There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and less salt. This trend, which was started by the medical community (医学界)     1     a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side     2    (effect) such as overweight and heart disease—    3     very thing the medical community was trying to fight.

Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet. They are required     4    (process) the food that we eat and to help us recover from injuries and improve several other bodily functions. When fat and salt     5    (remove) from food, the food tastes as if it is missing something. As a result, people will eat more food to try to make up for it. Even     6    (badly), the amount of junk food that people eat goes up. Junk food is full of fat and salt; by eating more junk food people will get more salt and fat     7     they need in their diet.

    8    (have) enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack (吃快餐) between meals and will improve the taste of your food. However, be     9    (care) not to go to extremes. Like anything, it is possible to have too much of both,     10     is not good for health.

Diet and way of life are often a problem for teenagers. However, if you eat the right food and exercise     1    (regular), you can feel better, look better and have more energy. So healthy eating along     2    regular exercise is probably the only way to become fit.

As a teenager it is important     3     (give) your body the energy it needs. For a healthy diet, you should eat mostly rice, bread, vegetables and fruit. You also need to drink a lot of water.     4     (drink) enough water will improve your skin and give you healthy hair.  

Exercise is something     5    can help to make you look good, feel good and be healthy. Teenagers should spend at least 30 minutes exercising, five times a week. Walking and riding your bike count and     6    do school sports. When you exercise, your body produces    7     (chemical) that make you feel peaceful and     8     (relax) and increase your ability to concentrate when you study. A good amount of sleep every night     9     (be) also important for your health. Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep each night.  

If you follow the suggestions above, you will look and feel much     10     (good) in no time at all!

Chinese cuisine is widely known and enjoyed all around the world. Who doesn’t long for a favorite Chinese dish? But there is one interesting concept     1    (concern) Chinese food which is almost unheard of in the West, and which is becoming     2    (increasing) ignored by the youth of the East—the ancient custom of “tonic food”.

    3     is known to us, tonic food is food that is consumed to improve one’s well-being or avoid sickness. For instance, it was once a custom for new mothers     4    (eat) a sesame oil hot pot every day for the first month after giving birth. It was a general     5    (believe) that this dish would benefit the muscles, reduce pain, improve circulation, stimulate sweating, and warm the body. Some foods, such as goat meat and spinach, are seen as “hot”, while     6     (other), such as Chinese cabbage and radish, are seen as “cold”. One should be careful not to eat too much of either “hot” or “cold” food. However, how much “hot” or “cold” food one should eat depends on the time of the year, how the food is prepared and what it is prepared with, and the individual’s health.

The custom of employing tonic foods     7     a healthier life also     8    (influence) the catering industry. Chinese herbal medicines, such as wolfberries, can be found on many     9     restaurant menu, either added to fruit tea or as a very     10    (benefit) addition to a dish. These herbs attract customers, such as overworked office staff, in need of modest pick-me-up.

China’s taijiquan, also known as tai chi — a major part of the amazing     1    (open) ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and represented by numerous practitioners worldwide —     2    (add) to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Thursday. On its website, UNESCO described the cultural icon as “a traditional physical practice characterized by relaxed, circular movements that can be used     3    (adjust) breath besides cultivating an honest and neutral (中性的) mind”.

“Their inscription onto the list showed the unique value of intangible cultural heritage on people’s health and     4    (sustain) development,” said Wang Chenyang,     5     inspector from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism who is in charge of the work related to intangible cultural heritage.

Taijiquan,     6     originated during the mid-17th century in Wenxian county in Jiaozuo, Henan province, is practiced almost     7    (day) throughout the country by people of all ages and ethnic groups, according to UNESCO’s website.     8    (influence) by Taoist and Confucian thought and theories of traditional Chinese medicine, the practice has developed     9     several schools or styles named after a family or a master’s personal surname, such as Chen style or Yang style.

They are passed down through clan-based transmission or the master-apprentice model,     10     built upon the yin and yang cycle and the cultural understanding of the unity of heaven and humanity, UNESCO said.

Lifting a spear (矛), Li Jinqi pulled it across her shoulders and spun it quickly. Following her example were 10 peers     1     two rows who wore the same Kungfu-style clothes     2     produced the same movements.

Li is a 24-year-old PhD student at Beihang University in Beijing, but she is more     3     (wide) known on campus as a martial arts master.

Though very busy with research and coursework, she says practicing martial arts     4     (become) a daily routine for her over the past five years.

She has studied various styles including boxing, sword play, and cudgel play, and won several cross-campus martial arts competitions     5     (hold) in the capital city. She also led the university’s martial arts club,    6     grew from a team of two participants to over 30 active members.

    7     (perform) at the graduation ceremony for three years in a row, Li said the club is now one of the most sought-after clubs on campus in terms of the recruitment of new members.

For Li, martial arts also means more than fitness training. “I don’t think martial arts is about fighting,” she said. “Martial arts is about finding     8     best version of yourself.”

As younger generations attach more     9     (important) to traditional culture, relevant industries and services are expected     10     (thrive) as well.