun you had and how much you appreciate them.

A．Try not to disturb someone who is in the middle of exams.

B．Staying with relatives is a great way to save money while getting away from home for a while.

C．In that case you may hurt your parents if you insist on paying for food.

D．Having a talk with your children about expected behaviour while visiting is always a good idea.

E．Don’t expect your hosts to supply your every need.

F．Offer to take them out to dinner on your last night in town.

G．Make sure you don’t leave your things behind while visiting a family.

【推荐2】Healthy eating is not just what you eat, but how you eat. Here are some tips for you:

Eat with others whenever possible. Eating with other people has numerous benefits, especially for children.     1       Eating in front of the TV or computer often leads to mindless overeating.

Take time to chew(咀爵) your food and enjoy mealtime.     2     We tend to rush through our meals, forgetting to enjoy the flavor and feel the taste of what is in our mouths.

    3     Ask yourself if you are really hungry, or have a glass of water to see if you are thirsty instead of hungry. During the meal, stop eating before you feel full. It actually takes a few minutes for your brain to tell your body that it has had enough food, so eat slowly.

    4     A healthy breakfast can jumpstart your metabolism(新陈代谢), and eating small, healthy meals throughout the day (rather than the standard three large meals) keeps your energy up and your metabolism going.

Avoid eating at night.     5     And then don’t eat for 12-14 hours until breakfast the next morning. Studies suggest that eating only when you’re most active and giving your digestive(消化的) system a long break each day may help to keep fit.

A．Drink plenty of water.

B．Try to have dinner earlier.

C．Be careful when eating out.

D．Eat your food slowly, tasting every bite.

E．Listen to your body.

F．It allows you to follow others’ healthy eating habits.

G．Eat breakfast, and eat smaller meals throughout the day.

【推荐2】The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.

1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?

Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.

Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.

2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?

Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day—half of the number doctors recommend.

Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day—often inviting germs(病菌）to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with running water and soap for 20 seconds.

3. How often do you think about fighting germs?

Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.

Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge (海绵）that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.

1. What is found out about American seniors?

A．Most of them have good habits.

B．Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.

C．All of them are fighting germs better than expected.

D．About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day.

2. Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands         .

A．twice a day	B．three times a day
C．eight times a day	D．four times a day

3. What can we learn from the text?

A．We should keep from touching our faces.

B．A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.

C．There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.

D．We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.

4. Where does the test probably come from?

A．a popular magazine	B．a guide book
C．a book review	D．an official document

【推荐3】If children believe in themselves, they can achieve much more in the future. One of the most important things you can do as a parent is help improve your child’s self-esteem and confidence. So, what are parents supposed to do?

1. Be constructive (建设性的) with your criticism (批评)

    1     When your child does something wrong, don’t talk about how he is “bad”. Instead, discuss how the behavior is bad. Offer constructive criticism about how he can improve his behavior.

2.     2    

Put your child in the position to learn new things and explore his creative side. By developing his creativity, he’ll gain confidence as he tries new things.

3. Encourage problem-solving and decision-making

From the time when your child is young, allow him the opportunities (机会) to make decisions and solve problems on his own.     3    

4. Help overcome (克服) fears

One of the best ways to help improve your child’s confidence and self-esteem is by helping him overcome his fears.     4     This is sometimes due to fears. They don’t think that they will do well, so they are afraid to try. As a parent, you must be able to know their fears and then put them in the position to overcome them.

5. Develop your child’s natural gifts

Talk to your child about his dreams and goals, as well as things that he is both good at and fond of.     5     By developing his natural gifts and helping him find his talents and hobbies, you’ll improve your child’s confidence, self-esteem and overall happiness.

A．Develop creativity

B．Listen to your child

C．Everyone makes mistakes.

D．It’s very important to praise your child’s achievements.

E．Kids don’t want to try new things or explore new opportunities.

F．In whatever way that your child is naturally gifted or talented, develop it.

G．These opportunities help improve his ability, confidence and positive self-esteem.