A lot of people wish to be slim（苗条）, but at the same time they are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （worry） about their health. In fact, it is important for everyone {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （lose）weight healthily. But how can you do it? Here's some good {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （advice）.

    Drink plenty of water and eat a（n） {#blank#}4{#/blank#} （health） diet. If you feel like eating snacks（零食）, drink a glass of water first. If you are still hungry after 15 minutes, then it's time {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a light snack.  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （try） to stay away from food with high calories（卡路里）, such as sweets and fast food.

    Do not eat more than you can consume（消耗）. People get fat {#blank#}7{#/blank#} they can't consume all the calories that they get. So knowing how many calories you really need {#blank#}8{#/blank#} very important.

    Take enough exercise. The "333" is good for you exercise 3 times a week. For at least 30 minutes at {#blank#}9{#/blank#} time, and pulse rate（脉搏率） should he more than 130m after exercising.

    Keep the three {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （piece） of advice in mind and follow the advice. Then you'll surely have a slim and strong body.

    Mr. White used to live in a small town, but he has a job in a big city, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} he moved there with his wife and two children last week.

    One day, Mr. White was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (wash) his car when {#blank#}3{#/blank#} neighbor came. The neighbor stopped and looked at the new car, Then Mr. White turned and saw him.

    The neighbor said, "That's a new car. Is it {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (you)?"

    "Sometimes," Mr. White answered.

    The neighbor was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (surprise).

    "Sometimes?" he asked." What do you {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (mean)?"

    "Well," answered Mr. White. "When there's a football game, it {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (belong) to my son, Mike. When there is a new movie, it belongs to my daughter. Ann. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} it looks nice {#blank#}9{#/blank#} clean, it belongs to my wife, Nancy. And when it needs {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (clean), it belongs to me."

    My friend Jim was a middle school student five years ago. He {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (live) in a small house with his parents in the country. They were poor. They{#blank#}2{#/blank#} have much money. His school was pretty far from his home, but he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to walk there every day.

    Now he is a student of a college. He {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (study) hard every day. He is interested in computer science and wants to be a computer {#blank#}5{#/blank#} after he leaves college. “I'll use computers {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (much) to do lots of interesting things. I'll work hard to make more {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to buy a big apartment. I'll live in Shanghai because I love {#blank#}8{#/blank#} city. I like traveling and I'll travel around the world, I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (have) a robot at home. It will help me do some housework, so I'll have more free time {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (relax). I think I'll live a happy life," he says.

Always one hundred percent

    Every Friday morning my friends and I sit on the rug in class and practice our spelling words before the weekly test. All of us prepare for it very {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (careful). And everyone wants to do the best. We have a contest {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (see) who can spell the words the fastest.

    One of us sits in our teacher's chair and reads the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(spell) words. Whoever slaps(拍击)the floor first gets a two-second head start spelling the word.

    A few weeks ago, Miguel had been reading the words, and Kevin and I were spelling {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (they).For one of the words, I lifted my hand in such a hurry that it {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (fly)back and hit my nose. We all {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(laugh )loudly. Miguel laughed so hard that he fell out of the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (teacher)chair, and that made us laugh all over again.

    There are always interesting things {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(happen)during the contest. We are happy to take part in the weekly test. Our weekly contest works out {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (good) even when nothing funny happens. We always get one hundred percent on our spelling test! You should try it.

    It's a fun way {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (study)spelling words.