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　　The weather is getting hotter．You are thirsty after playing basketball or riding home from school．A cold drink may be just the thing．But be careful what you are drinking．Something that looks cool may not be good for your health．

　　There are plenty of “energy drinks” on the market．Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names．The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health．Sounds great!

　　But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine(咖啡因)in them．These drinks are especially aimed at(针对)young people．Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake．But be careful not to drink too much．

　　Caffeine makes your heart beat fast．Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited(限制)its use．Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea．Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks．Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems．Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them．

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　　The weather is getting gotter．You are thirsty after playing basketball or riding home from school．A cold drink may be just the thing．But be careful of what you are drinking．Something that looks cool may not be good for our health．There are plenty of "energy drinks" on the market．Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names．The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health．Sounds great!

　　But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine(咖啡因)in them．These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players．Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake．But be careful not to drink too much．

　　Caffeine makes your heart beat fast．Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited(限制)its use．Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea．Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks．Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems．Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them．

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Young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think their parents are out of touch with modern ways, that they are too serious and too strict (1)their children, and they seldom give their children a (2)hand.Parents often find (3)difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to forget how they themselves (4)when they were young.For example, young people like to act the spot (显示地位) (5)much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that they (6) up and they can do with any difficult things. Older people worry (7) . Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be upset(被打乱) by anything.

When you want your parents to (8)you do something, you will have better success (9) you ask before you really start doing it. Young people often (10)their parents angry by their choices in clothes, music and something else. But they don’t mean to cause(引起) any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture of (11). And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their(12)of speech, the young people will feel very happy.Sometimes you even don’t want your parents to (13)“yes” to what you do. You only want to stay at home alone and do what you like. If you plan to control(支配)your life, you’d better (14)your parents over and try to get them to (15)you. If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility(责任感), they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.

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Young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think their parents are out of touch with modern ways, that they are too serious and too strict (1)their children, and they seldom give their children a (2)hand. Parents often find (3)difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to forget how they themselves (4)when they were young. For example, young people like to act the spot (显示地位) (5)much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that they (6) up and they can do with any difficult things. Older people worry (7) . Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be upset(被打乱) by anything.

When you want your parents to (8)you do something, you will have better success (9) you ask before you really start doing it. Young people often (10)their parents angry by their choices in clothes, music and something else. But they don’t mean to cause(引起) any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture of (11). And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their(12)of speech, the young people will feel very happy. Sometimes you even don’t want your parents to (13)“yes” to what you do. You only want to stay at home alone and do what you like. If you plan to control(支配)your life, you’d better (14)your parents over and try to get them to (15)you. If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility(责任感), they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.

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　　The widespread number of food scandals(丑闻)in China is making many people pause before they put their chopsticks in their mouth．They are wondering if the food they are eating is clean, healthy and nutritious or does it contain something harmful that will cause disease?

　　Most of the food we eat today is processed food(加工食品)．That means the foods we buy in stores and supermarkets, especially packaged foods, are prepared in factories．Chemicals are added to the foods in these factories to make them look better, taste better and last longer on the shelf．The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and there are laws that regulate which chemicals can and cannot be used．Unfortunately, some producers do not obey the laws．

　　A producer of steamed buns(馒头)in Zhejiang Province was recently discovered to be breaking the law．He was adding yellow dye and other banned chemicals to the buns．He was also taking old buns and using them to make new buns．Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students．．．like you'

　　Why did he do it? Why did he break the law and endanger people's health? The answer is simple：he wanted to make more money．It was a moral failing, and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China．Too many people focus on making money and not on the effects their actions can have on others．

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