Tim is 13 years old this year. He is able to (能够) ________ now. His mum is very ________ with him.

Tim is like ________ other teenager (青少年). He goes to school, does his homework, meets his friends and enjoys ________ sports. But ________ 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm from Monday to Friday, Tim does something different. He cooks dinner for ________ family: mum, dad, younger brother Joe and older sister Emma. “I think it’s important for teenagers to learn how ________. Math and English are important, of course, but they need other skills ________ them in today’s world. First I taught Tim how to cook easy meals like pizza, eggs and chips. Then he started using recipes (食谱) in my cookery books. Yesterday he made ________ soup. It was very good!” Tim’s mum says. “I love cooking and I think I am good ________ it. It’s fun to cook.” Tim says.

In the past, Tim didn’t help out (分担) at home and his mum was very busy and tired. Today things are different and she is very happy.

It is the coolest time of the year in Harbin. On the seventh of December, the city welcomed an ice-collecting festival. On the Songhua River, people collected the first ice cubes of this year. The festival is a symbol (象征) of the city’s ice and snow season.

Ice from the Songhua River is clear. Later, sculptors (雕塑师) will turn it into winter wonders—big and amazing ice sculptures (雕塑). “Ice is the body of a sculpture, and light is its soul,” said Su Shi, an ice sculptor in Harbin.

Tools are important for making an ice sculpture. Chainsaws (电锯) and die grinders (电磨) are common ones. Sculptors use them to make holes and cut small corners. Irons (熨斗) are also very useful. They can work like glue. After sculptors make a small part, they use an iron to melt (融化) it a little. This helps the small part to stick onto the sculpture.

Winter can be harsh (严酷的). But these sculptures brighten the long, cold months with their beauty and creativity.

Do you like fast food?     46     When you are busy and have no time to cook, a fast-food restaurant is a good place to eat, but it is not a healthy one. Eating too much fast food can bring lots of different health problems.     47     If you still want to go to the fast-food restaurants, you can go there, but not often.     48    

If you can have a special menu. Eat some vegetables and main dishes without the sauces (调味汁). If you want to eat salad, please ask for some olive oil (橄榄油). If you want to eat some fried food, ask the waiters to steam (蒸) it again for you.     49     Put a little lemon (柠檬) into your water.

    50     Please be careful to eat the fast food.

In our life, it’s important to be healthy. Do you want to keep healthy? Now let me tell you how     61     (do) it.

In the morning, you can eat mantou or baozi. You can also eat an egg. Then you can drink a glass of milk. It isn’t good for you to go to school without     62     (have) breakfast.

You must feel very hungry at lunchtime. So you have something good for lunch. You can have some     63     (fish) or chicken. Vegetables, such as carrots and     64     (tomato),     65     (be) also very important. This meal gives     66     (you) energy for the whole afternoon.

In the evening, you must be tired. You can eat things like noodles with some vegetables. But remember not to eat too     67     (many). Before going to bed, you can have a glass of milk. It can help you     68     (sleep)     69     (good).

At last, you can eat more apples. Here’s a proverb (谚语): An apple a day     70     (keep) the doctor away.

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