A smart diet, a healthy life
No matter how old your kids are, you can take steps to improve a healthy diet and to encourage good eating habits.
Tip One: Family Meals
Family meals are nice for both parents and kids. Children like to guess what they are going to have and parents get the chance to introduce new foods to children. Parents can also use the mealtime as a chance to talk with their kids about their life.
Tip Two: Healthy Snacks(零食)
Kids, especially younger ones, will eat mostly what can get at home. That’s why it’s important to have enough healthy snacks, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, yogurt and whole-grain biscuits.
Tip Three: Being a Good Example
The best way for you to encourage healthy eating is to eat well yourself. Kids will follow the
lead of the adults they see every day. By eating fruits and vegetables and avoiding fast food and sweet drinks, you are sending the right message.
Tip Four: No Shouts about Food
Parents might find themselves shouting at children to get them to have healthy foods in front of them. This in fact can make children dislike what they are asked to eat. You need to work a bit on different cooking methods(方式，方法).
Tip Five: Get Kids Included(参与)
Most kids will enjoy making the decision about food. Talk to them about making choices and planning a healthy meal. It can help them to make good decisions on their own about the foods they want to eat.
【小题1】What is the author’s attitude(态度) toward snacks?

“Hi! John．” Mary ran towards me with a bright smile, saying, “I’m going to have a dance performance（表演） tonight．I hope you’ll come．Here is the ticket．Don’t forget!” Then she  1  in a hurry．

 “What? Dance? Is that  2  ? ” I asked myself．Mary was not such kind of girl．She was quite  3   one．I had never seen her wearing colorful clothes．In fact, she really did not know    4  to dress up．What a terrible thing!

“I should go to, I must go to．” I thought．

I arrived at the hall with the ticket, fond my  5   and sat down．Her performance was the seventh one．I knew I would have a  6   time before her turn, for I had no sense of art,   7   her performance was worth watching, no matter how ling I would wait．

Time went  8  , I tried my best not to fall asleep．

Just then, came the  9  , “Let’s welcome the next exciting dance – Latin!”

Hearing this, I opened my eyes as large as possible,  10  to lose anything．Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared．She  11  with a sweet smile, looking like a pretty butterfly flying…I could  12  believe my eyes．

After all the performance ended, I  13  her at the gate．

“Hi!” She stood in front of me with her crystal（水晶） shoes．“How do you feel?”

“Fantastic!” I answered．

“Ha, ha．I knew  14  would be．” She could not hide her excitement, laughing  15   a child．

At that time, I realized that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella．

1． A． came                B． jumped               C． left                D． moved

2． A． possible             B． lucky             C． funny              D． careful

3． A． modern             B． common           C． perfect              D． careful

4． A． why               B． where             C． when                 D． how

5． A． seat                B． room              C． gate                  D． way

6． A． great               B． short               C． hard                      D． relaxing

7． A． or                 B． so                 C． but               D． and

8． A． quickly             B． slowly             C． safely             D． easily

9． A． words             B． sentences          C． sounds                    D． cries

10． A． hoping           B． fearing           C． planning            D． hating

11． A． walked           B． skated            C． danced                    D． stood

12． A． seriously          B． hardly              C． nearly              D． certainly

13． A． waited for        B． looked for         C． paid for            D． cared for

14． A． I                 B． you                 C． she               D． it

15． A． as               B． like              C． for                D． at

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __31__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __32__ have that money.

　　On my birthday my parents told me they had my __33__ outside in the back yard. At once, I __34__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __35__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __36__! I thought I __37__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __38__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __39__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __40__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’ t __41__.

　　As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __42__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __43__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’ t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __44__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __45__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.