Dear Dad,
Today, I spent a lot of time selecting and reading the Father's Day cards at the shopping mall. They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you. Yet it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really wanted to say to you.
You'll soon be 84 years old. Dad, and you and I will have had 55 Father's Days together. I haven't always been with you on Father's Day, but I've always been with you in my heart. You know, Dad, there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap(代沟). You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other.
The Father-Daughter Conflict shifted into high gear(档位) when you taught me to drive the old Dodge while I decided I would drive the Chevy whether you liked it or not. To my surprise, when the police officer sent me home after you reported the Chevy stolen, you were so tolerant(宽容的) about it because I had thought that would probably be the worst night of my life.
Our relationship greatly improved when 1 married a man you liked,and things really turned around when we began making babies right and left. Somewhere along the line, the generation gap disappeared. I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together, rather like a fine wine.
But the strangest thing happened last week. I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car. It didn't immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and weak behind the wheel of that huge car. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.
I guess what I'm trying to say, Dad, is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today. Honoring a father on Father's Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking. It's about loving someone more than words can say, and it's my wish that it never had to end.
I love you, Dad.
Love,
Jenny
OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS
Animals Out of Paper
Yolo！Productions and the Great Griffon present the play by Rajiv Joseph，in which an origami（折纸术）artist invites a teenage talent and his teacher into her studio. Merri Milwe directs. In previews. Opens Feb.12.（West Park Presbyterian Church，165 W.86th St.212-868-4444.）
The Audience
Helen Mirren stars in the play by Peter Morgan，about Queen Elizabeth II of the UK and her private meetings with twelve Prime Ministers in the course of sixty years. Stephen Daldry directs. Also starring Dylan Baker and Judith Ivey. Previews begin Feb.14.（Schoenfeld，236 W.45th St.212-239-6200.）
Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote this musical about Alexander Hamilton，in which the birth of America is presented as an immigrant story. Thomas Kail directs. In previews. Opens Feb.17.（Public，425 Lafayette St.212-967-7555.）
On the Twentieth Century
Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher star in the musical comedy by Betty Comden and Adolph Green，about a Broadway producer who tries to win a movie star's love during a cross-country train journey. Scott Ellis directs，for Roundabout Theatre Company. Previews begin Feb.12.（American Airlines Theatre，227 W.42nd St.212-719-1300.）
It was another day to jump rope in gym class. Lynn and Mike turned the long rope in big, slow circles. The whole class hurried to get in line to wait for their turn to jump. Millie stood at the back of the line and frowned.
Nick went first. He watched the rope and ran in at just the right time. Everyone counted. He made it all the way to 30 jumps. One after another, the kids watched the rope ran in and jumped. Then it was Millie's turn. She watched the rope go around and around, but she didn't move. She felt like everyone was looking at her.
Millie's friends cheered, "Go, Millie, go!"
Millie's face turned red. At last, she gave it a try, but she failed.
The truth was that Millie had been jumping rope at home every day. With a short rope, she could jump 100 times without missing. She just didn't how to run in and start jumping with a long rope. Since she was the only kid on her street, there was no one to help turn the long rope.
Just then, Ms Miles, the gym teacher, brought bunch of short jump ropes.
"Let's see how long each one of you can jump without missing," she said as she gave each student a short rope
"Ready, set. Go!"
Millie smiled for the first time ever in gym class. As she jumped, she sang rhymes quickly to herself.
After a while, Millie realised that everyone was cheering "Go, Millie, go!"
She was the only one still jumping rope! The surprise almost made her miss a step, but she kept going. When at last she was too tired to go on, she stopped. The whole class cheered. Everyone was looking at her and smiling. Millie smiled back!
Teenagers who start the school early are likely to weigh slightly more than those who start later. That's the finding of a new study of nearly 30, 000 Canadians between the ages of 10 and 18.
Getting too little sleep can put kids at risk for a number of problems. Sleepy teens are more likely to be overweight, to have trouble concentrating and to struggle in school. Genevieve Gariepy, who works at Mcgill University in Montreal, Canada, wanted to know how earlier school start times might be connected with weight.
"Overweight in teenagers is a big problem in North America, " she says. The number of overweight kids has grown over the past 30 years. So Gariepy decided to home in on the impact (影响) of school start times.
Her team collected start times for 362 Canadian schools. Then they asked students at those schools to give their height and weight. In all, they collected data from nearly 30, 000 10 to 18-year-olds. Among 6th to 10th graders, those who started school earlier were likely to be slightly heavier for their height. Every 10-minute delay in school start time was connected, on average, with a lightly lower weight among students who were the same sex, age and height. However, the difference is slight. Healthy eating and getting enough exercise will play a bigger role in keeping a healthy weight.
Because the study compared kids who already started school at different times of day, it's not clear that changing school start time would help heavier kids lose weight. To know for sure, researchers would want to compare the same kids before and after changing to a later school start time.
Still, the study is a good start, says Cora Collette Bruener, a doctor at Seattle Children's Hospital in Washington. The findings add to a growing pile of evidence that later school start time might be better for teen health,she says.
What is health？The definition from WHO states that health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. So, rather than having a balanced diet or a balanced workout and so on, people need to find a balance between all those factors for health living.
Try to eat more fruit and vegetables. Fruit and vegetables provide enzymes(酶) for the body, which help to absorb the nutrients from your meal. Drink as much water as possible throughout the day. Keep improving your diet plan, by learning about different healthy food.
No matter which type of exercise you take up, try to get around 20 minutes every day. Don't give up!
If you are suffering from some health problems, you should find the causes behind them，and then try to avoid them. For example, load yourself up with vitamin C rich food to avoid a common cold.
Deep breathing is not only good for your lungs, but also can be used to calm your mind. Take a deep breath whenever you get stressed and then breathe out; repeat it around 10 times. The result will be surprising.
There are various types of meditation. Try to experiment with different types，and then choose the one that feels suitable; try to practice it for an hour a day. Whenever you think you have become overloaded with study，take a break. Plan a small vacation alone or with a friend, or go to a garden.
A. Many people want to stay healthy.
B. Then how do you stay healthy?
C. Doing exercise is also important.
D. Walking is a good way to keep healthy.
E. To prevent sport injuries, make sure you warm up well before any exercise.
F. Meditation is also a good way to relieve stress.
G. Just forget everything and enjoy watching the trees and birds.
I live in Watts in South Central L. A. and I'm fat. There are many fast food stores near my home and my mom 1 buys hamburgers for dinner. I've tried to talk her so many times into buying something 2. But she just doesn't have time to do it. So I had to make better 3 for myself.
To 4 more, I talked to Andres Chopin, a student at Jefferson High School who is part of an after-school program where students learn to 5 and they're taught ways to eat healthily. Andres said it's 6 to eat whole foods, like vegetables, fruit and whole grains. Processed foods don't 7 you as many nutrients. He told me to prepare food for myself, 8 I had never cooked before. I thought, "I may not be a good cook, but I can prevent myself from eating things that are 9 for me. "
I learned from Andres to look more 10 to food labels for ingredients (成分) that I know are bad for me. Now I know 11 about which foods I can eat more of and which I should eat less of. I've been eating more fruit and I'm getting better about not going into the 12 to see what there is to eat after I've already eaten.
13 a habit that you've had since you were young is not easy. I want to lose 14 in the healthy way, something I can control for the rest of my life. With time and self-control I know I can 15 it. I can take two ways looking into the 16 at myself—feeling bad about myself or encouraging myself to 17. I choose to encourage myself.
After a month I 18 10 pounds. I'm not going to 19 trying to eat better. The changes I've made 20 me to keep on going. I can still do better.
Friendship is one of the most important things in everyone's life. is very difficult to find a better definition(定义) of friendship. A true friend is the person can share all our sadness and double all our (happy).
Knowing how (value) friendship is, we should be very careful with our choice of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character our friends, but we must try to avoid (make) friends with a bad man.
A true friend can always (trust) and respected. Friends share their joys and sorrows. They help each other when they are trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad. most important thing is that a friend always understands you. In conclusion, you have made a good friend, don't forget him or her.
Last weekend, I went to Mark's new house near a forest for a little get-together. After lunch when I was chatting with him and his wife Cody, he asked me, "Hey, Thora, have you ever been to a secret spot?" Before I could even finish saying no, Cody and Mark were already at the door with their jackets on. And the next moment we were heading out into the forest with a camera, a fishing net and a plastic bucket(桶).
We walked through the forest along a path by a small river. Breathing the fresh air, we three talked and laughed all the way.
"Hey! What are you guys doing ?" someone suddenly shouted from behind. Mark and Cody's eyes immediately widened, and without a word they started running. I had no choice but to follow them, getting my shoes wet and dirty with mud. We probably ran for about 10 minutes before Mark and Cody slowed down. I stopped to catch my breath and asked, "Who was that?"
Mark replied, "The most annoying neighbor ever. There's no telling what could happen if he caught up with us. He is always making fun of us. I dislike him. " We kept walking on for a few more minutes. Then a beautiful lake appeared before our eyes. "Wow! Amazing！" I shouted and could hardly hold back my excitement. The lake was large and the water was deep and blue, looking so peaceful with tall trees around it.
注意：
1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
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Looking around, we saw a boat floating by the shore.
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"Help! Help! Help!" I was so frightened and cried for help.
