【推荐1】Everybody wants to be healthy. You know food is very important (重要的). There are many healthy foods. You can have more bananas, apples, oranges, tomatoes and lettuce because fruit and vegetables are good for you. But don’t eat too much chocolate. It’s not good for you. Healthy foods can make you grow and make you strong and happy. Remember there is a saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away (远离).” Sports can also keep you healthy. Get up early and do some sports every day. Don’t be lazy! You will be healthy and happy.

【推荐2】It’s easy for us to find food restaurants (餐馆) in our cities. There is much food in them. The food looks nice. Students like fast (快的) food very much. They like going there with their friends. They can eat chicken, hamburgers, bread, cola... in the fast food restaurants. Their favorite food is ice-cream. But fast food isn’t good for students’ health. I like fruit and vegetables. They are healthy food. I don't eat ice-cream. I don’t want to be fat. So boys and girls should have good eating habits.

【推荐3】The secret to losing weight isn’t just about what you eat. It has something to do with what you drink. For example, some popular soft drinks might sabotage your weight loss plan. They may even make you put on some weight. Here are four kinds of drinks for you if you don’t want to put on weight.

Water

It’s important to remember that water is the best choice for weight loss. Water is not tasty. Lots of people don’t like to drink water. If you are one of those people, try adding fresh lemon slices (薄片), cucumber, or a slice of tomato. These things may make your water tasty.

Vegetable juice

Vegetable juice is an excellent choice to get nutrients (营养) your body needs. Vegetable juice is good for your body, and it can also help you lose weight.

Black coffee

A morning cup of black coffee or an afternoon iced black coffee can help you lose weight. It can hold back your feeling of hunger. Just be careful about what you add to your coffee. If necessary, skim milk (脱脂牛奶) or a little sugar is enough.

Skim milk

Milk is good for our health. But you’d better not drink milk with too much fat. You can choose skim milk. Skim milk is not tasty, is it? If you think so, you can choose to drink low fat milk.

【推荐2】These days many people are interested in losing weight. It is very popular among people, especially young people. Everybody hopes to become thin quickly. Some people even take medicine. Do you know how to control weight? Well...diet and exercise are the right answers. Please read and remember the following tips.

Tip 1   You should eat only when you are hungry. Don’t eat if you don’t feel hungry.

Tip 2   You should eat only food that is good for your health. Don’t eat junk food such as hamburgers and French fries.

Tip 3   It is better to prepare your own food instead of eating out. When you eat out, you may eat too much. That can make you become fatter.

Tip 4   Don’t forget to think about changing your lifestyle. For example, turn off the TV and the computer and take some exercise every day.

Remember not to be too strict with yourself. Give yourself some free time to find the best way to control your weight.

【推荐3】Kevin and his friend Mike love to play football and they often meet at the old bench (长凳) after school. They don’t have money to buy a real (真正的) football, but Mike makes one with old clothes. It doesn’t look good, but it works well. Mike is not a good player, but the two friends run and play happily for a long time.

One afternoon, Steven walks by. He is a good football player. “Look at you two with your funny ball and old sports shoes,”says Steven. The next day is Kevin’s birthday. He gets sports shoes and a new football as presents. That afternoon, Steven asks Kevin to play football, but Kevin doesn’t want Mike to go with them. When the game is over, Kevin goes home and sees Mike sitting on the bench. He is waiting for Kevin to play football. Kevin is afraid to look up and he leaves.

One day afternoon, when Kevin walks to the old bench, he sees something lying under it. It is their home-made (自制的) ball. Kevin thinks of the days when he plays with Mike. He is very sad (难过的). He thinks he should (应该) never do this to his good friend. He picks up (捡起) the home-made ball.

He sits down on the old bench with the ball in his hands and waits.

【推荐1】What problems do the teenagers probably have? Here is a survey showing their main problems.

【推荐2】Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned (禁止) students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.

Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.

Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phones’ use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also give teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction for studies. Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

【推荐3】How do you feel about nature? After spending hours indoors, do you feel better when you visit your local park? I believe the answer must be “YES”. We should walk into nature so that we can enjoy the natural beauties around.

Most people think that nature is good for our bodies and brains. However, humans are spending more time inside and less time outside. For example, the number of visitors to Canada’s national parks is getting lower every year. And in countries such as the USA, only 10% of teenagers spend time outside every day. Many doctors feel that this is a problem in the twenty-first century.

As a result, some doctors are studying the connection between nature and health: one example of this is the work of Dr. Matilda in Sweden. The doctor gave people a math test. During the test, their heart rates (心率) were fast. After the test, one group of people sat in a 3D-virtual-reality (虚拟现实) room for fifteen minutes with pictures and sounds of nature. Their heart rates were slower than people’s in the other group.

The virtual touch with nature helped them feel more relaxed. The natural world allows our brains to rest and slow down, and can trigger positive feelings and a sense of peace. Being in nature can leave us feeling happier and less stressed. Another good example of how nature is good for health comes from Canada. In Toronto, researchers studied 31,000 people living in the city. In general, they found that healthier people lived near parks.

Because of studies like these, some countries and cities want nature to be part of people’s everyday life. In Dubai, for example, there are plans for a new shopping mall with a large garden so shoppers can relax outside with trees, plants and water. And South Korea is another good example: it has new forests near its cities and around 13 million people visit these forests every year. Exposure to nature has been thought to be necessary for brain development in children. In Switzerland, “forest schools” are popular. Schoolchildren study their subjects in the forests and do lots of exercise outside. So after building cities for so long, perhaps it’s now time to start rebuilding nature.

Nature holds a special kind of energy: it is pure and wild and spirit-renewing. In a word, the human being cannot live without nature, and Mother Nature makes us grow stronger.

【推荐2】Here is the Simpsons family tree.

【推荐3】Look at the photos. They are our heroes (英雄) in China.

① Name: Zhong Nanshan Age: 1936—now From: Fujian Look: big eyes, short black hair Doctor	② Name: Wu Mengchao Age: 1922—2021 From: Fujian Look: a long nose, gray hair Father of hepatobiliary surgery (中国肝胆外科之父)
③ Name: Shen Jilan Age: 1929—2020 From: Shanxi Look: a round face, small eyes National model worker (全国劳动模范)	④ Name: Yuan Longping Age: 1930—2021 From: Jiangxi Look: big ears, a wide mouth Father of Hybrid Rice (杂交水稻之父)