Everyone in our school loves sports. Every morning _______ we get up, we do morning exercises. After the second class we do exercises again. We only have _______ classes twice a week, but we do physical training at five every afternoon. The most popular sport is basketball. The _______ enjoy playing it and many of the girls like it, too. _______ popular sport is football and in every class there _______ lots of football fans.

Volleyball is often played when the weather is _______. We have school teams in basketball, football and volleyball. Our teams often play _______ teams from other schools. When there is a match, _______ of the students go to watch it and cheer for our teams.

Besides ball games, some of us like track-and-field events（田径项目）, _______ we often practice running, jumping and throwing. Every term we have tests in these events and once a year, we hold a sports meeting.

Sports help us to keep ________ and happy.

Jogging is good for us and helps us live longer and healthier lives. It’s easy to do and free. You do not have to spend money jogging. You can do it in a park or even in your home. But many people find it boring after jogging for a while. Then how can we keep jogging fun? Here are some ideas to make your jogging more interesting.

First, you should choose to wear your favourite sports clothes and shoes when you jog. They make you more comfortable and more likely to run.

Always jog outdoors (户外). By changing your route and choosing another street, you will always have something interesting to enjoy when you jog.

Take along (随身携带) your MP3 player and listen to your favourite songs when you jog. The music can make you excited and run farther without feeling bored.

It’s always more enjoyable with a friend. Make friends while jogging. Join a running club, find a new running partner, or invite an old friend to go jogging. It’s better to find a friend who runs a little faster than you. Then you can try to catch up with(追上) him or her.

Everyone knows that exercise is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes your heart and body strong. Children who often exercise are more alert（灵活）. That means they do better in tests and schoolwork than those who don’t exercise.

There are many ways-to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. Make sure you exercise in the following（以下的）ways: You have to like what you are doing. Exercise enough（足够的）— but not too much. It’s best to exercise twice a week. Thirty minutes each time is enough. Try all kinds of sports until you find one, two or even three sports that feel right for you. You can exercise at fitness centers. They have a lot of equipment（设备）there. The equipment will help exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body to make you healthy. Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it’s very expensive.

Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when “their” player or team wins.

Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in winter and summer. Swimming is fun in warm weather, but skating is good in winter.

Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for（从事）them. Football, for example, has spread（传播）around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers（3）What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China or Australia! And think of people in cold countries. Think how many people love to skate in Japan or Canada.

（4）Some sports or games go back to thousands of years ago, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are pretty new. Neither（两者都不）one is 120 years old yet. People are inventing（发明）new sports or games all the time. Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. Sports help to train person’s character（性格）. One learns to fight hard but fight fair（公平的）, to win without pride（骄傲；自负）and to lose with grace（体面）.

Hi! My name is Ruby. I’m your new pen friend. I’m 13 years old, and I live in California, the USA. Most people here enjoy     61    （do）sports. Swimming is a very popular sport here and I also like it. I think swimming is     62    （exciting）than many other     63    （sport）. I know most Chinese people like table tennis. I also like playing basketball. But I spent too much time     64    （play）basketball last term. And my mother always     65    （worry）about my schoolwork at that time. Now I know that nobody can waste（浪费）time. I am studying     66    （hard）at every subject this term. And of course I make     67    （few）mistakes than before in my homework. I will have a big exam next Monday. I’ll be more     68    （care）. In fact, I’m     69    （look）forward to my good grades. My mother must be proud（自豪的）of me. I have one brother. His name is Ben. He is 17 years old. He often plays tennis with my father on Saturday afternoon. Playing tennis is     70    （they）favourite sport.

Do you have any brothers or sisters? What sports do you like? Please write to me soon!

Yours,

Ruby