Doctors tell us,“Eat less,don't smoke,and exercise more.”
Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening in big cities and in the countryside,all over the United States,you can see Americans running—men and women, young and old.People run1 —along the beaches of California,2Central Park in New York, down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym. Some people even run in3living rooms.
Running wasn't so popular in the past. In the 1960s, runners were mostly athletes and healthy strong people. When people saw a runner, they used4,“Hey, what's the hurry for?”or they might say to5,“Is he crazy?”At that time,women almost never ran. If they did,they might be laughed at. But today all these have6. Men and women of all7enjoy running.
Doctors say many of the health problems in the United States8these bad habits: eating too much, smoking cigarettes, and taking9exercise.
Doctors tell us,“Eat less, don't smoke, and exercise more. ”Running is a good exercise10 it helps build strong hearts and lungs. It also helps most people lose weight.
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Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-songwriters in the world.
Jack was born on May 18,1975 in Hawaii. Being the son of a famous surfer,Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lessons were learned in the water. At the age of 17,Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters—the world's most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father. Unluckily, one month later,he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.
Life is like a revolving door. When it closes ,it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital. At first,his father thought Jack only did it for fun,but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made.
When studying in the university, Jack didn't stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties. He wrote songs and sang them for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. His first music album Brush fire Fairytales came out in 2001. It was a great success. His second album，On and On ， was much like his first. They were filled with sweet，easy-going songs
that everybody liked listening to. Later Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America. He became popular all over the world.
Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copies of them were sold. His music doesn't fit into any of the popular music styles like pop, rock, R&B or hip-hop. It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine.
Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happens in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.
On 22nd January, 2007, Dave Cornthwaite from the UK became the first person to skateboard across Australia. He made a new world record, by skating a total of 5,823 kilometers. Jack Smith, the previous (前任的) champion, had skated a total of 4,830 kilometers across the US in 2003. Dave's journey started in Perth and ended in Brisbane travelling about 60 kilometers a day. It took him five months and 13 pairs of shoes. He had great physical pain and he got really score feet.
If Dave hadn't believed in making his dreams come true, none of this would have happened. Dave left his job two weeks after he had bought a skateboard and decided to go on a journey. He wanted this journey to be about something more than him, so he created an association that would raise money for charities. "If people follow my journey and donations, then I'm doing many people a lot of good,"said Dave.This journey had plenty of challenges. He travelled across the Australian desert (沙漠) where temperatures reached 48℃ in the day and 0℃ at night . He had a serious accident in Adelaide when he jumped on a piece of metal that cut through his foot.
Dave helped raise more than ￡50,000 for children's charities, wrote a book and encouraged others to follow in his footsteps. I wish we had more people like him leading the way!
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a. How often should I take the medicine?
b. Yes, I do.
c. I have a bad cold.
d. Good afternoon, young man.
e. For about two days.
f. Yes, thank you.
g. No, I am not.Dick: Good morning, Liu Yong!
A: Good afternoon, Doctor Huang.
B: What's wrong with you?
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B: Do you have a cough?
A: I cough now and then.
B: How long have you been like this?
A: And I'm feeling terrible now.
B: Let me check you over. Oh, you have a fever, too.
A: Is it serious?
B: Nothing serious. Take this medicine and drink more water.
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B: Three times a day. Have a good rest and you'll be all right soon.
A: Thanks a lot.
B: Not at all.
