With more and more children being overweight, we need to find     1    (create) ways to encourage them to develop healthy habits. How do you inspire teens to lose weight?

Overweight teens bear a heavy burden. Being overweight affects their     2    (popular), self-esteem, ability to make friends — everything important to a teenager. Bruce, son of dietitian Anne, describes his anxiety about being overweight. He was worried about     3     clothes made him look fat. When he finally lost weight, he felt that a huge burden     4    (lift).

At her STAR (Service for At-Risk Teens) Clinic, Anne finds that overweight kids are at risk for depression, poor self-image, and lack of friendship. Teens can’t succeed at weight loss alone. They need helpful parents, who create healthy home environments and serve     5     good role models. When parents succeed at weight loss, their children are more likely     6    (succeed) as well.

She suggests     7    (turn) off the television and limiting computer time. Studies show kids spending hours in front of screens are more inactive and that they have a strong tendency to be snacking     8    (mindless) while sitting.

She also says parents may need some additional guidance to help overweight teens get to the stage     9     they are ready to lose weight. Health care professionals can provide valuable     10    (suggest) that teens will listen to, as well as support for both parents and teens.

I’ve been studying English for 6 years. At first, I had trouble     1     (speak) it fluently. When I     2     (lose) heart, my school adviser recommended that I sign up     3     a summer camp     4     children all spoke English and I could practice a lot. Now I can actually communicate with people and I am looking forward to     5     (find) many other methods to make learning English fun.

Whenever you have to write a paper, a letter, or any other document for work or school, you probably head toward the computer. Now, most people reach for     1     (keyboard) faster than they pick up pens. In a Scottish primary school, however, Mr. Norman Lewis is taking a different approach. He feels that neat handwriting     2     (be) still an important skill, so he has his students write not only by hand but also     3     old fashioned fountain pens.

Fountain pens     4     (use) in schools long ago and have been regaining popularity lately because they are refillable. Today, a writer     5     (simple) throws an empty pen away and gets     6     new one.

So far, Mr. Lewis is pleased with the results of his experiment. He reports that his students are taking more care with their work, and their self-confidence has improved as well. He is happy with the     7     (improve) he sees in his students’ writing     8     in his own writing. He knows that computers are here     9     (stay) and that they will not disappear. However, he believes that the practice with fountain pens helps students to focus, to write faster, and they can feel proud of     10     (they).

Americans and Chinese eat differently in     1     (variety) ways. The difference come from the different ways of thinking and philosophy between the two countries.

In China, people think food is essential to man while Americans     2     (simple) pay more attention to nutrition of food. Since ancient days. Chinese food culture has been improved to many branches, such as Lu, Chuan, Yue. Dishes are not only tasty but also satisfying to your senses, many of     3     have beautiful and fancy names. American food is simple, lacking a kind nice atmosphere, because eating     4     (refer) to as a way of communication and     5     (survive).

When it comes     6     table manners, Chinese usually sit around the table and share the dishes together. In comparison, Americans prefer to have     7     share of their own. People in China use chopsticks to clamp (夹取) dishes while Americans tend to cut food with their knives or use forks     8     (hold) in their right hands to bring all food to their mouths. Each of these styles     9     (be) acceptable in both countries. However, you will be     10     (little) attractive by using a fork and knife in the USA, as most Americans are not as used to chopsticks as Chinese are.

Having stretched for more than 170 million years, Chinese food culture occupies an important part in the nation’s traditional culture.

The gastronomy (烹饪法)     1     (employ) in Chinese cuisine is an art form that goes beyond just satisfying your taste buds (味蕾). It is a perfect     2     (combine) of all your senses, a harmony of color, aroma, taste and appearance in every dish.     3     (history), Chinese cultures connected     4     (agriculture) preferences with patterns in the stars, guiding food consumption based on 24 Solar Terms.

Ancient Chinese people     5     (invent) chopsticks more than 3000 years ago, which are not only a kind of tableware with distinct national features     6     an important component that reflects the     7     (characteristic) of Chinese diet culture. Unlike a knife and fork or one’s own hands, a pair of chopsticks also implies the meaning of “Harmony is     8     matters”.

And, of course, what’s a Chinese feast without tea? More than a type of drink, it also serves as a transmitter of culture,     9     (represent) the philosophy, aesthetic views and way of life of the Chinese people, from which     10     spiritual world of the Chinese people can be perceived.

On my way home, traffic was held up in front of the University stadium-it is a busy area     1     I saw a young woman trying     2     (get) a tiny (maybe 8 weeks old) cat out of     3     road. The kitten (小猫)     4     (terrify) and she finally got the little one but dropped him. The kitten ran to the roadside and lay there in shock. I pulled over and got out as she had gone back into her truck (maybe since the kitty was out of the road her part was done) and     5     (simple) took him to safety.

As I was doing so, two beautiful young men pulled over and asked if I needed help. Well, I said, maybe. I showed them the kitten and put him     6     the cab of their truck. They were instantly in love. They also knew where the     7     (shelter) were in town.

I told them I could take the kitten to one if they couldn’t, but they told me they would take the kitten and if they didn’t keep him, they would take him to a shelter. As I left, I heard one say, “kittens deserve     8     (well) than this.” There     9     (be) some truly wonderful young people out there. My heart broke with     10     (happy) to see these guys caring so obviously.

In 1910, Chairman Mao had his first contact with English when he entered     1     new-style school. By 1913, when he enrolled in Hunan First Normal School, formal English courses     2     (be) already in place.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chairman Mao seized opportunities to practice spoken English when interacting with foreign journalists. Despite inaccurate pronunciation, he had managed     3     (grasp) some simple English expressions.

In the Liberation War period, Chairman Mao’s English communication skills improved to con duct basic daily dialogues. He also     4     (create) translated “paper tiger” into English.

After the establishment of New China, in 1954, Mao began to systematically self-study English     5     the aim of directly reading original works. He insisted in reading English newspapers and magazines, learning vocabulary, as well as making comments while reading the     6     (origin).

In his later years of illness, Chairman Mao persisted in learning English and used simple English vocabulary to express     7     (he) when meeting foreign guests. Throughout his life, Chairman Mao never ceased     8     (learn) English, which witnessed different stages of his revolutionary career.     9     (drive) by determination and practical needs, Chairman Mao’s progress in English demonstrated the spirit of struggle     10     defines a visionary leader.

More than a century ago, large numbers of Hainan people spread across Southeast Asia,     1     (take) with them their native dish Hainanese chicken rice.

As time went by, Hainanese chicken rice gradually became a popular dish in Southeast Asian     2    (country), including Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Located in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, the Andrew Wong Hainanese Chicken Rice restaurant     3     (be) quite popular among the locals now.

Hainanese chicken rice     4     (cook) by the owner, Andrew Wong Hin Hausince since 2003. Andrew Wong Hin Hausince,     5     ancestral home is in Qionghai, Hainan province, gets up at around 4 am every day to buy the necessary ingredients at the market, starts to prepare the dish at 5:30 am     6     gets everything ready around 10:30 am. His     7     (create)way of cooking attracts many people.

Wong has been constantly improving the recipe. “If the guests are not     8     (satisfy). I will find a way to make it better,” he says, adding that he has never replaced the ingredients with cheaper ones. “You can’t cheat your customers by using inferior ingredients just due     9     the fact that prices keep rising,” he says.

Over the past years, Wong has tried local Hainanese chicken rice whenever he visits a new place, such as Shanghai, Hong Kong and cities in Thailand. He wants     10     (make) his restaurant better by studying the dish at other restaurants. In his eyes, Hainanese chicken rice is a heritage (文化遗产) from his home.

Recent videos claiming that a school in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, serves pre-made meals to its students     1     (spark) heated discussions across the country. People doubt if pre-made meals, despite being convenient, are healthy and nutritious enough for growing teenagers.

Pre-made meals refer to half-finished or finished dishes that are already cooked or prepared, according to the China Cuisine     2     (associate). There are several types of pre-made foods, including ready-to-eat food, such as a canned food or cooked food in package and ready-to-heat or ready-to-cook food,     3     requires heating or cooking before being served.

Many people tend     4     (think) that ready-to-heat and ready-to-cook foods are less nutritious because they usually need to be kept in     5     (freeze).

“Actually freezing does not cause a loss of nutrients,” Liu Junya,     6     33-year-old dietitian in Beijing, told Teens. “Nutrient loss     7     (typical) occurs during the heating or frying process. Pre-made foods can be less nutritious than freshly prepared and cooked foods,” Liu said.

Meanwhile, “many pre-made food companies prioritize taste over nutrition,” said Liu. This leads to     8     (high) levels of salt and sugar in the food, which may lead to health problems, such as high blood pressure or diabetes (糖尿病)     9     the long term.

It is hoped that regulations on pre-made meals can     10     (strengthen) to better ensure nutrition and hygiene (卫生).

Someday it may be possible for people to tackle their food allergies    1     (simple) by brushing their teeth.     2     New York City-based company has launched a trial to test this concept in food allergy sufferers. The idea is to expose users to small numbers of an allergen daily     3     (build) and maintain tolerance to it.

An existing treatment that delivers allergens through under-the-tongue liquid drops     4     (offer) decent protection. But it can be hard for users to keep up this daily routine.

Allergist William Reisacher    5     (come) up with the toothpaste idea while brushing his teeth in front of a mirror several years ago. “I saw all the foam (泡沫) in my mouth going into all the areas I wanted it to go,” he says. Delivering the allergen in the form     6     a toothpaste used daily would get the treatment to the right cells and keep it there, he thought.

A trial launched by Intrommune Therapeutics, which is developing the toothpaste, will test     7     well 32 adults tolerate growing numbers of allergens.

Allergist Sakina Bajowala supports the concept. But she worries about     8     (safe). She says that     9     (healthy) toothpastes could give allergens access to the blood stream,     10     (increase) the risk of allergic reactions.