21世纪英语报将征集关于“如何保持健康”的英语小短文，参加对象是九年级学生。

 征集的短文内容要点如下：

 1. 健康饮食重要，多吃水果和蔬菜；

 2. 合理安排学习和休息时间，坚持锻炼；

 3. 乐观开朗，有益健康；

 4. 多与同学交流，获取有用信息使人心情好；

 5. 发表一至两点自己的认识和观点。

 参考词汇：①healthy，adj.（健康的）；②take exercise v.（锻炼）；③in a good mood  （心情好）。

—_______ do you improve your English?

—I improve it _______ reading aloud.

A. How; with     B. How; by          C. What; with     D. What; by

—Whose volleyball is it?

        —It ________ Carla’s. She doesn’t like volleyball at all.

A. mustn’t be      B. could be      C. might be      D. can’t be

—You didn’t have so much time, did you?

_______. I had nothing to do all day.

A. Yes, I did     B. Yes , I didn’t    C. No. I didn’t    D. No. I did

---Whose dictionary is that? ---It must ____Linda. I saw her using it just now.

A. belong to     B. be belonged to  C. belong     D. be belonged

We used to _____every day when we were children.

A. swim     B. swimming     C . be swimming  D. going swimming

 Can you           good solutions to these problems?

A. think over     B. come up with                C. think about         D. catch up with

Never eat food that stays over night,           it tastes         .

A. if, good                    B. but, well                  C. even though, good         D. even if, well

 Most young people find ______ exciting to watch a football match.

A. one        B. this       C. that       D. it

— Oh, my god! We have missed the last bus. What shall we do?

        —I’m afraid we have no ______but to take a taxi.

A. choice       B. reason       C. information     D. instruction