1 . Living a healthy life is essential for a happy and fulfilling life. It is important to adopt ______habits that contribute to our physical and mental well-being.

Eating a______and balanced diet is the first step towards maintaining good health. This means including a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins in our daily meals.

Regular exercise is______important for our overall health. Whether it’s jogging, swimming, or practicing yoga, finding an activity that we enjoy can make exercise more ______. Not only does exercise help in maintaining a healthy weight, but it also boosts our ______and lowers the risk of various diseases.

In addition to a healthy______and regular exercise, it is crucial to get enough sleep. A lack of sleep can have negative effects on our______, concentration, and immune system. Aim for around 7-8 hours of sleep every night to feel refreshed and______every day.

To maintain our mental well-being, it is also important to engage in activities that______ stress. This could be practicing meditation, ______a hobby, or spending quality time with loved ones. Taking care of our mental health is just as important as taking care of our physical health.

Lastly, it is important to______bad habits that can negatively impact our health. Smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and excessive______intake are all examples of habits that should be avoided. These habits can increase the risk of various health issues and gradually lead to health______.

In conclusion, living a healthy life requires a______of healthy diets, regular exercise, sufficient sleep, stress management, and avoiding harmful habits. By adopting these habits and making them a part of our daily______, we can improve our overall health and well-being.

2 . Respiratory (呼吸的) conditions like asthma (哮喘) affect about 1/6 New Zealanders. Aimee Scott is one of those who have ______ asthma since she was a child.

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation (ARFNZ) is asking those people to ______ themselves to do at least 16 minutes of lung exercise a day during the Breathe Better Month. ______ set themselves up with a challenge that suits them — anything like taking the stairs or performing a dance—and , in the process, get ______ by others. All the money raised by them goes to ARFNZ for awareness, research and ______ for people with respiratory conditions.

Scott’s challenge is to walk an average 10,000 steps every day for the purpose of it being ______ , doable, and maintainable. “______ this (asthma) is my biggest struggle, it is also what makes me strong,” she says. “Being fit and healthy is an ______ we should put at the top of our list.”

“I want to give those with asthma ______ with my story that living with asthma doesn’t mean you can’t participate in exercise, but that exercise should be used to help ______ the strength of your lungs.”

ARFNZ chief executive Letitia Harding says as the foundation ______ no government funding, it relies ______ on donors, sponsors and community funding organizations. “We’re dependent on generous people like Aimee who understand the ______ of respiratory conditions and want to make a difference. We are so ______ for all her efforts. She is a fantastic example of someone who has not allowed her condition to be a(n) ______ to a full and active life.”

3 . 78-year-old Nora Langdon has become an inspiration to people of all ages. She _________multiple days a week at the gym training for three hours at a time.

At 65, Langdon was determined to live a _________lifestyle. In 2007, she weighed over 210 pounds and often struggled to catch her _________while going up the stairs. She knew it was time to _________

“On the first day I started, I told myself that I’d give up because it was too _________for me.” Langdon told Good Morning America. “Then I heard my _________saying from within, ‘go back.’ So, I went back and here I am today.”

After joining the gym and watching her trainer prepare for a powerlifting meet, she _________his competition and decided to try it herself. She began with the basics — using a broom (扫帚) as a barbell before _________moving to weights. It wasn’t long before she discovered _________was her love.

Langdon has __________19 world records and quickly became one of Michigan’s best in her age range. Although Langdon has some world records under her belt, she shows no signs of __________. Her next __________? To powerlift a total of over a thousand pounds!

Langdon wants others to know that with__________and strong faith, anyone her age can get into __________. “You were __________to continue until the Lord takes you away,” she said.

4 . It’s 6:15 a.m. on a school day, and Jocelyn Murzycki has two kids and she needs to get out the door in an hour. As the sky begins to _________, Murzycki doesn’t manage a few more minutes of sleep. _________, she’s heading out in the freezing cold on her daily plog—a run to_________ litter.

First, the _________ are: a litter grabber and a reusable shopping bag, one side for landfill and the other for _________. Covering herself up, Murzycki jogs _________ down Main Street, stopping briefly to pick up a plastic cup. She usually needs to stop halfway through her 20-minute run to _________ her bag. Within a few hours the street will look littered again. But she isn’t_________—it just adds fuel to her plogging fire.

The word “plogging” comes from plogga, a _________ of two Swedish words that mean to pick up and to jog. The activity was ____________ by Erik Ahlstrom. When he moved to Stockholm, he felt ____________ at the amount of litter in the streets and began gathering friends to clean up the neighborhood while out for runs. Now Mr. Ahlstrom is traveling the world, publicizing the ____________ of plogging. In the U.S., social media and running groups are ____________ people to get out and plog: the “plogging” tag (标签) alone has more than 40,000 posts.

Murzycki has been doing this for a few years even before the trend hit the U.S. “It really is super ____________ if you go out every single day and just pick up litter,” she says. But she’s figured out how to make it fun by jogging with friends and adding the ____________ finding a tiny glass bottle adds one push-up (俯卧撑).

5 . Yoga for Teens

It's almost impossible not to see a headline about the benefits of yoga (瑜伽) on a magazine cover in the supermarket. Yoga studios are _________ in communities around the country.

Is our interest in this ancient practice a passing trend? Or will yoga prove to be a(n) _________ that offers a boost (增强) to kids' health? As the child of a yoga-skilled mother, I decided to_________further.

According to a report, 8.4 percent of kids practised yoga in 2017. That is almost three times _________than the amount in 2012.

The Yoga and Meditation Center in San Diego, California,has seen this _________ first-hand.＂I enjoy teaching teenagers _________ I feel that I understand the pressure of being a teen,"said teacher Laura Brown. "Yoga can increase your confidence, _________ stress, and improve both mental health and physical health."

After talking with Brown, I sat down with the founder of the institute,Shashi Pottathil.He has been practising yoga for more than 40 years. "Many people _________yoga with a religion or culture," he said. But he had a_________ explanation.

＂Yoga is the management of many __________ in our body—respiratory (呼吸的)，digestive(消化的), nervous, muscular, and immune(免疫的),＂Pottathil explained." Yoga can __________ affect memory, speed and balance."

Pottathil thinks that today's teens can __________ greatly from the practice of yoga. "They're not using their brain's full potential," he said. "Teenagers are messing up their body when they look down at their phones. They're not moving enough, which is __________their body." He passionately believes that his goal of teaching yoga is to__________crisis (危机）before it happens.

Indeed, after my first class, I immediately felt__________.Have your tried yoga yet?

6 . 36-year-old Andy decided to return to his favorite high school hobby—skateboarding. The only _______ he expected to encounter was his own ability to get back into the sport after so long. _______, the 340-pound skateboarder soon realized that was the least of his problems.

Andy's challenges began even _______ he stepped on a skateboard. He couldn't find any resources, like the type of boards to try, for _______ skaters. What Andy did find instead was a (an) _______ belief that plus-sized people should not be skating.

Determined to change people's _______ of plus- sized people in sports, Andy founded Chub Rollz—a skateboarding community for fat skaters. He knew not only did he need to get back into skating to prove people _______, but he needed to _______ a safe space where others can show themselves as well.

To inspire plus-sized people to _______ the fun sport, Andy made a list of recommended products for them and also hosted skateboarding classes to _______ beginners. The ________ to Chub Rollz was incredibly positive.

Following an article about his initiative in the San Francisco Chronicle (纪事报), Andy, received numerous messages from ________ expressing gratefulness for giving them the ________ to stand up to critics.

For those ________ to go after their desired activity due to their body size, Andy has this to say: “Never let others' opinions and self-doubt ruin the chance to ________ something new.”