【推荐1】Mike is a 14-year-old middle school student. He has lots of   ______ habits. He likes to use the Internet for fun at night, and he usually ______ late. When he feels sleepy, he drinks some coffee. ______ he goes to bed late, he usually gets up late the next morning and arrives ______ school late. For breakfast, he always eats junk food like hamburgers. And he ______ exercises. He doesn't like to exercise at all. These of his habits are not good for his body or his mind. He often feels ______ and sometimes he can't think quickly. He is ______ about his health and decides to do something. "I'll not spend too much time on the ______ ." he says, "I'll get up early and ______ in the park three times a week. And I'll ______ eating healthy food. People say 'old habits die hard', but I must make my old habits die."

Today, we are living a rapid life. We always try to get things done _________. On weekdays, we are busy _________ or working. One of the _________ is that we don’t have enough exercise. We all know August 8th is National Fitness Day. If we exercise for one hour a day, we will work healthily for 50 years and live a happy life forever.

Scientists have found that people who often exercise are _________ than those who don’t, whether they do it indoors or outdoors. According to a survey, students can learn better and feel less stressed when they have more _________ to play sports at school. Many young women enjoy doing yoga(瑜伽) or dancing to relax and stay _________. In some housewives’ opinion, doing housework is a good way to burn calories(卡路里). It can keep them _________ while getting their house in order. To be strong and full of _________, some men like running, riding bicycles or playing ball games.

You will be healthy both in the _________ and mind by doing exercise. This weekend, don’t make any plans, just get up early and start __________.

【推荐3】Larry is a 15-year-old high school student. He has lots of _______ habits. He likes to use the Internet for fun at night, and he usually _______ late. When he feels sleepy (瞌睡的) , he drinks some coffee. _______ he goes to bed late, he usually gets up late the next morning and arrives at school late. For breakfast, he always eats junk food _______ hamburgers.

And he _______ exercises. He doesn’t like to exercise at all. These of his habits are not good for his body or his mind. He often feels _______ and sometimes he can’t think quickly. He is worried about his health. With the help of his parents, he decides to do _______. “I’ll try not to spend too much time on the _______,” he says. “I’ll get up early and _______ in the park at least three times a week. And I’ll ________ to eat healthy food. People say ‘old habits die hard’, but I must make my old habits die.”

【推荐2】

The Height of Life

Michael Stone had always dreamed of flying. His mother read him so many stories about flying that they _________ his dreams with color and beauty. His dad, on the other hand, _________ hard work. He always said, “You want something? Work for it!”

From the age of 14, Michael started _________ as a pole vaulter (撑杆跳高运动员). He worked out every day with weightlifting and running, and he continued to help his parents with their farm work. His mother wished he could _________ a bit more, but his father would smile and say, “_________ you want something, work for it!”

Now Michael was standing in the stadium (体育场) _________ one of the final two competitors in the pole-vaulting event in the National Junior Olympics. After a warm-up, he found his pole, and stepped on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his 17-year-old life. Suddenly he became _________. He had never experienced this before.

Then he thought of his mother’s _________. “Take deep breaths when you feel nervous.” So he did. Slowly the nervousness was gone. He gently picked up his pole, and began to stretch (伸展) out his arms and upper body. He knew it was his time to fly.

As he began ran down the runway, something felt wonderfully _________, but familiar (熟悉的). When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to fly just like in his childhood dreams. Only this time he knew he wasn’t dreaming.

The loud cheers from the audience brought Michael back. His life would never be the same. It wasn’t because he won the National Junior Olympics and __________ a world record. It was simply because Michael Stone was blind.

【推荐3】I was walking down the street in Beijing the other day and passed a couple sitting on a bench. “She must be more than 180 centimeters in height.” I heard the old woman say to the old man. I turned to look at them straight in the ________ at once. I felt so angry and ________ that they were talking about me and looking at me. The woman suddenly said, “Oh, she must understand Chinese.” “Yes, I do,” I ________ to her.

This was not my first time in China when strangers stared (盯着) at me or ________ my appearance. It’s either because I am much ________ as a woman or because I am a foreigner. As a polite person like me, their ________ behavior makes me feel embarrassed. But this time, as soon as I talked to the couple, I surprisingly found they were kind and ________ ! They ________ that they were just a little curious about my height.

It reminds me how important it is to be understood. The only thing I can ________ is my idea about it. Life is too short to be influenced by the little things. We need to ________ each moment with a positive (积极的) attitude. If so, we can live a sunny life.