Our lifestyles today are very busy. We have families, school, sports, entertainment and social activities to fit into a time that seems never enough. We need to be healthy to meet the demands of daily life. But what does it mean to have a healthy lifestyle?
To have a healthy lifestyle, we need to：
◆eat different kinds of healthy food most of the time
◆do exercise often
◆have time to relax
◆get enough sleep to give our bodies time to grow healthy and strong
Read about a normal day in the lives of two children：
Abbey gets up at 7：00 a．m., feeds the dog, and has cereal and a glass of juice for breakfast. She walks to school with her friend, Julia. She has a bag of chips for a morning snack, drinks water, and has a chicken and lettuce sandwich with a banana for lunch. She likes to play soccer with her friends at lunch and morning breaktime. She walks home with Julia, has some crackers with cheese and juice for afternoon snack and plays with the dog for a while. She plays computer games for an hour or two before dinner, then has a shower and does her homework. She watches her favourite television show for an hour, then usually goes to bed at about 9：30 p．m.
Carl gets up at 8: 30 a．m. and has two pieces of bread with jam and a glass of milk for breakfast. His mother drives him to school on her way to work. He eats cookies with juice for morning snack and a pot pie ordered from the school lunch room with juice for lunch. He likes to play card games with his friends at lunchtime and climb the fixed equipment at morning breaktime. He catches the bus home, has a cereal bar and a can of soda for afternoon snack, then watches some television. He has a shower before dinner, then plays computer games for an hour or two. He goes to bed at about 10：30 p．m.
No matter which kind of lifestyle you agree on, just remember it's important to balance all aspects of life.
1.About a healthy lifestyle, the writer DOESN'T talk about ________.
A. diet B. exercise
C. relaxation D. medicine
2.What can we learn from the article?
A. Abbey plays soccer with her friends at school.
B. Abbey does her homework first after school.
C. Carl goes to school by bus every day.
D. Carl has juice for breakfast.
3.Where is the article probably from?
A. A health magazine.
B. A clothing website.
C. A sports guidebook.
D. A travel advertisement.
I began training to swim the English Channel at 58 years old.The ______ I was asked over and over again was this: “Why？”
When a student reporter of Indiana University recently asked me this question, I said, “First let me ______ you a question.What are your ______ for this summer？” He ______ that he was going to bag groceries (食品杂货)in the supermarket.I didn't have to say more; he understood my ______.
A ______ and an element of adventure are welcome whether you are 20 or 58 ______ when you have a choice.But why did I ______ to swim the Channel at 58? It is the challenge that ______ about 100 swimmers every year who are willing to spend time, effort and money ______ it.
I don't think that I am a superman.I do think I have three things going for me：
First, I am training hard－presently ______ 7.5 miles a day.Before that time I also kept physically ______ by training moderately (适度地)hard.
Second, I am a very goaloriented (目标导向的)person for whom this swim has long been a ______.I have a feeling I will be ______ ready and won't do as a Channel swimmer did a few years ago.
______， a young girl touched me, who was attempting to finish her swim when the ocean got ______ .She was having a ______ time with the turbulent (汹涌的)and cold water, when her trainer shouted to her from the boat that he thought she should ______ and get out of the water.She ______， “I'm doing the swimming and I will decide when to get out.” She ______ it.
1.A. opinion B. advice C. question D. reason
2.A. ask B. give C. tell D. bring
3.A. experiences B. courses C. plans D. suggestions
4.A. realized B. hoped C. agreed D. replied
5.A. situation B. poin C. problem D. success
6.A. challenge B. friend C. chance D. hobby
7.A. probably B. generally C. especially D. simply
8.A. fail B. hesitate C. stop D. decide
9.A. frightens B. attracts C. comforts D. puzzles
10.A. trying B. proving C. examining D. changing
11.A. hiking B. walking C. swimming D. running
12.A. attractive B. active C. desirable D. aggressive
13.A. target B. habit C. form D. practice
14.A. experimentally B. economically C. theoretically D. psychologically
15.A. For example B. Without doubt C. In addition D. As usual
16.A. rough B. calm C. beautiful D. vast
17.A. busy B. disappointing C. wonderful D. hard
18.A. go on B. look around C. call out D. give up
19.A. warned B. shouted C. begged D. repeated
20.A. took B. broke C. made D. caught
All the nations，powerful or not，should be ________harmony with each other.
A. out of B. in
C. on D. of
They have been waiting for hours to see the singer，but the airplane must have been ________.
A. behind the times B. behind schedule
C. ahead of time D. in no time
It rained heavily in the south，________serious floods in several provinces.
A. caused B. having caused
C. causing D. to cause
The town's water comes from the ________hills.
A. surrounded B. surrounding
C. nearly D. neighbour
