All of my five children played team sports in middle school and high school, and four of them in college. 【小题1】

Teenagers may get into bad habits. 【小题2】 According to a study in Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, a survey of more than 14,000 teenagers found that those who had taken part in team sports were less likely to smoke or have unhealthy eating habits.

As children get older, they naturally develop their own lives and there will be fewer ways for parents to be involved (参与). Some teenagers shut their parents out of their room. 【小题3】

Sports build strong and healthy bodies. Children who compete know that they are only at their best if they eat and rest well. 【小题4】 In sports, strength and speed are wanted. Team sports help kids avoid obesity (肥胖) problems even better than activities like running or biking.

【小题5】 The joy of a sports season stays with us long after the season is over. Our children may forget who was in their English class or which math teacher they had in the 10th grade one day. But they will never forget their sports teams.

   When John Gurdon was 15, he ranked last out of the 250 boys in his grade at biology. He also came in last for every other science subject. His teacher wrote in a _____ , "I believe he has ideas about becoming a _____; form his present performance this is quite foolish. "

Luckily the teacher's words didn't _____ Gurdon's love for science. He kept working hard. He went to labs earlier and left _____ than anyone else. Finally he realized his dream.

On Oct. 8, 2012, 64 years later, the British professor _____ the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka had contributed to the research and therefore _____ the award.

Gurdon got the honor _____ his research into cells and cloning. When he was studying at Oxford, he did some _____ on cells. He took a cell from an adult frog, moved its genes _____ , and put them into an egg cell. The egg cell then ______ into a clone of the adult frog. His research ______ for the first time that every cell in the body contains the same genes.

At that time, many people couldn't ______ Gurdon's idea. But later it helped to ______ Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal in history. It also led to important findings in the ______ use of cells. For example, cells from someone's skin can ______ into any type of tissue in the body. This is good news for those ____ who have diseased or damaged tissue.

Gurdon always remembers the ______ he had when he was 15. He even puts the report on his desk as a daily ______ to himself.

"When you have problems, like an experiment which doesn't work, it's ______ to remind yourself that perhaps you are not so good at your job and the teacher may be ______ ," he said.

However, the facts suggest Gurdon is pretty good indeed.

Getting healthy is so simple. To become healthy only 【小题1】 (require) you to make little changes in your life. For example, walk for thirty minutes every day. This can 【小题2】 (achieve) by taking the stairs at work, going shopping on foot, and walking to lunch. Walking will make you feel better, clear your mind, and get you the needed exercise for the day.

It’s also a good idea 【小题3】 (change) your attitude to food. Don’t eat when you feel unhappy or stressed. This is because 【小题4】 (eat) when you’re upset only leads to increased 【小题5】 (problem) of weight gain and bad health. Actually, at this time, you are supposed to go for 【小题6】 walk or jog, and in this way, you’ll feel better. What’s more, eat when you’re 【小题7】 (hunger) for the main meals. Try to stay away 【小题8】 junk food, especially sugary foods. Instead, eat more fresh fruits or vegetables and other foods 【小题9】 produce healthy energy and good calories.

In a word, walking and eating 【小题10】(proper) are two simple steps to be healthier. You’d better have a try.