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初二年级分层辅导课专用 (A) How to keep fit Running Running will help you lose weight faster than any other activity. It also strengthens (加强) your heart, lungs, and leg muscles ( 肌肉). But it can hurt your joints ( 关节). If you feel ache in your knees, you need to stop and choose a different activity. Walking Walking puts less stress on the body than running. But you need to get your heart beating faster to see results. This means you’ll need to walk fast. Walking can also help you lose weight. Swimming Swimming is a great way to strengthen different parts of your body. But it is not a good way to lose weight. The water in a swimming pool is cooler than our body temperature. The body naturally protects itself from the cold by keeping fat. Cycling Riding a bicycle will help you lose weight and work leg muscles. But be careful! If you live in the city, you should stay on bike path and away from traffic. 1. Running can strengthen your __________. A. feet B. eyes C. knees D. heart 2. Cycling can help you __________. A. work leg muscles B. see results C. keep fat D. walk fast 3. You can choose any activity to lose your weight except __________. A. running B. walking C. swimming D. cycling (B) A recent report says about 18% of Chinese teenagers can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates. Zhang Qiang, a Junior 2 student from China, could not understand his teachers in class and was doing badly in his lessons. He was afraid of exams. When he looked at the exam paper, he couldn ’thtink of anything to write. Another student, a 15-year-old girl called Wu Yan from Guangdong often argued with her 1 classmates even her parents because of some different ideas. She became so angry with them that she started to cut her finger with a knife. However, many students who have problems won’tgo for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to se