I made a visit to Australia a few weeks ago. I knew I couldn’t leave the surf capital of the world     1     experiencing it, so I booked a group surf lesson when I was in Byron Bay,     2     is a really popular place for professional surfers to go and catch some waves!

We started off with a warm­up by doing some stretches and going for a jog along the beach, then we all     3     (lie) down on our surfboards on the sand and practiced     4     (jump) up to the standing position. After a couple of practice, we were ready to go out into the sea and try it out on the water. I have to admit that surfing is much     5     (hard) than it looks — when you watch people from the beach, you feel they are surfing so     6     (easy)! I had a couple of failed     7     (attempt) to stand up but then one of the     8     (instruct) came to help me and held my board steady.

Finally I started to get the hang of it and by the end of the lesson I could manage     9     (stand) up on the board by myself. It was     10     an awesome feeling that I couldn’t wait to try it again!

As the experts say, swimming is an excellent way to work your entire body. An hour of swimming     1     (burn) almost as many calories as running. There are a host of benefits you may gain from swimming     2     (regular).

One of    3     biggest benefits of swimming is that it truly works well from head to toe. It can not only increase your heart rate without     4     (stress) your body, but also build up your muscles and strength. Besides, swimming makes your heart and lung strong.     5     (research) say that it may even reduce your risk of death.     6     (compare) with inactive people, swimmers have about half the risk of death. Some other studies have shown that swimming may help lower blood pressure and control blood sugar.

The number of persons     7     experience some level of insomnia (失眠症) is increasing, so this is excellent news — the researchers conclude that swimming is a potentially powerful way     8     (relieve) stress quickly and promote deeper sleep.

As with any workout, there are certain risks associated with swimming. If you     9     (injure) or have certain medical conditions, be sure to check with your doctor before swimming.     10     general, it’s a good idea to check with your doctor whenever you start a new exercise program.

The best way to deal with sports injuries is to keep them from happening in the first place. Knowing the rules of the game you are playing and using the right     1     (equip) can go a long way toward preventing injuries. If you think you have been injured, pull     2     (you) out of the game or stop     3     (do) your activity or workout. Let a coach or parent know what happened in case you need to see a doctor. Serious head and neck injuries happen most often to athletes     4     play contact sports like football. Keep the injured person still with his or her head     5     (hold) straight while someone calls for emergency     6     (medicine) help. If the person     7     (lie) on the ground, do not try to move him or her.

Your first question after a sports injury will     8     (probable) be, “When can I play again?” This depends on the injury and what your doctor tells you. Even if you can’t return to your sport right away, a doctor might have suggestions and advice     9     what you can do to stay fit. Always check with your doctor     10     trying any activity following an injury.

It is known to all that exercise has a range of health benefits. The fact is the     1    (inspire) behind some people’s assumption that if some exercise is good, more is always better. So they tend     2     (exercise) for a long time without stopping. For example, some people run for several hours at a time and some work out for hours at the weekend to make up     3     their lack of exercise during the weekdays.     4    , these may become a serious health risk. Recently, several surveys     5     (make) to know that over 80% of people got injured when doing exercises. Actually, aerobic routines     6     last over 100 minutes have a certain health risk. On the other hand, they should not be     7     (short) than 10 minutes. If you do exercise for only a few minutes, you may not be working out long enough to see any benefits from it. When doing exercise, 30 to 60 minutes     8     (seem) enough for the daily aim. This will prevent you from     9     (get) hurt. Moreover, it will ensure that the exercise you do can     10     (positive) affect your physical health.

Health and fitness help a person live a good and healthy life. Often due to various pressures, we tend to ignore our health. This     1     (make) our body suffer and we will catch other diseases. It is the fitness level of our body     2     helps us fight these diseases.

Health and fitness are interrelated to each other. We need to be fit to have a healthy body. Similarly, if we are healthy we shall naturally     3     (attract) towards maintaining the fitness of our body. Health is the state of our body at a given time. We may not have any disease but still have a weak body,    4     is ready to be targeted by viruses. For instance, we may have     5     tendency to catch a cold easily. This does not     6     (definite) mean that we are not healthy. It means the fitness level is not in accordance with our age and the climatic conditions we live in.

It is important for everyone to devote some time to health and fitness. There are some     7     (active) which everyone should do in our life. For instance, we must exercise daily regardless of our age and working style. Additionally, it is important to relax our body. We should have at     8     (little) six to eight hours of sleep every day. It helps in     9     (improve) our immune (免疫) system and protects us against diseases. It also helps in keeping us calm and relaxes our mind. This,    10     turn, gives us new goals of health and fitness.

RE, a biking lifestyle company in Beijing, runs just one of the city clubs that have started to gather cool bikers together. The company’s shops not only provide bicycle gear (装备) and     1    (product), but also have cafes and flower and clothing sections as it aims     2     (promote) bike culture as a lifestyle choice and also expand the scale (范围) and togetherness of the biking community in the city.

Lao Yuan, CEO of RE, told the Global Times that the cycling culture has long existed in China and now a scene     3     was once commonplace during the 1980s, lots of people     4     (ride) bikes, has returned.

“The positive idea of sports can meet today’s urban (城市的) riders’ longing for     5    modern, eco-friendly lifestyle. Riding a bike     6     (be) becoming a form of spiritual healing for more and more people.” Luo noted.

Biking circles are not just connected through shops but also online communities. Taking the RE’s online platform     7     example, it has more than 20,000     8     (register) online members and over 20 sub-communities, in which bikers join in     9     (create) events such as designing their own riding clothes from recycled materials.

Such trends can also be seen on social media platforms such as media review site Douban and lifestyle platform Little Red Book, on which experienced riders share     10     (they) designed routes and experiences.

Football is the most popular outdoor game all over the world. It is one of the oldest     1     (game) and is played in many countries.

Football     2     helps improve concentration and creates team spirit requires a lot of physical     3     (strong). This game started from Italy where there was a village     4     (call) Rugby and according to some sources the game originated from China.

The game can be used     5     (reduce) stress and can be played by people of all ages. The game is played by hitting the ball     6     a foot so it is called football. So far, it     7     (become) a very popular game in many parts of the world. People are     8     _(excite) to see their favorite team win.

There are different kinds of football rules known as “Football Codes”. However, the way that football is played is     9     _(actual) similar everywhere. It is played by two teams with eleven players in each team and two judges and each game lasts for 90 minutes, with     10     break of 15 minutes. The aim of the players is to score and prevent the opposite team from making a goal.