Many weight loss programs seem attractive to people. But for most people {#blank#}1{#/blank#}are overweight, the results are so {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(limit) that they will give up long before achieving any realistic results. It turns out that the programs are practically of no use. You lose weight for a while, only {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (gain) back more weight when you stop your weight loss program. This is {#blank#}4{#/blank#}such programs are not natural. Is there a natural weight loss solution?

    A sure way of achieving natural weight loss is to increase {#blank#}5{#/blank#}amount of exercise you get every day.  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} , this doesn't necessarily mean spending hours at the gym {#blank#}7{#/blank#} in front of a weight loss video. Increase your weight levels {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(nature) by walking or biking short distances instead of driving, or by taking the stairs instead of the elevator. There are even exercise that you can do while {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(sit) at your desk. All of these activities can burn extra calories {#blank#}10{#/blank#}taking up too much time.

    We all know that exercise is good for your health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running for example, may help to protect us {#blank#}1{#/blank#}heart disease and other health problems. Running also may help you live {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(long).

    Recently, researchers studied more than 55,000 adults. About one-fourth of the adults reported running{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(regular). The study found these runners were considerably less likely than non-runners{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(die)of any form of disease, including heart disease.

    D. C. Lee and the other researchers found that speed,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (distant)and how often one runs made little difference in{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(reduce)the risk of death. The runners in the study averaged between 10 and 16 kilometers per hour. Mr. Lee says slower runners, and those who only ran once{#blank#}7{#/blank#}twice a week, were helped nearly as much as those who ran faster and further.

    The researchers note that their study{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(base) on the participants' answering questions over the years. The study lacked complete information on {#blank#}9{#/blank#}these men and women ate and other facts about their lifestyles.

Researchers say this missing information could have affected the results. Still they hope their findings will motivate healthy adults to start running, a bit, down the road to live{#blank#}10{#/blank#}longer life.

    Anna lost her arms in a car accident when she was a teenager. What was worse, she lost her parents at {#blank#}1{#/blank#}age of 20. Her elder sister, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} was ten years older than her, wanted to take care of her. However, Anna refused {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (live) with her sister, saying that she would take care of {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(she). She managed to enter college and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (study) very hard. Four years later, she graduated and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (give) a job. Once she wrote {#blank#}7{#/blank#} her diary, “I am quite lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have my legs.” Anna chose to face her misfortune in a positive way. Instead of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (feel) sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She has taught us a good lesson. When something bad happens to us, we have two {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (choose). One is to complain, and the other is to face it {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (brave). If we choose to escape, it will always follow us wherever we go. If we decide to be strong, new hopes will come. So choose wisely.

    We get the energy for our movements {#blank#}1{#/blank#} food. Human beings are just like machines.  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(work) properly, we must be well energized. The energy chiefly comes from the three meals—breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast is  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(important) than the other two meals in a day. For one thing, after a night's sleep, most of the energy stored in the human body  {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (consume). Breakfast serves the purpose of restoring energy, thus {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(make) us energetic again. For another, in the course of a day, morning is the period of time in {#blank#}6{#/blank#}we work with high efficiency. Without breakfast, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} efficiency would be lowered. Finally, the constant lack of breakfast can lead to stomach trouble. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, to keep fit, we must have breakfast every day. It {#blank#}9{#/blank#} be a cup of milk with some bread, or a bowl of porridge with some steamed bread, or anything else of the similar kind. Anyway, we must eat our food, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a good breakfast can not only ensure our good health but also make a good beginning for a new day.

    Learning{#blank#}1{#/blank#} new language is not easy, but a Chinese in Washington D.C. says he knows how to make it less {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(difficulty). Li Lei teaching Chinese to children says, “The magic key to {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(teach) a language is culture.”

    Li came to Washington through the State Department's Teachers of Critical Language Program, which brings teachers from China and Egypt to America. One of the goals of the program is {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(help) American students learn Chinese and Arabic.

    The program helps the teachers and students learn about the {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(culture) of other countries. Li says learning languages helps students learn {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(much) about the world.

    Spanish is the native language of many of Li's students at Cooke Elementary School, so many of {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(they) are learning English and Chinese at the same time.

    Li {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(explore) the local Chinese community and many other cultures in Washington so far. He says the children at the school, some of {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are as young as five years old, might not remember all of the Chinese characters he teaches them, and that they might even forget his name. And he hopes that they will always remember him {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a teacher they liked and respected.