I know a Catherine who is smart, educated and interesting. But I avoid her because she never ____________ complaining (抱怨) ! For years, I fought against my feelings, because I really like and admire her, but I’ve found I just can’t be her friend. Her world is _______________ “buts…”. The trip would have been nice, but the drive was too long. The food was good, but the light of the restaurant was too _______________. The hotel was too hot, the bed hurt her back and the room service was too slow. Her complaints were ______________ changing me. Months ago, my best friend Daisy was listening to me complaining about Catherine _______________ she just became really angry. “Either break up with her, or leave me alone.” She shouted at me, “I’m tired of listening to your complaining.” Her honesty surprised me, and I began to keep myself away from Catherine. Later, I did ______________ her.

Now I try to remain happy and positive ( 积 极 的 ) about life, and find friends of the same. There’s been scientific research lately. It shows that people who find ______________ to be thankful for their lives are actually happier, and I believe that is true. Endless complaining seems to control your life if you let it come into your brain. And too much complaining will actually make your life ______________ .

Some people take “gratitude ( 感激之情) walks” every day, where they _______________ their lives in a positive way. By developing a grateful attitude, you can be turned away from what’s troubling you, and __________ what makes you happy. Then you will have a beautiful life.

Health needs good sleep. Do you know ______ to sleep well?

You should go to bed at the same time every night and get up at the same time every _____. This good habit (习惯) can make you sleep better. Don’t sleep for _____ hours on Saturday and Sunday mornings. And if you follow a good schedule (时间表) for a longer time, you will have ______ energy and feel good.

Don’t watch television ______ you go to bed. You need to be _____ before you go to bed. You can read a book or listen to music. It helps your body get ready for sleep, just like warming up (热身) can get your body ready for ________.

Everybody knows that exercise can make you sleep better. But if you do exercise right before you go to bed, it will stimulate (刺激) your _____ and that makes it difficult to fall asleep (入睡) quickly. If _____ time is the only time you can exercise, you should try to do it as ________ as possible.

Mom’s Recipe (食谱) for Life

I have a lot of Mom’s recipes in a blue box where all my special ones were put. But the recipe I treasure (珍爱) most is not in the box. Instead, mom lived this recipe all of her life.

My mother grew up in a small town in southwest Iowa. My grandfather told me that my mom regarded(把……当做) everyone as her friend in that community. She had this attitude (态度) all her life.

As a teen, I was embarrassed (尴尬) every time when my mother talked to strangers (陌生人) and gave a smile to everyone in the store or on the bus. Almost all of them responded (回应) with a bright smile of their own. Some spoke, others nodded their heads at this elderly woman who brought a little light into their day.

One day, Mom took the senior (老年人) bus to the shop. It was her first time to take the senior bus. When she came back, I asked her how it went.

“Ha!” She said, “I got on that bus and guess what I saw: Thirteen old people and no one spoke on the bus.”

“Oh, did you talk with them?”I asked.

“Of course.” she said. “When I got on the bus I gave them a big smile and I said, ‘Isn’t it a wonderful day?’ I greeted them happily and before long the whole group was smiling and talking to one other. The bus became more than just transportation (交通工具)”.That is really amazing.

When I was free, I went shopping with Mom, I watched as she smiled and talked with strangers. Once Mom smiled at them and started a conversation, they could talk to her friendly. My mother didn’t embarrass me any longer. I found myself admiring her.

She’s been gone for ten years but I’ve carried on her recipe for life. It was me who had done the smiling first and all those people responded. My mother taught me by example. She’d given me a recipe for life.

October 16 is World Food Day. The UN started the day In 1979. It is used to remind people not to waste food and fight hunger (饥饿).

Food shortage (匮乏) is a big problem around the world. Right now, there are more than 1 billion (10 亿) hungry people in the world. Many children go to sleep with hunger, and 15 million of them die because of hunger each year.

There are several reasons why there are food shortages. First, there have been more droughts (干旱) and floods (洪涝) recently. This is bad for farmers and hurts their ability to grow food. Also, a growing population makes it more difficult to feed everyone.

Another big reason is food waste. Most people don’t realize how much food they throw away every day. Sometimes we cook too much, or we don’t use it before it goes bad. The average (平均的)person throws away 50kg of food every year. More than one third of all food produced goes to waste around the world each year, according to the UN. That is 13 billion tons of food being wasted.

If the wasted food was saved, it could feed lots of people. The amount of food wasted in Europe could feed 200 million people, and the food wasted in Latin America (拉丁美洲) could feed 300 million people.

As teenagers, we should think twice next time we want to throw away extra (额外的) food on our own plate. By cutting down on food waste, we could also help put food on the empty plate of some hungry children.

61. 你即将初中毕业，美好的暑假生活就要开始了。如何有意义地度过初中的最后一个暑假呢？请你以How to Spend a Meaningful Summer Holiday 为题写一篇短文，要点如下：

2.不得出现真实的人名，校名等相关信息。

How to Spend a Meaningful Summer Holiday

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