Do you like running? Running is becoming one of the most popular activities these days. Many of us run for our {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (health ). Doctors say many of the health problems come from such bad habits {#blank#}2{#/blank#} eating too much, drinking too much, smoking, staying up late and not having enough exercise. Doctors tell us, “Eat{#blank#}3{#/blank#}, don't smoke, have enough sleep and exercise more. “Running is a good exercise because it can help us {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(build) a strong body. It also {#blank#}5{#/blank#} many people lose weight. One 25-year-old woman teacher runs for half an hour in the morning five times{#blank#}6{#/blank#}week. She runs to lose weight. “I feel comfortable and I'm not fat any more,” she says. Running is good{#blank#}7{#/blank#}health in other ways, too. Many runners say running also makes people{#blank#}8{#/blank#}（strong）. “After school, I like to run for ten minutes. Then I feel {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（relax）and energetic,” says Yang Min, a middle school student. So today men and women of all ages enjoy {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(run). Do you want to keep fit? Come on! Let's join in the running.

    Winter is around the corner, and most plants are losing their {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （叶子）. However, bamboo doesn't. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (相反), bamboo stands straight and grow fast. Chinese people say that this is bamboo's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (精神). It is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (勇敢) enough to overcome difficulties.

    Because of this , the Chinese really love bamboo. They call bamboo, along with the pine tree and the plum blossom, the "three cold-resistant {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (朋友) of winter.

    Bamboo is a common plant all around China. It has many uses in our  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (日常的) life. Chinese people learned to use bamboo to make {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (筷子) ,baskets and even furniture a long time ago. Bamboo is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (使用) to cook all kinds of food. Bamboo is also the main food of the giant pandas.

    Bamboo is also very useful in art. Because bamboo is hollow inside, it's a good choice for people to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (制作) different things. It's clever to make {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （音乐的） instruments. There are many kinds of bamboo flutes all over the world.