Winter break was fast approaching. All Scott wanted to do was to go snowboarding. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (fortunately), Scott's parents had different plans. They had booked a weeklong trip to Hawaii. Scott hated warm weather and asked {#blank#}2{#/blank#} he could just stay at his best friend's house so that he could snowboard every day. His parents didn't want to hear anything of it. He kept {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (debate) with them about the topic, but they would not change their minds. Family time was important to them, and it was a tradition that they spent winter break together.

    The debate {#blank#}1{#/blank#} junk food in schools has gone for many years, and people on both sides feel very strongly. Some people believe junk food, such as candy, cookies, potato chips, and soda, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (taste) good, but it's not good for the human body. This is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} they have made an effort to ban it from schools. They think taking junk food out of schools will make kids healthier.

    Others, however, believe this kind of ban doesn't make much of a difference. Instead of banning junk food, they suggest students should be given choices between healthy and unhealthy ones. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (learn) to make healthier choices on their own is an important part of growing up.