As a child, I was fat. I often _________ going to parties or other public places. I always found myself laughed at, even by my best _________.

Once in the seventh grade, an older boy kept _________ me "fatso (胖子)" on the bus. I was hiding in my _________. I wanted to cry. At that time I _________ my best friend would help me. _________, he didn't.

And then I grew up. I tried to _________ the way how others could treat me. I lost some weight, though I was still _________. Slowly, my sense of humor and kindness made me among the most _________ kids in school. As for my best friend on the bus, he no longer walked away from me.

Being fat won't let you down forever. Try to turn yourself _________ a good one. Then others will treat you with respect.

   We all have meals every day. Do you know some foreigners' favorite food or drinks?

Germans usually have bread, butter, jam and coffee for breakfast, and have some soup or a simple dish for lunch or supper. The popular food is a hamburger. They enjoy beer and drink it a lot.

People in Mexico like corn (玉米) very much. Many different kinds of foods are made of corn. The materials of the Mexican foods are mainly chilies (红辣椒) and tomatoes. Most of the Mexican foods taste spicy, sweet and sour. People in Mexico like to drink beer, too. Some Mexicans even say that their first thing after getting up is to have a glass of beer.

Uganda is an African country. There are lots of bananas in the country. So their food and drinks are made of bananas. People think the banana is the most delicious food in the world. Their favorite drink is a kind of wine. It's made from bananas and kaoliang (高粱). They use a special glass pipe to drink it.

   Cathy is 1.53meters tall, but she is 160pounds. She decides to lose weight （减肥）. She goes to the doctor, and the doctor gives her the following advice.

Exercise:

● Run for 30minutes every morning.

● Swim twice a week.

● Go to work on foot instead of （而不是） by bus.

● Take a walk after supper every day.

Diet:

● Have a glass of milk and an egg for breakfast.

● Eat more fruit and vegetables and less meat for lunch.

● Eat only fruit for supper three times a week.

● Never eat junk food.

● Drink at least eight glasses of water every day.

Shopping malls are popular places for Americans to go to. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called "mall rats". 【小题1】 They feel safe because malls have police stations or private security guards (私人保安). 【小题2】 The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and green trees.

【小题3】 More malls were built around the country. People love doing all their shopping in one place. 【小题4】 They shop, of course, and they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theaters. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of "mall walking". 【小题5】 At some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist. In other words, people can do almost everything at malls.

   Why do people cry? Scientists say the body produces tears because they need them. One kind of tears is for the eye, the other is for the heart. They both work as cleaners. If something else like dust（灰尘）gets into your eye, tears also come into the eye to clean it out. If you are hurt by something, your strong feelings produce some poisonous chemicals（毒素）in your body, and at the same time, tears come out with them. If these poisonous chemicals are not cleaned out of your body as soon as possible, they will do harm to the heart sooner or later.

In the United States men have heart problems more often than women do. Doctors say heart problems have something to do with the pressures（压力）of living and working now. Perhaps men suffer more from these illnesses because they do not cry enough. They need to cry more.

In fact,  you can find many ways of reducing the pressures to keep fit. Crying is natural and physical one.