Family meals

Good nutrition and a balanced diet will help your child grow up healthy. Whether your kid is a toddler (学步的孩子) or a teenager,you can take 5     to improve nutrition and encourage smart 6      habits. There are five best strategies,one of which is to have 7      family meals.

Family meals are a comforting occasion for both

8      and kids. Kids who take part in regular family meals are also 9      to eat fruit,vegetables and grains,and less likely to snack on 10      foods,smoke or drink alcohol.

11     ,family meals offer the chance to introduce

your child to new foods and 12      which foods your child likes and which ones he or she doesn’t.

Teenagers may 13      their noses at a family meal—not 14      because they’re trying to become independent. Yet studies find that teenagers still 15      their parents’advice and counsel,so use mealtime as a 16      to reconnect. Also,consider trying these strategies:

?  17      your teenager to invite a friend to dinner.

? Involve your teenager in meal 18      and preparation.

? Keep mealtime calm and congenial—no lectures or 19      .

What’s important as a family meal? Any time you and your family 20      together—whether it’s takeout food or a home-cooked meal,try to 21      nutritious food and a time when everyone can be there. This may mean eating dinner a little 22      to accommodate a child who’s at sports practice. It can also mean setting aside time on the 23     ,such as Sunday brunch(早午餐) ,when it may be more convenient to 24      as a group.

5. A.  steps   B. rules

   C.  meals   D. advantages

6.  A. learning   B. eating

   C.  sleeping   D. behaving

7. A.  common   B. usual

   C.  regular   D. normal

8.  A. friends   B. adults

   C.  relatives   D. parents

9. A.  easier   B. harder

   C.  more likely   D. more safely

10. A.  cheap   B. expensive

   C.  various   D. unhealthy

11. A.  As a result   B. In addition

   C.  In reality   D. Generally speaking

12. A.  find out   B. bring in

   C.  pick out   D. make up

13. A.  turn up   B. put down

   C.  clear up   D. do up

14. A.  joking   B. interesting

   C.  surprising   D. challenging

15. A.  give   B. imagine

   C.  refuse   D. want

16. A.  meeting   B. game

   C.  chance   D. task

17. A.  Order   B. Allow '

   C.  Ask   D. Forbid

18. A.  planning   B. cooking

   C.  serving   D. eating

19. A.  drinking   B. arguing

   C.  smoking   D. delaying

20. A.  eat   B. chat

   C.  sit   D. walk

21. A.  order   B. buy

   C.  prepare   D. share

22. A.  earlier   B. later

   C.  slower   D. faster

23. A.  holidays   B. occasions

   C.  weekends   D. weekdays

24. A. study   B. live

   C.  discuss   D. gather

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