1 . Isn’t fast food delicious? Aren’t fast food restaurants cool? …The answer to these questions is yes.

However, there are growing facts that fast food is one of the worst parts of modern life. And studies have shown that burgers and fried chicken, which we enjoy so much, can cause a lot of health problems.

In spite of (尽管) this, why are fast food restaurants so attractive (吸引人的)? The first and most important reason is that their service is fast. Their staff (员工) are friendly and very smart-­looking in their clean and bright uniforms (制服). Moreover, most fast food restaurants are near places that people always pass by. It is so easy to grab a burger and eat on the way to work.

Fast food is often so conveniently packed (包装方便) that it will not cause a mess even if you stand and eat it. Fast food restaurants are also very clean. A lot of clever ads (广告) have made them the coolest places in town, but none of them has ever told and will never tell you that too much fast food is not good for your health.

Such attractive places are selling junk food! Isn’t it a pity? Is there a way to change the fast food restaurants into special places where you get the best possible, healthy and fresh food?

Well, why not?

As people realize the health problems that fast food causes, it is quite likely that fast food restaurants may go out of date. It may happen sooner or later.

Therefore, instead of resisting (抵制) fast food restaurants, a better idea may be to persuade (说服) them to change their menu! Fast food restaurants can be places to go to when you want to eat something that will be good for your body. If they could combine (结合) healthy food with their speed of service, delicious tastes and pleasant surroundings (环境), that will be the next best thing on the earth for the human beings!

2 . Mrs. Lee goes to buy some fruit every day. Her family love fruit very much. Mrs. Lee likes apples. Her daughter likes pears and her son likes bananas. What does Mr. Lee like? He likes oranges. Mrs. Lee buys some tomatoes and eggs for dinner. Her favourite food is tomato and egg noodles.

Fruit and vegetables are healthy food. Mrs. Lee likes to make salad with them. But Mr. Lee doesn’t like salad. He likes chicken and hamburgers, so he is very fat.

After dinner they go to play sports. Mrs. Lee likes playing table tennis with Mr. Lee. What about their daughter and son? Their daughter likes volleyball and their son loves basketball.

5 . Overweight (超重) is one of the biggest health problems now. Being overweight affects (影响) more than how you look. Too much fat can kill you. What’ s worse, overweight children turn into overweight adults (成人) . If you’ re obese now, you will probably grow into an obese adult. But here’ s good news. You can fight overweight.

You are what you eat. Kids like snacks. Have you listed any healthy snacks? One study of eating habits shows that soft drinks are the first in the snack list. Next, kids choose salty snacks, like chips. What’ s more, the list is full of junk food from No. 3 to No. 11. Finally, No. 12, kids pick a healthy snack — fruit. So, think about your snack choice (选择) again.

Jim, a player on his school football team, had a weight problem not long time ago. He could never get anyone to play with him. So his father and he started playing football for a few minutes every night. Ten minutes turned into an hour or more. In just a few years, the heavy kid became healthy.

More TV (or more Internet surfing, or more computer games) means more fat.

Eat an apple a day, walk around the house, play with your family … Do it today, and do it more tomorrow. It will help you a lot.

6 . There are many types of tea. They have their own functions.

◆Green tea is the best choice for office workers

People who always work in places with air condition may face skin problems such as easily dry skin. Among all the drinks, green tea is the best choice. Because there are important things in green tea and they are often called catechins(儿茶酚). Moreover, drinking more green tea can prevent computer radiation(辐射).

◆Winter is the season to drink black tea

Chinese medicine believe that different people should drink different kinds of tea. Because different people have different characteristics(特征) and tastes of each kind of tea. Black tea can warm the stomach(胃) and quicken digestion(消化). Therefore, drinking warm black tea in the cold winter is a most suitable choice.

◆Do not drink strong tea

Strong tea may make the body far too excited. And it can badly affect(影响) the cardiovascular(心血管的) as well as the nervous system. For a person who has problems with these parts, to drink overly strong tea causes heart and blood pressure illness, or even make the old illness much worse.

◆Do not drink too much tea when you are eating

Drinking too much tea or strong tea may not be good for taking in many constant elements(常量元素) and trace elements(微量元素). Also, people should not drink tea with milk or other milky food.

Li Lei is a Chinese boy. He is in the UK now. He lives with Mr and Mrs Green in London. They are very nice to him.

They like different foods. For breakfast, Mr and Mrs Green would like milk, eggs and some vegetables, and sometimes they have fruit. Li Lei would like milk and eggs, but he doesn’t like vegetables for breakfast.

Lunch is at 12 noon. Mr and Mrs Green usually have hamburgers but sometimes they have noodles. Li Lei doesn’t like hamburgers. He thinks they’re unhealthy and he would like some rice and vegetables. After lunch, he likes to have some fruit. At around 3:30 pm or 4:00 pm Mr and Mrs Green usually have afternoon tea.