Keeping Healthy﹣stories from around the world
Running for fun
Running regularly helps you to keep fit．That's why millions of people run several days a week and take an（1） （积极的）part in races．Some runners join the sport and doing something（2） （有帮助的） for others together． Last autumn in Tokyo， some runners（3） （穿） crazy costumes and ran a full marathon to collect money for charity（慈善）．
A beautiful morning in a park
You will see in China big groups of people doing tai chi in（4） （公共的） places， such as parks and squares．Tai chi is a traditional sport widely spread in China． These slow controlled movements of the（5） （手臂） and legs are very good for your health． Mr． Lee．a doctor， often（6） （分享） his experience， saying that doing tai chi helps him overcome stress and feel relaxed．
Ice swimming
Imagine you are somewhere in Russia or Finland in（7） （冬天）：and it's ﹣15 ℃outside．Would you rather see a film or go for a swim in the nearby river on a fine（8） （星期日）afternoon？ Not many of our readers would choose to go for a swim in such （9） __ （低）temperatures，but in some countries， ice swimming has been popular for centuries．Some people say it can help strengthen the body． But you have to have the（10） __ （勇气） to try it﹣ and it's only for people who are already fit and healthy!
A： Hi! Dave． Haven't seen you for a long time． Did you go anywhere interesting？
B： Yes， I did． （1）
A： What did you do there？
B： We enjoyed the beautiful sights in the mountain and ate many kinds of wild vegetables that are offered by the villagers there．
A： Sounds fantastic． （2）
B： We sent some books to the students there． In fact， I felt a little sad when I came into their classroom．
A： Why did you have that kind of feeling？
B： The students there studied in poor learning conditions．（3）
A： Can you tell me what you are going to do？
B： We are going to provide the students with new desks and chairs．
A：（4） I am willing to join you．
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A． Many of us have promised to give more help to them． B． My friends and I went to a village this vacation． C． Being a volunteer is really great． D． What else did you do？ |
It was a Sunday afternoon． A girl was unhappy． She complained to her father about her hard life． There were so many problems! One problem wasn't solved but（1） came． She wanted to give up．
Her father smiled and took his daughter into the（2） ．He filled three（3） with water． And he put some carrots in the first one． In the second one， he put some eggs． Coffee was put in the third one． Then he boiled them． The girl watched her father． Her father just waited（4） saying a word．
The girl wondered（5） her father was doing that for． About 20 minutes later， her father （6） the carrots and put them into a bowl． The eggs were put on a plate and the coffee was poured into a cup． Turning back to his son（7） ， Dad asked， "What do you see？ ""Carrots， and coffee．" she answered．
Her father told her to close her eyes and let her touch the carrots． She did and felt the carrots were soft． After that he asked his daughter to take the eggs and feel them． The eggs were hard． At last， her father asked her to taste the coffee． "What's the meaning， Dad？" He explained that（8） of the things had met with the same unlucky experience﹣the boiling water， but the three things had（9） results．
The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after they were put into the boiling water． The eggs became hard after being cooked． The coffee was very special and it（10） the water． "Which one will you choose to be， a carrot， an egg or coffee？ That's up to you to decide． "said her father．
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（1）A． the other |
B． another |
C． other |
D． others |
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（2）A． kitchen |
B． dining room |
C． hotel |
D． bedroom |
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（3）A． bowls |
B． plates |
C． pots |
D． cups |
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（4）A． with |
B． without |
C． of |
D． for |
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（5）A． what |
B． why |
C． how |
D． where |
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（6）A． took place |
B． took off |
C． took after |
D． took out |
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（7）A． usually |
B． exactly |
C． lately |
D． slowly |
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（8）A． every |
B． neither |
C． each |
D． none |
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（9）A． different |
B． difficult |
C． same |
D． similar |
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（10）A． divided |
B． discovered |
C． changed |
D． invented |
Can you get free plastic bags from supermarkets now？ I'm afraid you can't． Things have changed．
Free plastic bags can' t be used at shops and supermarkets in China， and people have to pay for plastic bags． Because our country tried to make litter（1） ．
The Chinese once used about 3， 000， 000，000 plastic shopping bags a day． They are（2） to break， most of them can be used only once． And some people throw them away here and there， they have caused pollution for the environment． If they are burnt， they may cause bigger troubles． For example， they may cause illness for us． So the Chinese people（3） to bring their own bags for shopping． Some students come up with a good idea． They make the shopping bags by （4） ． They use old clothes to make cloth bags， and send them to their parents as presents． They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead． They think it is their（5） to protect the environment．
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（1）A． fewer |
B． more |
C． less |
D． better |
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（2）A． hard |
B． easy |
C． difficult |
D． strong |
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（3）A． are encouraged |
B． encourage |
C． are invited |
D． invite |
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（4）A． them |
B． themselves |
C． him |
D． himself |
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（5）A． ability |
B． change |
C． chance |
D． duty |
A husband and wife were driving down a country road on their way to visit some friends． As they came to a muddy （泥泞的） part of the road， their car（1） （break） down．
They tried to get the car out by themselves， but it didn't work． Then they saw a farmer（2） （come） down the road． He was driving some oxen （牛）． He stopped when he saw the couple was in trouble． He said he would pull the car out of the mud for ￥20 （130yuan）． They agreed and minutes（3） （late） the car was free．
The farmer turned to the husband and said， "You know， you're the（4） （ten） car I've helped out of the mud today．"
The husband looked around at the large land and asked the farmer， "When do you have time to plow （犁） all your（5） （field） ？At night？"
"No，" the farmer answered， "I put the water in the hole at night!"
Tiangong Ⅰ， China's first space lab， （come back） to the earth after finishing its job on April 2this year．