【推荐1】Eating healthily can help you lose weight and have more energy. It can also improve your mood (心情) and reduce your risk of disease. Yet despite these benefits, maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle can be challenging. Here are ways to stick to a healthy diet.

Practice mindful eating.

    1     Take time to enjoy your food and appreciate its ability to nourish (滋养) you. Adopting a mindful eating approach can help you achieve a better relationship with foods and may reduce binge eating.

Start the day with a high-protein breakfast.

Eating a high-protein breakfast helps you stay full.     2     If your first meal is well balanced and contains enough protein, you’re more likely to maintain stable blood sugar levels and not overeat for the rest of the day.

Get your nutrition from a variety of completely unprocessed foods.

These include fruits and vegetables.     3     In other words, when buying foods at the market, focus on things that have not been cooked, prepared or changed in any way.

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It’s difficult to eat healthily if you’re surrounded by junk foods. Having foods on display in various areas of the house has been linked to obesity (肥胖) and increased consumption of unhealthy foods. Keeping unhealthy foods out of the house, or at least out of sight, can increase your chances of staying on track.

Drink enough water.

Many studies have shown that drinking enough water may benefit weight maintenance and even slightly increase the number of calories you burn daily.     5    

【推荐2】Internet is fun. And it’s fine to chat. But you must be careful. Read our advice so you can be safe on the net! Use a nickname in chatting rooms. Chat in public areas, not the private areas.     1    , as someone can use this to identify (骚扰) you. And don’t give your phone number.

Use different passwords. And keep your passwords secret: this protects you from identity theft (偷盗).     2    

    3     When a person bullies (恐吓) you, don’t respond—that is what they want you to do. Always tell a parent, trusted adult or a teacher. They can report the bully to the Internet Service Provider.     4    

Many teenagers want to meet new online friends. This can be very dangerous. It’s very easy to create false identities online. NEVER arrange a meeting on your own.     5     Arrange the meeting in a public place during the day and take a friend or your mom or dad.

【推荐1】AP at a Glance

The Advanced Placement ® Program (AP) enables willing and academically-prepared students to pursue college-level studies while they are still in high school. The program develops college-level courses that high schools can choose to offer and corresponding AP exams that are administered once a year.

·AP courses are available in seven subject categories.

·Each AP course is modeled on a comparable introductory college course in the subject.

·Each course comes to an end in a standardized college-level assessment or an AP exam.

·AP exams are given in May each year at testing locations all over the world.

·Schools must be authorized by the AP Course Audit to offer approved AP courses and use the “AP” designation (名称).

Taking AP courses and exams can help students:

·Stand out on college applications. AP courses on a student’s transcript (学生成绩报告单) show that they’ve challenged themselves with the strictest courses available to them. And success on an AP exam shows that they’re ready for college-level coursework.

·Earn college credits and skip introductory courses in college. Most four-year colleges and universities in the United States, as well as many institutions in more than 100 other countries, grant students’ credit, placement, or both for qualifying AP exam scores.

【推荐2】When you have limited time to prepare for a test, but you’re tired, studying can seem like hopeless struggle.     1    ,however, to achieve a high score. So how can you keep studying when you’re tired and even increase your knowledge?

●Prepare yourself and your environment.

Eat before studying if you are hungry. Hunger can distract you and stop you from keeping what you study. Tell roommates or family members that you are studying.     2    . Remove distractions. Turn off the TV, your cell phone and music. Your study material should be the only thing going into your brain.

●Plan your study session.

Determine the purpose of your studying. Are you preparing for a test, a class discussion or a training session?     3    . Should you place emphasis on vocabulary, on key dates or on being able to critically analyze the material? Break the material into manageable parts. Switch between easy tasks. such as making flash cards, and those that require concentration. Changing it up helps the material seem fresh.

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Keep plenty of water on hand. Avoiding thirsty keeps your brain and body working at the best levels and give you a regular reason to get up and move around. Chew strong-flavored gum. The regular movement of your jaw and the gum’s flavor keeps you from becoming sleepy too easily. Move around. Sit at your desk, then move to the floor, then to an armchair or couch. Take a cold shower if you feel too tired. The water helps wake you up.     5    

【推荐1】These novels focus on the excitement and drama of returning to class.

The First Rule of Punk

By Celia C. Pérez

(Puffin Books)

On the first day at her new middle school, Malú upsets a popular classmate and violates the dress code with her punk style. Her dad reminds her of the first rule of punk: Be yourself. Will keeping his advice in mind help Malú have a better rest of the school year? Ages 10 and up.

It’s the First Day of School...Forever!

By R. L. Stine

(Square Fish)

This classic book from the author of the Goosebumps series is filled with suspense and humor. Every day, Artie wakes up and the same thing happens — he bumps his head and gets ready for the first day of fifth grade. A twist ending helps explain why nothing changes from day to day. Ages 8–12.

New Kid

By Jerry Craft

(Quill Tree Books)

On the first day at a fancy prep school, Jordan realizes he’s one of only a handful of Black students. He doesn’t feel like he fits in with his classmates or his old friends in the neighborhood. Will he continue to feel stuck between the two worlds? This book is the only picture novel to win the famous Newbery Medal. Ages 8–12.

Save Me a Seat

By Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

(Scholastic)

If you’re a fan of Fish in a Tree, you may enjoy this novel about two fifth graders. Ravi recently moved from India to New Jersey and feels like an outsider. Joe gets looked down upon because he needs extra help at school. As time passes, they realize they may share a lot in common. Ages 8–12.

【推荐2】Betty is studying in a school in Paris now. Let’s take a look at her timetable.

【推荐3】Online Courses

Frontier Physics

Further your understanding of modern physics and discover how we can solve social problems by developing future technologies. On this course from the University of Washington, you’ll explore areas of the latest physics research. You’ll also look at some real-world physics applications (应用) to build your skills.

Period: three weeks

Weekly study: four hours

Successful Communication

Build practical communication skills and learn how to use and apply these skills to your life. On this seven-week course from the University of Michigan, you’ll discover and practice the four steps to successful communication, and learn strategies to do it better.

Period: seven weeks

Weekly study: two hours

Quality Improvement in Healthcare

Why is quality improvement in health and social care systems so difficult? Why is it so challenging to bring in new and better ways of organizing health and social care services?

Many reasons have been put forward. This course from the University of Chicago explores new and better ways of organizing health and social care services to improve quality.

Period: six weeks

Weekly study: three hours

How to Create Videos for Online Courses

On this two-week course from the University of Edinburgh, you’ll learn how to use your mobile phone to create online course videos.

Period: two weeks

Weekly study: two hours