1 . Mathea isn’t a typical grandmother. She was 92 years old when she________the finish line, setting the record for the oldest female to complete a marathon.

Mathea doesn’t allow her________to slow her down. Mathea stays in________all year round by running six days a week. Even when the weather is bad, she________covers 36 miles every week. She________running for miles and waving to say hello to the people she passes by. She carries her backpack out for the whole day to________the city. Running in cities around the world has allowed her to really get a________for different places and people, enriching her life.

Mathea runs all year round and keeps a(n) ________training routine, although the pace and number of miles per training day are going to shift around. While running, she keeps her mind________by listening to music and audio books (有声书), sometimes greeting the wonderful people she________.

Mathea says it is her________as a physician that makes her understand how her body and mind________diet and exercise. “I see the direct connection between________and health,” she says. “And you don’t have to be a doctor like me to get the________.

Mathea says getting through the finish line and earning a Guinness World Records title is an________of her life. “However, I won’t stop there,” she adds.

4 . Anyone who’s lived through middle school knows those years can be particularly challenging. Some researches show youths across the U.S. are struggling with mental health. The physical health benefits of bike riding have been well-documented. Wilson, a researcher at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and his co-authors carried out a new study to see if taking part in a cycling program could result in measurable changes in mind for teenagers.

The study involved more than 1,200 students, ages 11 to 14. Students participated in a cycling class for at least three days a week, for a period of 6 weeks. They learned cycling safety and practicing skills outdoors while raising their heart rate and just having fun. The students completed standardized questionnaires before and after the program designed to measure their health.

“We know cycling can benefit the body. Our research shows how it benefits the mind and social relationships as well. Bike riding can be an ideal activity for adolescents because of the benefits it offers,” said Wilson.

“Cycling engages several parts of brain function. You are looking at your hearing, you’re balancing, you’re navigating and turning. Oftentimes, you’re doing it with someone else, so there’s the positive effect of company or group activity,” said Allan Reiss, a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine.

While exercise has powerful mental health benefits, it’s not universal. For example, previous research has shown that teenage girls are at higher risk of mental health problems like depression and anxiety than boys. The current study found that, while middle school girls reported increased well-being after participating in the cycling program, that increase “may just reach the kind of baseline level for male students,” Wilson said. And other aspects of healthy living are also important, noted Wilson. The study found that teenagers who didn’t limit screen time to a maximum of two hours a day, or who got less than the recommended 8.5 hours of sleep, saw less improvement in their well-being, he said.

5 . Trainers and parents saw children play sports at a young age and then saw them become professional. Many correlated the training to success. Competitive sports are good for young children because they teach children life skills, provide health benefits, and offer special opportunities.

To begin with, sports teach children life skills. A formal athlete stated, “I played soccer in high school and college and found team sports weren’t just about winning, but also about developing a solid ethic(行为准则), and learning why that’s important.” In short, playing highly competitive sports teaches kids many life skills like teamwork. People will have to use teamwork for the rest of their life, and sports can help them improve that skill. Taking part in sports can help develop a positive attitude towards life, which will help in the long run.

Sports are also good for kids because they provide health benefits. It is healthier for a kid to play a sport competitively than to waste time playing video games all day. Furthermore, a research group of University of California said, “96 percent of the participants(参与者) said they enjoy their sports. They’re all loving life.” That is to say, kids playing highly competitive sports tend to enjoy life instead of doing something else like watching TV.

On the other hand, some people might argue that competitive sports are bad for young children because they are so time-consuming. However, the time spent is not “robbing” kids of their childhood, but offers unique opportunities. Athletes can get success to live their dream life by playing sports. Even though sports are time-consuming, they offer distinctive opportunities.

In conclusion, competitive sports are good for children because they can provide wholesome benefits, create new experiences, and build skills that will last a lifetime.

9 . After a long summer, do you gain weight? Do you want to do some exercises to lose weight? Are you busy in dealing with new school matters? Are you struggling to find a workout time that fits into your schedule?     1     This series of exercises dumps(释放), or releases, your body’s nitric oxide(一氧化氮) into your muscles, causing them to relax. It also causes your blood vessels to widen, which helps lower your blood pressure. The exercises can help control blood-sugar levels for those with diabetes.     2     And the routine can be done in just three to five minutes! You have no need to worry about your study time which may be affected by long time workout.

According to Dr. Zach Bush, who developed the routine, it’s simple and effective. Every movement must be done quickly and properly.     3     Start with 10 repetitions of these four exercises and work up to 20 over time.

1. Squat(蹲) like you’re sitting down while swinging your arms out in front.

2. Swing your arms one by one forward and backward at a 90-degree angle.

3. Swing your arms up from your bellybutton out to your sides and up over your head and down to the starting position.

4.     5                             

Get up and get moving. Your body will thank you for it.

Recently, a poll(民意调查) finds that although almost three in four adults played sports when they     1     (be) younger, only one in four continue to play sports as adults.

But that decline in interest doesn’t stop parents from encouraging their children to make sports a part of their lives.     2     fact, almost nine in ten parents     3     middle school or high school aged children play sports say that their children benefit     4     great deal or quite a bit from playing sports.

And, while most adults no longer play sports     5     (they), the majority of parents say it is very likely or somewhat likely that their children will continue playing sports when they become adults. One in four parents also hope their children will become     6     (profession)athletes.

“Sports are an important part of a healthy community. They help children and adults maintain a fit     7     (weigh), teach acceptance and teamwork, and expand opportunity for children     8     (live) in poverty(贫困),” said a researcher. “This poll     9     (indicate) that we must continue to encourage children to play sports, but just as important, we must find ways     10     (keep)adults engaged in sports in order to maintain health and well-being.”