Nowadays, more and more people have chances to travel, study, work or even live abroad. It is necessary for you to keep in mind these general    1    （rule） for polite behaviour.

If you    2    （invite）to an American friend’s home for dinner, first of all, arrive on time（but not early）. When you’re invited to someone’s home for a meal,    3    is polite to bring a small gift. Flowers or candies are always appropriate. If you have an attractive item    4    （make）in your native country, your host or hostess would certainly enjoy receiving that as a gift.

    5    （wear） proper clothes and a beautiful smile is simply not enough. Table manners are also of great    6    （important）. Do not open your mouth to talk, unless you have swallowed your food. Also chew food with your mouth    7    （close）. When you want to get the food that is at a distance, do not stretch your hands to reach    8    it. Instead, ask for the food to be passed to you.

Don’t leave    9    （immediate ） after dinner, but don't overstay your welcome, either. When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of conversation, take their behaviour as a signal to leave. The next day, call or write    10    thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.

Why do we need friends? Well, having friends may well keep you     1     (healthy) and help you deal with stress better. But never take a friendship     2     granted. Friendship     3     (be) a heated topic over the years. Like a good marriage, friendship needs care and     4     (patient). Here are some tips to know     5     (keep) a friendship:

Make friendship the most important thing. Find the time to be with your friends even if it means     6     (let) the grass go unmoved or the dishes unwashed for     7     while.

Learn to be a good listener. Be the person your friend can talk to about anything. Do remember:     8     (actual) listen, and offer your friend advice only when it     9     (want).

Don’t wait for a friend to ask for help. There is probably a time     10     a friend is in trouble. Offer to help him as possible as you can.

Here are some suggestions for you,     1     may help you enjoy your school life better. As senior high school students, going from junior high school to senior high school is really     2    （challenge）and you will be living a very busy life. So first of all, you should arrange your time properly. You’d better make     3     suitable schedule so that you know when to study, exercise and rest. Besides, you have to think very     4    （careful）about which courses you want to take. When you have a problem you can’t work out alone, you’d better turn     5     your teachers or classmates for help. Furthermore, you may have difficulty in choosing extra-curricular     6    （activity）. Some of you may want to join the school football team,     7     you have to consider whether you play well enough. If not, you should practice more and try     8    （make）the team next year. Meanwhile, you have to study     9    （ hard）than before and get used to being responsible for a lot more. Studying hard isn’t always fun, but you will be well prepared for university. I hope the suggestions above     10    （help ）you go through a rich and colorful school life.

【推荐1】Most people nowadays are    1    busy with their lives that they do not have time to enjoy a healthy and     2    (balance) diet. For most individuals, as    3    result of eating foods rich in fats and sugar several years, they choose     4    (go) on a diet but do not succeed at the end. Be sure to be with a strong awareness(意识) that you are     5     you eat! Therefore, maintaining a healthy diet not only    6    (provide) your body with energy but also numerous health benefits. One is that you will keep a healthy weight and is also the easiest and most     7    (benefit) way in which you can be energetic and protect yourself     8    a number of diseases when     9    (grow) old. Another benefit is that you will meet your everyday nutritional requirements(要求). Basically speaking, you should ensure that you take good amount of vegetables, grains, milk and proteins. In most cases, a healthy diet can help you decrease the risk of    10    (get) some diseases like diabetes and cancer.

A teenage girl     1    (name) Jennifer Jones felt unwell and fainted in her morning PE lesson yesterday. After rushing to hospital, she was found     2     (have) dangerously low blood   sugar levels. Her parents     3     (say) that she tried to lose weight by skipping meals. In fact, Jennifer has struggled with eating problems     4    a long time. Because of this, she had trouble     5     (concentrate) in class.

Unhealthy weight-loss     6     (habit) have become common among teenagers. Being thin is often seen as being beautiful.     7     teenagers sometimes turn to extreme methods to slim down quickly. They     8     (regular) skip meals and even eat weight-loss pills. These methods prove to be     9     (harm) to teenagers.

Teenagers should have a healthy balanced diet to make sure they have enough nutrition. What's more, they should keep regular hours and get plenty of exercise to stay energetic and fit. Living well is     10     safest and most effective way to get into shape.

Feeling hungry? If you’re feeling extremely hungry, what’s the easiest way     1    (satisfy) your hunger? The majority of us are likely to look through a takeaway menu and order some delicious but    2    (possible) unhealthy food. And our increasingly busy     3    (life)   add to our need to buy ready-made food on the go or delivered to home.

Eating options are    4    (end), and new technology means we can feed our eagerness at the push of a button. Takeaway delivery apps make ordering food quick and    5    (convenience), and during the recent Coronavirus crisis, it did provide a lifeline to those who are stuck at home with nothing to cook or who lacked the skills to prepare a meal for    6    (they). It’s no wonder we are persuaded to skip the grocery shopping, bypass the kitchen, and enjoy     7     someone else has prepared. But    8    (order) a pizza or a box of noodles can come at a price in terms of economy and our health.

Of course, reducing salt, sugar and fat     9     (be) one way to make takeaway food healthier,as well as offering smaller sizes. But the best advice     10     you might want to take away from this Takeaway English is to find a book on cooking and try making your own nutritious meal.

Running helps you keep fit and a pair of good running shoes     1    (be) what you need. That’s why millions     2     people run several days a week and     3    (regular) take part in races. Travis Snyder from the US had been thinking about an idea for a fun run where professional athletes and amateurs (业余爱好者) could run together. In 2012, the first Colour Run was organized ——    4       happiest 5K throughout the world. It started with 6,000 runners in Phoenix, Arizona, and now it     5    (hold) every year in many cities throughout the world with millions of runners. The idea is simple: you start wearing something white, and at every kilometer people spray (喷) and paint you in different     6    (colour). The reason       7     people go on a Colour Run is that it’s healthy, fun and colourful.

Besides, doing Tai Chi is a good way     8    (keep) healthy as well. In many parks of China you can see big groups of people, the elderly in particular, doing Tai Chi — slow, controlled movements of the arms and legs, which are     9     (benefit) to health. They help to reduce stress, and people doing Tai Chi have a tendency to concentrate better and feel happy and     10    (relax).