While there are many different methods of fighting with stress, arming your body with mood-improving food is one of the most basic places to start. Try adding the following foods to your diet, and step away from bread and cake.

1. Eggs

Rich in protein, eggs also provide calcium, iron, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamins A, D, E, and K, making them one of the most nutritional foods around. Drew Ramsey, author of The Happiness Diet, praises nutrient-rich foods for battling stress and notes that eggs are part of his favorite anxiety-reducing breakfast.

2. Fish

Eating fish can have many benefits (好处), including fighting stress. Fish (like sardines, salmon, canned tuna) is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Studies show omega-3 fatty acids help with depression as well as encouraging more positive social behavior in children.

3. Red peppers, papayas and kiwis

They have more vitamin C than oranges. Many studies point to vitamin C for controlling stress hormones. As Psychology Today reports, “People who have high levels of vitamin C do not show the expected mental and physical signs of stress when faced with serious psychological challenges.”

4. Tea

Drinking black tea may help you recover from stressful events more quickly, notes WebMD. One study looked at people who drank four cups of tea daily for six weeks, compared with people who drank something else. At the end of the study, the tea drinkers reported feeling calmer and had lower levels of cortisol after stressful situations.

5. Dark chocolate

Chocolate can help improve the mood and keep clear thinking. Studies also show dark chocolate can help people feel good and reduce stress. Not to mention, it might make you smarter. Is it just a coincidence (巧合) that the higher a country’s chocolate consumption is, the more Nobel Prize winners it creates? More chocolate, please.

【小题1】To weaken stress, one is supposed to eat ________.

A．less bread	B．more cake
C．less fish	D．less kiwis

【小题2】What do red peppers, papayas and kiwis have in common?

A．They contain plenty of omega-3 fatty acids.

B．They can help people think more clearly.

C．They are richer in vitamin C than oranges.

D．They contain more vitamin A than oranges.

【小题3】What do you know about Cortisol?

A．Cortisol can lower a person’s blood pressure.

B．Cortisol can encourage a person’s positive social behavior.

C．Cortisol can make a person feel calm.

D．Cortisol can increase a person’s stress level.

【小题4】Which of the following is the best title?

A．Five Kinds of Foods Improving Your Mood	B．Ways of Fighting Your Stress
C．Food Building up Your Body	D．Studies Helping You Keep Fit

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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.

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Today our class has a discussion on if people should eat green food. Different people have different opinion about it.

Some students believed people should eat green food, since the environment isn’t polluted in the process of production. Also, it is produced without harm chemicals, making it safe to eat. Therefore, other students think people shouldn’t eat green food, since it is many more expensive. What’s more, most green food is only being sold in big supermarkets, making it inconvenient to buy.

On my opinion, people should eat green food if they think they can afford buy it. Why should they want to risk make themselves sick?

   Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight, while the French, who consume（消耗） rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to（往往，倾向于） stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.

    According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed（挤出） between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.

   After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.

   In spite of（尽管） all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity — or  extreme overweight — among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject（拒绝） older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17% — and is growing.

【小题1】In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr. Joseph Mercola?

A．They go shopping at supermarkets more frequently.

B．They squeeze eating between the other daily activities.

C．They regard eating as a key part of their lifestyles.

D．They usually eat too much canned and frozen food.

【小题2】This text is mainly the relationship between _________.

A．Americans and the French

B．life style and obesity

C．children and adults

D．fast food and overweight

【小题3】The text is mainly developed __________.

A．by contrast （对比）

B．by  space

C．by process（变化过程）

D．by classification（分类）

【小题4】Where does this text probably come from?

A．A TV interview	B．A food advertisement
C．A health report	D．A book review（书评）