—We hear so much about exercises these days. So even experts can't agree on which exercises are best. Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises.

—Arm exercises? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

—{#blank#}2{#/blank#} They say that arm exercises are a way to become physically healthy.

—But don't arm exercises raise your blood pressure?

—Yes. But the articles I read supply ways to make up for that.

—How?

—By adding leg exercises, so that the arms don't do all the work.

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—Sounds right to me. I quite agree with you.

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—They mentioned quite a few, but some of the popular ones are cycling with special

bicycles that make you use both your arms and legs.

—{#blank#}5{#/blank#} So I'd like to have a try.

—The same with me.

A. So what exercises do the experts suggest?

B. The more leg exercises you do, the better you are.

C. And in turn I'm sure that they're also a good chance of losing weight.

D. Actually that's not the main reason.

E. What's your opinion about this?

F. Is that because our arms are too fat or soft?

G. I can hardly believe it.

    Maybe you have heard the expression “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”. So when you want to do business in France, you have to get to know French culture, to make marketing plans, and to run your business by local laws．

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} The French take great pride in their language, so anyone who does not speak it may run the risk of being disrespected by his French colleagues or business partners. Also, another reason why learning French is important is that it is a great way to show every possible French business partner that you care and respect their country's culture and language．

    The first thing that you should do when meeting someone new is to shake his hand firmly and always look the person in the eye. In social meetings with friends, kissing is common．

    Use first names only after being invited to. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} The French will sometimes introduce themselves using their surname first, followed by their first name．

    Dress well. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Your business clothing is a reflection of your success and social status. Always try to be tasteful and stylish.  Women are advised to dress simply but elegantly. Wearing make-up is practiced widely by business women．

    The French are passionate about food, so lunches are common in doing business in France, which usually consist of an appetizer, main meal with wine, cheese, dessert and coffee, and normally take up to two hours． {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Do not begin eating until the host says, “bon appetite”. Pass dishes to the left, keep wrists above the table and try to eat everything on the plate. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  This may suggest that you find the food tasteless. If eating in a restaurant, the person who invites always pays．

A． The French draw information about people based on their appearance．

B． This is a time for relationship building．

C． Remember to be as polite as possible．

D．Language should be the focus of anyone planning to do business in France．

E． Be careful with adding salt, pepper or sauces to your food．

F．Use Monsieur or Madame before the surname．

G．Make an appointment with your business partner in advance．

    As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Don't panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!

    With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about making choices. In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.

    Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself.

    It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family.  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.

    This period is a part of the life cycle. These are some people who will be with you throughout life's journey. There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not even see all of your classmates again.

    You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!

A．Choose your friends wisely.

B．They will help shape the future.

C．They may seem to happen quickly.

D．You will probably want to be independent.

E．You may appreciate what you have in your own life.

F．The choices that you make from now on will be your choices.

G．Your family has been with you since you came into this world.

    Vacations are important. We need to take time out from work to relax, and just be ourselves. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} We should all be allowed to leave our jobs behind us—at least for a few weeks each year—and just have fun. This might be something as simple as reading a good book in front of a warm fireplace and travelling to the most interesting places on our planet. Whatever we fancy doing is worth taking time out for.

    Workplace stress is on the rise. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} These include disease, depression and even death. We all seem to be running from one place to the next, never finding out where we want to go in the first place. I intend to break that trend in the coming days.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I will sleep late, write, watch movies, drink the occasional glass of wine, and eat to my heart's content ignoring calorie counting. My plan is to just enjoy the fleeting moments of being alive.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Spend your next vacation the way you want. Do what will restore your mental health. You're very valuable to the people who are close to you, and to those who depend on you. Like it or not, we are all interdependent in this great life of ours.

    You are valuable. Just remember that the next time you look at the mirror and take a deep breath. Remind yourself that there will never be anyone like you ever on this earth again.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} All you have to do is just ask yourself what you want to do.

    There are so many words in English that learning all of them can seem difficult. To make things even more challenging, certain sounds are pronounced differently. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Learn the vowel元音) sounds.

    In English, there are five main vowel letters: a, e, i, o, u. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Each vowel letter has both a short sound(such as the a in "bat")or a long sound(such as the a in "play"). Learn and practice these different vowel sounds to help teach you how to pronounce certain words and to improve your English pronunciation.

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    One of the most effective ways to learn a language is to listen to someone speaking it. Once you are familiar with how a language sounds, you will be able to start picking up on more sounds, words and phrases.

    Record yourself.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}To solve this problem and really see how you sound, try recording yourself. Use a smart phone or tape recorder to play back how you sound when you are speaking English.

    Get a spoken English tutor.

    To truly understand if you are saying and pronouncing things the right way, find someone who can practice with you and act as a spoken English tutor. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A. Break down words.

B. Listen to an English speaker.

C. Sometimes the letter "y" can make a vowel sound, too. .

D. How do you know if you are saying things correctly?

E. He or she will be able to correct you and teach you how to pronounce better.

F. Thankfully, there are tips that you can learn to make things a little easier.

G. Compare your English comprehension to someone else to see if you are doing it correctly.

Race walking (竞走) has become more and more popular in recent years. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} For example, it can make a person stronger and more patient.

Race walking is different from running. The race walker should take the correct running posture (姿势). He must never be completely out of contact with the ground, which means the back foot cannot fully leave the surface until the front foot has touched the ground. In addition, the leg carrying the race walker's weight must remain completely straight until his body has passed over it. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} If not, he will be warned (警告) by judges (裁判) and even lose the chance to continue the competition.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Some race walkers can reach a speed very close to that of professional runners. In 2008, the men's 20 km race walk world record was one hour sixteen minutes and forty-three seconds, while the current world record for a 20 km run was fifty-five minutes and forty-eight Seconds.

Race walking has become an important Olympic event. At first, only men were allowed to take part in race walking in the Olympics. Some years later, women were also allowed to take part in it in the Olympics. Women are typically slower than men in race walking. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

If you want to learn it, you can read some books or watch videos to find out the basics of race walking. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} You'll receive good guidance on the skills of race walking.

A. But their record scores are fairly close.

B. The correct posture is not easy to stick to.

C. The race walker must follow these basic rules.

D. It's a sport helpful to people's health and mind.

E. Or you can turn to a race walking coach directly.

F. Learning race walking can be tiring in the beginning.

G. The speed of race walking can be even as fast as that of running.