This is not a diet. It's a simple way to lose weight. And you don't even have to give up the food you love or join a gym (健身房). You just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them, and you'll become thin.

A. Wake-up

    When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, bend(弯曲) forward until you feel sore（酸痛） in your back. It will bum about 10 calories.

B. Start with soup

    When you have a meal, order a clear soup, and have it before having the main food. In this way, you'll feel fuller, so you'll eat less when the main food comes.

C. An apple (or more) a day

     Apples are full of fiber and water, so your stomach will want less. The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight.

D. Stand up and walk around

     Every time you use the mobile phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average (平均）two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will bum 50 0r more calories.

     Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.

1.We should have soup first so that _______.

      A. it can help burn some calories         B. our stomach will want less

      C. it will provide us with enough water    D. we won't need any main food

2.Which of the following may the writer NOT agree?

      A. Sitting up slowly without using your hands helps bum calories.

      B. Eating apples every day is good for people's health.

      C. You have to join a gym if you want to lose weight.

      D. It's good to walk around while talking on the mobile phone.

3.This passage is written to _______.

      A. give advice on how to lose weight       B. tell people to eat apples every day

      C. tell people how to enjoy a better life     D. tell people to give up bad habits

4. In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read the passage?

      A. Shopping.       B. Teaching.        C. Family.      D. Health.

Dear Dad,

I’m writing to you because it’s not easy to talk about it. I still   31   clearly how my uncle died two years ago. In fact, I seriously want to ask you to stop smoking. I’ve looked up a lot of information about smoking and I found out something   32  . You know that smoking is bad for your  33   and can cause cancer. I’ve learnt that it causes many other   34   too. Do you know that over ten thousand people die from smoking every year in Britain?

When mum asks you to smoke   35  , you think she’s angry. Well, it’s true that she doesn’t like the   36   of smoke in the house. When you smoke, it’s also   37   for mum and me. In other words, when we   38   in your smoke, it’s like we’re smoking ourselves.   39  , we can also get disease. Doctors are finding that

more and more   40   are falling ill because of the others’ smoking.

I know that it’s very   41   to stop smoking, but you must give it up. Please see the doctor and ask him   42   help. We will do anything we can to help you. You must try to   43   your own life. We don’t want to  44   you because you are so important to us.  45   you, who can help me with my maths homework or mend my bike? Please don’t smoke!

Your daughter,

Meimei

31．A. remember       B. forget      C. think     D. feel

32．A. interesting       B. terrible    C. boring    D. strange

33．A. health          B. study      C. work      D. mind

34．A. things          B. mistakes    C. feelings  D. illnesses

35．A. nowhere       B. anywhere    C. outside   D. inside     

36．A. color          B. smell       C. shape     D. taste

37．A. useless        B. useful      C. bad       D. good

38．A. move          B. rest        C. arrive    D. breathe

39．A. However       B. As a result   C. In fact   D. For example

40．A. doctors        B. nurses      C. non-smokers D. smokers

41．A. difficult        B. easy       C. important D. dangerous

42．A. on            B. from       C. of        D. for

43．A. save          B. waste       C. refuse    D. accept

44．A. trouble        B. lose        C. hurt      D. keep

45．A. With          B. Without     C. Behind    D. By

Drinking water is good for your health．There are some scientific ways of drinking water．

1．It is the best medicine to drink two glasses of water in the morning．

2．Drink clean water．

3．Drink the water that has not been boiled．

Many people think boiled water is safe and good to people's health．In fact，it is not true．The boiling point of water is 100℃．By boiling it，most bacteria in water can be killed．In the past，the water was less polluted，so boiling was a good way to make clean water．But heavy metals and other dangerous things in today's water are much more terrible than bacteria．Boiling doesn't fix that problem．And boiling water may give us more of the dangerous things in our glass．

4．Never use soft drinks to take the place of water．

5．Water is also needed in winter．

6．Drink water in the right time．

1）After getting up in the morning，you have less water in your body，because you weren’t drinking for the whole night．So you should drink some water to keep your health after getting up in the morning．That can prevent high blood pressure，cerebral haemorrhages（脑溢血），and so on．

2）Drinking water at about 10 am helps your body keep enough water．

3）Drinking water at about 3 pm can clean out the wastes in your body．

4）About eight o'clock in the evening is the best time to drink water．Your blood gets thicker when you sleep．Water will make your blood less thick．

Besides，we should drink 2L of water every day．Water is so important for our life．We should drink water often．

1．According to the passage，         in the morning is the best         ．

A．drinking some hot soup；medicine

B．drinking some porridge；breakfast

C．drinking some water；medicine

2．         can prevent high blood pressure，cerebral haemorrhages and so on．

A．Drinking some water after getting up in the morning

B．Drinking some water before going to bed

C．Drinking some milk before going to bed

3．At about 3 pm，drinking water can clean out the          in your body．

A．oil                                     B．food                                  C．wastes

4．From the passage，we can see the best time to drink water is         ．

A．about eight o'clock in the morning

B．about eight o'clock in the evening

C．before supper

5．The best title（标题）to this passage is         ．

A．Drink clean water                  B．Don’t drink the boiled water

C．Scientific water drinking

Everyone wants to be healthy. Then do you know how to keep in good health? You may say, “Having a balanced diet and doing exercise can help us.” I agree with you.  ①  In fact, good sleep is also very important.
Lots of people in the world have sleep problems. They can’t sleep well at night. The next day they are too tired to work well. They are unhappy and stressed out. Then they may have some other health problems.  ②  
How can people sleep well at night? Here are some good ideas.   ③ 
● Sleep in a quiet room.
● Do some exercise before going to bed. It’ll make you sleepy(瞌睡的).
● Wash your feet in warm water before you go to bed.
● Have a glass of milk. It’s pretty good for sleeping.
● Don’t think about boring things.  ④  Try to be relaxed.
【小题1】The writer(作者) thinks people should ______ to stay healthy.