Mike Tam is a 16-year-old boy. He has many good 1 —He exercises every morning and reads books every night. He is doing well in studies and his favorite 2 are science and history.
Both of Mike's parents are good swimmers. When Mike was four years old, his father 3 to teach him how to swim. After two months of learning, Mike could swim 4 a fish.
Each week, Mike has to spend at least 16 hours 5. He spends two hours practicing swimming every day before school. After morning practice, he goes to school by bike. He likes riding bikes, 6 it is good for his health.
On Saturday, he gets up at 7: 00 a. m. He swims in the swimming pool for four hours. After that, he goes home to do his homework. He 7 watching movies, so he goes to the cinema every Sunday. "It is 8 to watch movies with my friends," he said. His parents often go to the swimming pool on weekends to encourage (鼓励)9 when they don't have to work.
Mike doesn't mind spending a lot of time practicing. "I love swimming, and practice can help me get good 10 in competitions (比赛)," he said.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. Have you heard of it? It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise). This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours' sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy.
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.
Exercise also helps the blood to move around inside the body. This is very important. The blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better!
Up to two thirds of children don't get as much sleep as they should do, and this can make them nervous and slow at school, researchers say.
So how long should young people sleep each night? The answer is between 8 and 10 hours. If you don't get enough sleep at night, you'll have less energy the next day.
But the researchers say many children have missed out on 4,500 hours of sleep by the time they are seven years old. They say that children miss sleep because they have TVs and computers in their rooms, and busy parents don't read to their younger children at night any more. The traditional “bedtime story” helps children to relax and fall asleep peacefully. Children with TVs and computers in their bedrooms were more likely to sleep badly, and to get less than eight hours' sleep. Even losing one hour's sleep a night can mean that children do less well at school.
German scientists think that your brain keeps working while you're asleep. To show that they were right, they gave two groups of people a problem to work out. One group went to sleep, and the other group stayed awake. The result? The people who slept worked out the answer more quickly, suggesting their brains had been trying to find the answer while the people were asleep. So, make sure you get enough sleep tonight, and you'll be at your best tomorrow!
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A. Eat light lunch every day B. Don't eat dinner late C. Drink plenty of water D. Eat fruit and vegetables every day E. Please drink some milk every day F. Don't miss breakfast |
Everybody knows that healthy eating habits are important. Here are five good eating habits for you.
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Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. You may need even more water when you are exercising.
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Breakfast is the most important meal of a day. You can have more energy(能量) after eating breakfast.
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If you don't have enough time to have a big meal, take some bread with you for a quick lunch. Don't eat lunch which has too much oil: If you don't have lunch, that will be bad for your health.
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We should eat fruit and vegetables every day." Add a banana to your breakfast, have salad for lunch, and eat some vegetables at dinner. If someone doesn't like to eat vegetables, he or she can eat some fruit instead.
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Try to have dinner at least 3 hours before going to bed. Your body needs time to digest(消化) most of the food before you rest for 8 hours.
I am a middle school student and I'm fifteen years old, I'm quite(health). However, one year ago I was fat. I loved chips and chocolate, and I got tired(easy). One morning, I saw some young men(run) in the park. Theyreally fit and active. So Irunning from then on.
Now I have a 1.5-mile run every morning, Imilk and eat fruit and vegetables instead of chips and chocolate. These good eatingand running help to build me up. I have fun running, and I feel well and look fit. Running(become) my favorite sport. I'm sure I will do(good) in the boys'800-meter race in our school sports meet.
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Henry: Hi, Bob. What do you usually doweekends?
Bob: I usually exercise. about you, Henry?
Henry: I usually go shopping in the supermarkets with my parents.
Bob: I can't stand shopping. It's a waste of time, I think.
Henry: But I really liked it. How do you exercise?
Bob: I exercise foura week at school. Do you often exercise?
Henry: very often. I have a lot of things to do every day, you know.
