—Tim. He is more careful than Tom and Alex.

    Do you like running? Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening in big cities and in the countryside, all over the United States, you can see {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (American) running—men and women, young and old. People run everywhere—along the beaches of California, through the Central Park in New York, down quiet streets in small towns or at gyms. Some people even run in {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (they) living rooms.

    Running was not so popular in the past. In the 1960s, runners were mostly athletes and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (health) strong people. When people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (see) a runner, they used to ask, "Hey, what's the hurry?" Or they might say to themselves, "Is he crazy?" At that time, women almost never ran. If they did, they might be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (laugh) at. But today all these have changed. Men and women of all ages enjoy running.

    Doctors say many of the health problems come from these bad {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (habit): eating too much food, smoking cigarettes, and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (take) little exercise. Doctors tell us," Eat less, exercise {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (much), and don't smoke." Running is a good exercise {#blank#}9{#/blank#} it helps build strong hearts and lungs. It {#blank#}10{#/blank#} helps most people lose weight.

    Mr. Jackson lives in a small town. The town{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(have) only three streets. Mr. Jackson lives on the third street. Usually this street is very {#blank#}2{#/blank#} but on weekends it's noisy.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} along this street for about five minutes(分钟), and you can find Mr. Jackson's house. His house is big and clean. It has two floors. On the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(one) floor, there is a living room, a dining room, a {#blank#}5{#/blank#}/'kɪtʃɪn/ and a bathroom. On the second floor, there are two{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(bedroom) and a big study. There is a small garden in front of the house. Mr. Jackson likes to work in the garden on weekends.{#blank#}7{#/blank#}/ə'krɔ:s/ from his house, there is a big hospital. It is about 50 meters away {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Mr. Jackson's house. So Mr. Jackson {#blank#}9{#/blank#}/ˈɔ:lweɪz/ walks to work. He thinks it is good for his health(健康). Every day he is busy {#blank#}10{#/blank#}he can meet many interesting people, so he likes his job(工作).

    The National Day holiday is one of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (big) holidays in China. At this time, we have a week off {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (stay) with our family {#blank#}3{#/blank#} go on trips.

    When the National Day holiday is.

    The National Day holiday usually {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (begin) on 1 October and lasts till 7 October. If the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday falls within this period, the holiday period usually gets a day longer.

    The history of China's National Day

    On 1 October, 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong declared(宣布) the founding(成立) of the People's Republic of China in Tian'anmen Square. The next day, the new government passed the" Resolution on the National Day of the People's Republic of China" and declared 1 October to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Chinese National Day. Ever since then, our National Day {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) on 1 October every year.

    National Day {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (celebrate)/activities

    Now every five years, a military parade(阅兵) {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hold) in Tian'anmen Square. Those great military parades have attracted people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are from both home and abroad.

    {#blank#}10{#/blank#} activities like flag-raising ceremony, song and dance show, and firework display are also held to celebrate National Day. If one loves shopping, the National Day holiday is a great time, for many shopping centres offer big discounts(折扣) during the holiday.