—It doesn't matter．Don't forget ________ it here this afternoon．

— There are many pens in that box. Just take________.

—Either is OK. It makes no __________to me.

    My son Daniel began surfing at the age of 13. After school each day he put on his wet suit and waited to be challenged by three-to-six-foot waves. Daniel's love for the ride was tested one1afternoon.

    "Your son's been in an accident," the lifeguard (救生员) reported to my2Mike over the phone hurriedly. "3he came up to the top of the water, the point of the board was headed toward his eye."

    Mike rushed our son to the hospital. He426 stitches (缝合) from the corner of his eye to the bridge of his nose.

    I was5home from a meeting while Daniel's eye was being stitched. Mike drove6to the airport after they left the doctor's office. He greeted7at the gate while Daniel was waiting in the car.

    "Daniel?" I questioned. I remember thinking the8must have been terrible that day.

    "He's been in an accident, but he's going to be fine," Mike comforted me.

    I ran to the car. My son reached out both arms, crying, "Oh, Mum, I'm so glad you're home."

    I sobbed (抽泣) in his arms, telling him how9I felt about not being there when the lifeguard called.

    "It's okay, Mum," he said. "I'll be fine. The doctor said I can go back in the water in eight days."

    Was he10? I wanted to tell him that he wasn't allowed to go near water again until he was 35, but11I controlled myself.

    He kept asking me to let him go back on the12for the next seven days. One day after I13 "No" to him for the 100th time, he beat me at my own game.

    "Mum, you taught me never to14what we love."

    I gave in. Back then Daniel was just a boy with deep15for surfing. Now he is among the top 25 surfers in the world.

    Being overweight (超重) is one of the biggest health problems now. Being overweight affects more than how you look. Too much fat can kill you.

    What's worse, overweight children turn into overweight adults. If you're obese now, you probably will grow into an obese adult. But here's good news. You can get rid of being overweight.

    Change your eating habits

    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 again.

    Get outside to exercise

    Jim, a player in 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 athletic and healthy.

    More TV means more fat

    Nearly every American kid watches TV for 2 hours and 56 minutes every day—that adds up to 44 days a year of sitting. 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.

    Overwork is one of the main reasons why so many students feel tired and stressed. There are some ways for you to learn to relax.

    First of all, reduce (减少) some of the work you do each day. So you can leave time for some relaxing and fun activities, like reading a good book, listening to a sweet song, going for a walk or taking a relaxing bath.

    Secondly, get a good night's sleep. Getting enough sleep will help you keep your body and mind in the best form. If you stay up late and need to get up early for school the next day, you may not be able to concentrate on the things you need to do.

    Next, exercise often and eat healthy food. You'd better eat less junk food or fast food.

    Another way is getting to know pleasant people. Some people are optimistic, while others are not. Choose optimistic people as your friends and spend more time with them. Then you'll be as happy as them.

    Then, learn to keep calm when you face problems. You know that you can probably solve the problems, and it is a good way to build up your self-confidence.

    Finally, have a happy attitude. Your attitude decides the way to see things. For example, is your cup half full or half empty? Learn to think more positively (积极地) about the difficulties you face.

    It is no longer as easy as it once was to choose what to eat. Our eating habits have changed, so has our way of life, and what we need for our bodies is also different. Traditional diets often have too much fat. So we had better learn to make the right choices about what and how we eat.

    When we choose what to buy and eat, we had better think whether the food will give us the nutrients we need. Some nutrients help build our bodies and make us stronger. We eat fish, meat and beans because the nutrient in them is good for our muscles. We choose eggs, milk and other dairy products (奶制品), which are good for our bones and teeth. We eat bread, rice and noodles to get carbohydrates (糖类) from them. We choose vegetables and fruit to get vitamins, fiber and minerals.

    But the choices we make are not just about nutrition (营养). Many people today choose what to eat according to their beliefs. Some people become vegetarians (素食主义者) because they believe it is healthier not to eat meat or they think we should not kill animals for food.

    Trump smoked heavily. He got lung cancer when he was sixty years old. He only had six months to live. His chance for recovery was 1 in 500. He lived in Baldwin Street, New Zealand, a very special street in the world. What he did with cancer was also special.

    He could see the worry, depression and anger in his life. He wondered, "If illness can be caused by negativity (消极性), can wellness be created by positivity?"

    He decided to make an experiment of himself. Laughing was one of the most positive activities he knew. He watched all the funny movies he could find. He read funny stories. He enjoyed talk shows and cross talks. He asked his friends to call him whenever they said, heard or did something funny. And he also told jokes to his friends and his family. He even built a club called "Laugh and life".

    At first, his pain was so great that he could not sleep. Then, he found laughing for 10minutes could relieve (减轻) the pain for several hours so he could sleep.

    He fully recovered from his illness and lived another 20 happy and healthy years in the end. He thought his success was because of the love of his family and friends, and laughing.

    So, if you like laughing, do it as often as you can in your life. If you don't like laughing, then take your medicine—laugh anyway.

He was             ready for his journey.

These difficulties are caused by             .

My bike is              yours.

It's impolite              at people.

Your              may include snacks, drinks, and children's games for the trip.

    Today, the        (popular) of basketball has risen around the world, with many young people dreaming       becoming famous players. In China, you can        (see) people playing basketball now and then in parks, schools and even        (factory). Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, but it has       become a popular sport to watch. Although America's NBA games are the most famous in the world, the CBA games are becoming        (much) popular in China.       number of foreign players, including Chinese players, in the NBA has increased. There        (be) also more and more foreign players in the CBA. Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to become like        (they). These stars encourage young people        (work) hard to achieve their dreams.

    We all have days when we are down, tired and unhappy. Even if sadness is part of our life, let's try to make it small.       

    Exercise.

    Taking exercise is a great way to clear sadness in your mind.       

    Listen to music.

           Some kinds of music work better than others, so try to find out what kind of music works the best for you.

    You can find joy in reading a book, watching sunrise, taking a hot shower, or something like that. These ways will cheer you up when you are down, but don't just use them when you are sad.       You will be surprised to know that these simple ways will keep your sadness away.

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