【推荐1】Did you use to be weak and unhealthy? If so, what did you do to make yourself healthy again? Could you please give me some advice?

	I was very weak when I was in primary school. Then I started doing sports every day. That really worked! About half a year later, I felt much healthier than before. Now it has been a year since the last time I caught a cold. So just do some sports. I think sports will be good for you!
	I used to be weak and unhealthy. I often stayed up late to play computer games. That did harm to my health. Then I changed the bad habit. And now I go to bed early every day. In my opinion, if you want to be healthy, you should develop a good habit.
	I used to eat too many snacks every day. That made me feel weak and I often got a stomachache. In fact, it is important for us to eat healthy food. Playing sports is also important, of course.

【推荐2】It is no longer as easy as it once was to choose what to eat. Our eating habits have changed, so has our way of life, and what we need for our bodies is also different. Traditional diets often have too much fat. So we had better learn to make the right choices about what and how we eat.

When we choose what to buy and eat, we had better think whether the food will give us the nutrients (营养物质) we need. Some nutrients help build our bodies and make our bodies stronger. We eat fish, beef and beans because the nutrients in them are good for our muscles. We choose eggs, milk and other dairy products (奶制品), which are good for our bones and teeth. We eat bread, rice and noodles to get carbohydrates (糖类) from them. We choose vegetables and fruit to get vitamins, fiber and minerals.

But the choices we make are not just about nutrition (营养). Many people today choose what to eat according to their beliefs. Some people become vegetarians (素食主义者) because they believe it is healthier not to eat meat or they think we should not kill animals for food.

There are many kinds of food in the world.     1     They say that there are some kinds of food people must eat every day. For example, people must eat some green and yellow vegetables. We shouldn’t eat too much meat.     2     Of course our bodies need some water and milk.

Scientists say people in different countries and different places eat different kinds of food. They cook food in different ways.     3     In one place, people eat once or twice a day. But in another place, people eat three or four times. The scientists say when to eat and how many times to eat are not important.     4    

Nowadays, the world faces two problems. People in some places, for example, in Africa（非洲）, are not full.     5     It’s bad for people’s health. So it’s our duty to make everyone full and make everyone healthy.

【推荐1】One night in April, Corey Simmons got on the New York City subway, heading from Manhattan Brooklyn to pick up his son from the boy’s grandmother’s.

Simmons knew he needed to open the green folder（文件夹）on his legs, becauseinside lay his son’s math homework that father and son were supposed to complete together.

His son, who was in the third grade, had just failed a test on fractions（分数）.

Simmons, 40, was never great at math. He remembered little about fractions. He opened the folder and started on a problem, but wasn’t sure if he was doing it correctly. That was when a man got on the subway and sat next to him.

“He looked like a teacher or something,” Simmons thought. “He looked like he knew something about math.”

Like most New Yorkers, Simmons . But this time, he shared his problem with the stranger. To his surprise, the man offered to help. The two men talked through the man problems. The stranger helped Simmons understand them, so he could later teach his son. The moment was captured by Denise Wilson, who was heading home from her job and saw the pair doing homework. She posted the photo online. “I really love seeing things like this especially in New York,” she wrote. “To be a dad…and put down his pride and learn from a complete stranger… it was really a moving moment.”

The 20-minute subway lesson gave Simmons high hopes that his son would pass the next test. “He is going to surprise his teacher,” Simmons said.

【推荐2】When I was living in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation (住所). I suggested that they should stay in “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.

“We didn’t stay at bed and breakfast houses,” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”

I thought it was strange. Finally, I understood what had happened. My friends knew little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”. Because “vacaciones” meant “holidays” in Spain, they did not go to a house with a sign “VACANCIES”. But in English it means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to a house with a sign “NO VACANCIES”, because they thought this meant the owner of house was not away on holiday. But when they went in, they found that those houses were all full. As a result, they stayed in hotels!

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However, to my surprise the coffee pot (咖啡壶) was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you.”

【推荐3】Alex was a giraffe in a zoo. As he grew up, his neck was much shorter than the others’. He became upset. His mother said to him, “You are special. Your neck is good. You don’t have to worry about it.

Alex tried not to think about this. But as his friends grew taller and taller, his neck stayed short. Sometimes they laughed at him. His parents told him not to worry about that and he should enjoy himself. He tried. He could not even play some giraffe sports. He was too short.

One cool day, a worker in a zoo came and took Alex away which made him feel very scared. Alex said “Would I have to leave the zoo because of my short neck?” Alex was very sad. After the worker made Alex calm down (平静下来), he gave him some food. And he was kind to Alex. Alex felt better. Then the worker took Alex into another area of the zoo. There was a small door between the two areas. This door was only suitable for Alex to pass through. Other giraffes couldn’t go through because they are too tall.

Soon Alex’s parents came to see him. “My dear, you are special!” his mother said. “The zoo workers made a place for you because people wanted to see you. How special you are!” She was right. Visitors pointed to him and shouted in surprise. They looked happy to see such a special animal in the zoo because he was so special and cute.

【推荐1】Darcy, a bright and lovely girl, was very popular at school. She got on well with everyone because she tried to be kind and friendly to them. She once invited the whole class to her birthday party, and she hardly had time to spend with each one of them. However, she felt very happy because no other girl had so many friends at school.

But she felt upset on National Friendship Day this year. On that day, everyone was advised to make presents for their three best friends. Darcy enjoyed the time of choosing three from among her friends. However, she became the only one who had not received a present.

She couldn’t help crying, not understanding why no one regarded her as their best friend even though she had made so much effort. Seeing her crying, her classmates tried to cheer her up, but none of them stayed long before leaving, which was exactly what Darcy had done so many times to others.

Then she realized that she was only a good schoolmate rather than a friend. Just paying attention to everyone and not making them angry is not enough to build a true friendship.

When Darcy got home that night, she asked her mother what she should do.

“Darcy, my dear,” said her mother. “It is impossible to buy friends with a smile, a few good words or some presents. To win a true friend, you need to give them time and care. You must always be close to them, in good times and bad. Besides, it’s only possible to have a few true friends since you don’t have enough time for everyone.”

Hearing the words, Darcy decided to change her way: always be willing to help friends, put up with all of their dislikes and problems, and care about them with all her heart. Yes! That is what makes true friends!

【推荐2】The winter vacation is coming. During the vacation, you can do what you like and prepare yourself well for the future. You’ll enjoy your winter vacation with the help of the following suggestions.

※Take exercise. After studying hard for months, you must be bored and tired. Taking exercise is the best way to get energy again. Skiing and walking are perfect choices for you. All kinds of exercise are good for your health.

※Master some basic life skills. You will live an independent (独立的) life one day. Therefore, you should learn some necessary and useful basic life skills such as washing clothes and cooking. At the same time, you should help your parents with the housework to express thanks to them.

※Do some travelling. The world is a book. Those who don’t travel only read one page. Travelling is so interesting. Have you made your own plan? If not, do it at once. During the trip, you will have a chance to get more knowledge. While learning about different cultures and customs, you will also make a lot of friends.

※Enjoy the time with family members. Family members play an important role in your life. They give you love, care and support all the time. Don’t forget to spare sometime together with them. You will find it great to stay with them, talking about dreams, hobbies or anything you like.

As long as you follow the suggestions mentioned above, you will have a wonderful vacation.