World Heart Day
Sunday was World Heart Day. The world Heart Federation and its member groups in more than one hundred countries organized the celebrations. The World Health Organization and other United Nations agencies provided support __B__1____ the event.
World Heart Day was first observed six years __C__2____. Organizers proposed the event at a way to help reduce the spread of heart disease. The World Heart Federation says heart __C__3____ kills seventeen million people each year.
The group urges people to be active and have a good, healthy diet. It also warns __A__4____ activities known to increase a persons risk of heart attack or stroke.
Some of the warnings are directed at children. The World Heart Federation says about twenty-two million boys and girls under the age of five are obese-severely overweight.
Children are normally energetic and active. However, two thirds of all __B__5____ are not active enough. Such children greatly ___D_6____ their risk of becoming obese. They also increase their __D__7____ of developing heart disease or other disorders.
One message of World Heart Day is to eat right1. Children __C__8____ eat a healthy and balanced diet. Also, limit sugary drinks, sweets and eating between meals.
The World Heart Federation urges parents to keep their children __D__9____. It says physical exercise helps to decrease the risk of obesity and __C_10____ a child healthy. Obese children often become obese adults. __A__11____ you believe your child is too heavy, talk with a health care provider.
The World Heart Federation also is concerned about the effects of tobacco on young people. It says the younger someone begins to smoke, the __A__12____ the chance of a health problem tied to smoking. Half of the young people who continue to smoke are ___C__13___ to die later in life from a smoking-related disease.
The group says almost half of all children live with a smoker. It says children who live with a __D__14____ can breathe an amount of tobacco equal to more than two thousand cigarettes. And that is by the time they are five years old.
The World Heart Federation also says parents should warn children not to be __A__15____ by tobacco companies. And it says parents who smoke should try to stop.
1. A. of B. for C. on D. at
2. A. earlier B. before C. ago D. past
3. A. accident B. health C. disease D. beating
4. A. against B. toward C. upon D. onto
5. A. people B. children C. men D. women
6. A. manage B. lower C. meet D. increase
7. A. mood B. desire C. age D. risk
8. A. may B. might C. should D. will
9. A. young B. happy C. early D. active
10. A. maintains B. protects C. keeps D. helps
11. A. If B. Although C. After D. Because
12. A. greater B. harder C. slimmer D. lesser
13. A. supposed B. possible C. likely D. lucky
14. A. patient B. relative C. parent D. smoker
15. A. influenced B. bought C. employed D. troubled
职场英语情景交际之向同事请教如何做会议准备工作及会议记录
职场美语视频:Introducing the topic :介绍主题
职场英语情景交际之抱怨加班
职场口语一学就会:扭转等词的口语表达
职场英语情景交际之为新工作考核和拼命加班
职场美语视频:Agreeing with an opinion用英语表达赞同
职场英语情景交际之被炒鱿鱼
职场英语情景交际之通过裁员削减公司费用
职场美语视频:用英语做非正式的邀请
职场美语视频:讨论去哪里旅行
职场美语视频:用英语给他人指路
职场英语情景交际之老板给员工发年终奖时的英语对话
职场美语视频:和同事去吃商务快餐与服务员的对话
职场口语一学就会:绞尽脑汁的口语表达
职场美语视频:How old are they?询问同事兄弟姐妹的年龄
职场美语视频:What do they do? 介绍家人的职业
职场英语情景交际之快递员工资比白领高
职场口语一学就会:消费者基金会等词的口语表达
职场英语情景交际之新员工报到,请多关照
职场美语视频:Keeping the conversation going
职场英语情景交际之累得在公司会议上都睡着了
职场英语情景交际之到底为何被开除?
职场英语情景交际之为另谋发展,辞职离开公司
职场美语视频:Asking directions问路必备英语
职场口语一学就会:本事技术的口语表达
职场美语视频:和同事去快餐店用餐讨论要吃什么
职场英语情景交际之老板电脑无法联网时刁难技术的对话
职场美语视频:You might see if...职场妈妈如何改掉孩子的电视瘾
职场美语视频:Expressing a negative opinion用英语做出否定的评价
职场美语视频:用英语问路并确认路线是否正确
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |