I’m happy _______ to you in English. I want to tell you about _______ meals in a day.

We Chinese have _______ meals every day — breakfast, lunch and dinner. I have food like eggs and porridge(粥) _______ the morning. Breakfast is important, but I don’t eat _______ in the morning.

Lunch is a big meal in _______. Many students have lunch at school on school days. I have lunch at home, _____ my home is near my school. I have rice, vegetables, meat and _______ food for lunch. The dinner is a big meal too. I have dinner at home, but sometimes I go out for dinner _______ my friends or my parents. After dinner, I like to have some fruit. My favourite fruit is strawberries. I like my meals very much. ________ are your meals in America like?

Yours,

Hu Jia

There are many types of tea. They have their own functions.

◆Green tea is the best choice for office workers

People who always work in places with air condition may face skin problems such as easily dry skin. Among all the drinks, green tea is the best choice. Because there are important things in green tea and they are often called catechins(儿茶酚). Moreover, drinking more green tea can prevent computer radiation(辐射).

◆Winter is the season to drink black tea

Chinese medicine believe that different people should drink different kinds of tea. Because different people have different characteristics(特征) and tastes of each kind of tea. Black tea can warm the stomach(胃) and quicken digestion(消化). Therefore, drinking warm black tea in the cold winter is a most suitable choice.

◆Do not drink strong tea

Strong tea may make the body far too excited. And it can badly affect(影响) the cardiovascular(心血管的) as well as the nervous system. For a person who has problems with these parts, to drink overly strong tea causes heart and blood pressure illness, or even make the old illness much worse.

◆Do not drink too much tea when you are eating

Drinking too much tea or strong tea may not be good for taking in many constant elements(常量元素) and trace elements(微量元素). Also, people should not drink tea with milk or other milky food.