I still remember that three years ago, my grandma moved to a new townhouse. Her house is connected to the houses right beside hers. The townhouses are all brand new and look the same. My brother and I wanted to make something special as a gift for her new house. We thought we would surprise her and build a wooden deck (平台) in her little backyard.

One day, when my grandma was away with her neighbor Jenny, we came over with some wood, nails, some saws and two hammers. We took out our tools and started the building project immediately (立刻).

It was hard work. We worked all day and even into the evening. When we finished, we took a deep breath and went home, satisfied. We called her the next morning and said, “Please go out into your backyard. We have something special for you.”

Fifteen minutes later when we came over and opened the back door, to our surprise, our deck was gone! Someone had stolen it. Just then, Grandma’s neighbor Jenny came out and said, “Hey look! Someone built a deck in my back yard!”

“Oh no!” we cried. The houses looked so much alike that we had gotten mixed up!

Grandma laughed. And we all laughed. We left the deck at Jenny’s and built a new one for our grandma. Then we had a deck party. It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun too.

There is no doubt no matter how old your kids are, you can take steps to improve a healthy diet and to encourage good eating habits.

Step One: Have Family Meals

Family meals are nice for both parents and kids. Parents like mealtime very much.     16     Children like to guess what they are going to have and parents get the chance to introduce new foods to children.

Step Two: Choose Healthy Snacks

Kids, especially younger ones, will eat mostly what can get at home.     17     The snacks include fruits, nuts, yogurt and whole-grain biscuits.

Step Three: Being a Good Example

Step Four: No Shouts about Food

Parents might find themselves shouting at children to get them to have healthy foods in front of them.     19     You need to work a bit on different cooking ways.

Step Five: Get Your Kids Included

    20     Talk to them about making choices and planning a healthy meal. It can help them to make good decisions on their own about the foods they want to eat.

Why not consider taking the steps to change your kids’ eating habits?

Life is full of the unexpected. What is the most ________ moment in your life? For me, it is the morning of April 20, 2022. I will never forget that day’s sunrise.

My story begins in the early morning. I was playing ________ off the east coast of China. Suddenly, I ________ a bad headache. I didn’t know what was wrong with me, I could ________ control my body. At dawn, the tide (潮水) slowly fell. I found myself ________ on a beach.

“Gosh!” I said to myself. ________ I was able to breathe, without water, my body would soon overheat under the sun. For most whales, being away ________ the sea means death. I felt frightened.

The sun had fully risen. From a distance (距离), I heard some loud ________. The sounds must have been coming from some local ________. “Look! Is that a whale?” I heard one voice say.

More and more fishermen began to gather around me. They showered water on my large body to help keep my skin ________. Then, around noon, I heard the noise of a helicopter. People tried to use it to pull me towards the sea. Sadly, I was too heavy for them. The task (任务) ________. I felt down.

But they didn’t give up. They kept ________ water on me while waiting for the tide to rise. At 10:50 p.m., the tide finally reached a high point. Several boats worked together to pull me away from the beach.

Two hours later, I was ________ safely back into the sea. The boats didn’t leave me ________ the next morning. I tried to thank these ________ people by waving my tail.

It was so lovely when I saw that the sun was finally rising on a new day.

Have you ever noticed music playing there when you go somewhere? Today most stores, stations, restaurants and other     36     play music. You might even hear music playing in an office or on a farm. Do you know     37     music is so popular among people?

Quite a few scientists believe that music has changed the     38     people behave. They think that Western classical music makes people     39     rich. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. Without music, people spend     40     less.

Loud, fast music makes people eat faster.     41     fact, people eat their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during     42     busy hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. More money can be     43     this way.

Some scientists think that music makes people think and learn better. They say that music     44     students be more active. People learn better when they feel     45    . And listening to music can help people feel great.

Next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might change the way you do things.