【推荐1】I am Sam from No. 10 Middle School. I think it’s very important for us to be healthy. Now I’ll tell you how I can be healthy. I often eat fruit and vegetables. I don’t like to eat hamburgers. They are not good for my health. I have a balanced diet (均衡饮食). Many foods are important, such as rice, meat, eggs, vegetables and fruit. I like to eat apples. As the saying says, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” And I also like doing sports. I like running in the morning. I play basketball in the afternoon with my friends. And sometimes I play ping-pong with my family at the gym on Saturdays. I think I’m healthy and strong. What about you?

【推荐2】We all know smoking is bad.     1     The number is about 5,000 thousand. Some think it is a kind of fashion（时尚）. Others want to show they grow up.

A survey（调查）shows about 25% people in China smoke.     2     First, smoking causes many illnesses. A lot of people always cough because of smoking. Also, it may cause cancer.     3     Why not use the money to buy some healthy food? Third, smoking may cause dangerous fire（火灾）.

    4     Of course, it’s not so easy to say no to smoking.     5     You can take long walks or spend time in public places. Also, you can eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable when you want to smoke. Or you can put a “NO SMOKING” sign in your home and office.You must try any way to give up.

【推荐1】If sticking with an exercise habit is a challenge for you, there may be an app for that. According to a University of Pennsylvania test, smartphone games help people become more active in taking exercise.

In the test, players were divided into three groups. Each group was asked to take part in one of three versions(版本)of an exercise game that recorded how many steps they took each week. The first version placed the players in competition with others. In the second version, the players worked as a group to get points. In the third, the players won points on their own, but they had to invite a friend or family member to be their supporter(支持者). This person received an e-mail each week reporting on the player’s score in the game in order to help cheer him or her on.

On the whole, all three groups had more steps than usual. And it is interesting to find that certain versions of the game worked better for people with different personalities(个性). For example, players who were more active and confident to go after their dreams would probably collect more steps by playing the competitive (the first) version. Compared with these active players, the shy or quiet players did well in all three versions, whether it was competitive, collaborative or supportive. However. those who did not pay much attention to their health and safety were not helped by the game at all.

Not all of us can get help, but exercise games do work—and work especially well what you keep your personality in mind as you choose from so many apps.