The keys to reaching or staying at a healthy weight are regular exercise and good eating habits. Teens should get 60 minutes or more of physical activity a day. Note the word “activity”. As long as you’re getting your body moving, it doesn’t have to mean doing difficult exercise or going to the sports hall every day. All that matters is that each week you get the right balance of activity, including aerobics (有氧运动), strength building, and flexibility (柔韧) exercise. Make exercise a habit by arranging some time every day.

On days when you have soccer practice or an aerobics class, you may have no trouble exercising for an hour or more. But most of us are busy, and 60 minutes a day for exercise seems like a lot of time. The good news is that it’s OK to divide it into shorter exercise breaks throughout the day.

Just as you might have a healthy snack to stop yourself from getting hungry, exercise snacks can keep energy levels high. So get up 15 minutes early and do some stretching (伸展) activity. Walk fast or run slowly for 15 minutes after lunch. Do the same thing after school — or walk or bike home. Add to that taking the stairs, PE class, and walking between classes during the day, and you’ve probably reached your 60 minutes.

Here are five simple ways to make an exercise lifestyle change:

1.The writer thinks many people probably misunderstand the word“activity” to be “_______”.  

A．physical activity	B．body movement
C．sports hall exercise	D．outdoor exercise

2.When exercising, the most important fact is ________.

A．the time spent on exercise

B．the intensity of activity

C．the difficulty of exercise

D．the right balance of activity

3.The author advises dividing activity into shorter exercise breaks because ___.

A．exercising for a long time is bad for people’s health

B．it has the same effect as soccer practice

C．people usually haven’t much time to exercise

D．no one can spare lots of time to exercise

4.What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Regular exercise.	B．School exercise.
C．Indoor exercise.	D．Difficult exercise

 

Jyoti Amge, an Indian girl, is the world’s smallest woman. She is only 0.628 metres tall. She is small, but her dream is great. On her 18th birthday in 2012, she shared the good news with others. She would act in two movies.

  Jyoti is the youngest of the five children in her family. She stopped growing after her first birthday. Because of her size, Jyoti has special clothes and jewellery(珠宝首饰). She even has her own desk and chair in a regular(普通的)school. Jyoti also loves movies and fashionable dresses like others. Before 18, she acted in a music video along with a famous Indian singer.

  Jyoti said, “I’m just the same as other people. I eat like you, and dream like you. I don’t feel I am different.”

1.How old is Jyoti Amge in 2013?

A. 16 years old   B.17 years old  C.18 years old  D. 19 years old

2.On her 18th birthday, Jyoti said she would _____________.

A. go to France   B. act in movies

C. go to school   D. win the name of “the smallest woman”

3.How many sisters and brothers does she have?

A. 3       B.4      C.6     D. we don’t know

4.Jyoti’s _________is are not different from others’.

A. clothes     B. jewellery  C. chair   D. school

5.What did Jyoti do before 18?

A. She acted in a music video   B. She played in two movies

C. She sang a song in a movie  D. She made special clothes for herself

 

We humans are only born with one set of eyes, so it's our job to take care of them for our whole lives. The good news is that if we do a few simple things every day, we can maintain (保持) our eyesight and reduce (减少) the risk of ever hurting our eyes.
Almost all doctors agree that we can improve and maintain good eyesight by eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. It is especially important for us to eat vegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes.  Besides, we need to protect our eyes when we spend a long time in bright sunlight. The best way to do. this is by wearing sunglasses that have 100% UV (紫外线)  protection. What's more, it is necessary to protect our eyes when we work with dangerous chemicals (化学物质).  For this reason we should always wear goggles in chemistry labs at work or at school. Finally, we should not spend too much time in front of the computer or television screen. That is why doctors advise if we have to use a computer for a long time, we should take a short break every fifteen or thirty minutes.
Maintaining good eyesight is important. If we do these few simple things we can protect our eyes and reduce the chances of losing our eyes. As the popular English expression goes, “It's all fun and game, until someone loses an eye.” When people say this, they mean that losing an eye is a very terrible thing.
【小题1】When should we wear goggles?

A．While watching TV.

B．While using a computer.

C．While staying in the sun.

D．While working in a chemistry lab.

【小题2】How many pieces of advice are given in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【小题3】What does the underlined word ‘that’ refers to?

A．We should eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.

B．We should take a short break every fifteen or thirty minutes.

C．We should not spend much time in front of a computer or TV.

D．We should do a few simple things every day to keep our eyesight.

【小题4】Which would be the best title for the passage?

A．Fun and Games with Our Eyes

B．Caring for Our Eyes

C．The Risk of Hurting Our Eyes

D．Born with One Set of Eyes

Students are leaving the junior high school . What are they taking with them ? A lot of things for sure , but the most important thing is friends .
We asked some teachers to give us one last lesson . The lesson is proverbs（谚语、格言） about friends . Proverbs teach people about life . Older people often teach proverbs to younger people . Every culture has proverbs . They are short and easy to remember .
Mrs Minelli says , “ It is important to remember this Sicilian（西西里岛人的）proverb , ‘ Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty .’ It means that only good friends tell you when you are making a mistake .”
Mr Tulga says , “ I have a favorite proverb about friends , ‘ Friendship is a plant we must water .’ It is German . It means that everyone needs to take care of friendship like we take care of a garden .”
Mr Tulga says , “My grandfather in Turkey told me , ‘Nobody is so rich that he can throw away a friend .’ It means that everyone needs friends . Be good to them .”
The good news is :there is no test for this lesson ,. The bad news is :We will miss you .
Goodbye , friends ! Don’t forget us !
【小题1】As the proverb says ,           will tell you when you are making mistakes .

A．real friends	B．older people
C．some teachers	D．younger people

【小题2】Which is the best proverb to the meaning “Take care of friendship like we take care of a garden”?

A．A friend is easier lost than found.

B．Friendship is a plant we must water

C．Nobody is so rich that he can throw away a friend .

D．Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.

【小题3】Which of the following is true from the passage ?

A．Only some countries have their proverbs about friends .

B．After the last lesson , the students will have a test for it .

C．If you are rich enough , you can throw away your friends .

D．Proverbs are usually short , and they teach people about life .

【小题4】The writer of the passage mainly wants us to know              .

A．some proverbs about culture.

B．ways to take care of a friendship.

C．the importance of friendship.

D．students’ feelings in the last lesson .

Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such    16     that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.

    It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on  17  things in life and about devoting ourselves to 18   is important to us. This is how the story went:

    An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the sub-way. He would    19    the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and   20  . He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at  21   street corner and begged for almost 20 years.

    His  22    was dirty, and a stench came out and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of  23   all over the house  24   he had collected over the years.

    The police counted the money, and they soon   25  that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house expecting to ___26__ the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a   27    man now, a millionaire.

    But the old man said  28   ; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up  29 , went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.

    Clearly, this old man had no great plans,  30   or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.

1.A. class             B. teacher        C. lesson        D. study

2.A. interesting         B. special         C. important     D. necessary

3.A. what              B. that           C. how          D. where

4.A. get up             B. get onto        C. get from       D. get to

5.A. sing              B. sleep          C. think         D. beg

6.A. a different         B. another        C. the same      D. a strange

7.A. house             B. coat          C. cap          D. bag

8.A. food              B. money        C. books         D. clothes

9.A. that               B. where         C. whose         D. who

10.A. recognized        B. said           C. realized        D. thought

11.A. tell               B. share          C. cover          D. discuss

12.A. rich              B. poor           C nice            D. bad

13.A. thanks            B. something       C. nothing        D. much

14.A. much later         B. much earlier     C. so quickly      D. as usual

15.A. friends            B. jobs            C. chances        D. dreams