This is not a diet. It’s a simple way to lose *weight. And you don’t even have to give up the food you love or join a gym. You just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them, and you’ll become thin.

(1) Wake up

When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, *bend forward until you feel sore in your back. It will burn about 10 *calories.

(2) Start with soup

When you have a meal, order a clear soup, and have it before having the main food. In this way, you’ll eat less when the main food comes.

(3) An apple (or more) a day

Apples are full of *fiber and water, so your stomach will want less. The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight.

 (4) Stand up and walk around

Every time you use the mobile phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on a *average two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn fifty or more calories.

Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.

1.What should we have first if we want to eat less main food?

A. Soup.         B. Ice cream.         C. Salad.        D. Cheese.

2.Why does eating apples make one’s stomach want less food?

A. Because apples are delicious.

B. Because apples are full of fiber and water.

C. Because apples are sour.

D. Because only apples are filled with calories58.

3.Stand up and walk around when you use the mobile phone because it will burn ___________ or more calories.

A. 30             B. 40                C. 50           D. 60

4.Which of the following may the author disagree?

A. Sitting up slowly without using your hands helps burn calories.

B. Eating apples every day is good for people’s health.

C. You have to join a gym if you want to lose weight.

D. It’s good to walk around while talking on the mobile phones.

Please cut the apples into ________.

1. A.
   halves
2. B.
   a half
3. C.
   two and a half
4. D.
   half and two

   Watch for us on TV
THIS summer, many Beijing middle school students had a different kind of vacation. Instead of hanging out with friends or traveling, they were training hard for the National Day celebration.
To mark the special anniversary (周年纪念)of China this year, the students performed a group dance in a big parade(游行)on Tian’anmen Square on October 1.
Students were training from 7:30am to around 10:00am or from 4 pm to 6:30pm. It was to avoid the summer heat.
They wore white hats, T-shirts and dark-blue trousers. The hats and T-shirts were printed with a red logo, the number ‘60”.
The first week of training was PE. Students practiced standing and squatting（蹲)。 Then they moved on to practice the group display. The use colored sheets in the shape of flowers as a prop(道具). When we watch the parade on TV we will see them making colorful patterns(图案)with them.
What do the students think of their unusual summer?
“Sometimes we find it a bit tiring.” says Lu Wenqi,13.”But most of us think it’s a great honor to take part in such an important celebration.”
Li Hui, 15, thinks the same as Lu. She says her classmates are seldom late for training.
“It’s a wonderful chance for us,’ says Li. “When my parents were in college, they also took part in a national day celebration. Now it’s my turn!”
By Wang Min
21st Century Teens staff
【小题1】How long were the students training every day?