Choose from the A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7). There is an extra sentence which you do not need to use.

The benefits of fitness online training

Thanks to Internet you can now get into shape dressed in your pyjamas. By Lucy Atkins

Fitness experts these days generally agree that “natural exercise” is the answr to our unhealthy lifestyles. An activity such as stair- climbing or running for the bus, they say, gets the heart rate going for five or ten minutes, several times a day, without the boredom of going to a gym or jogging round the park.

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But thanks to the Internet it is now at least theorically possible to get into great shape without even changing out of your pyjamas. The web is packed with creative, instant and varied excercises that are often avalablefree. Just start typing and watch the kilos disappear.

Joanna Hall is a fitness expert who has set up a walking club on the Internet. At her Walkative website, she promises that in six weeks you can achieve a 25% increase in fitness levels by following her activity programme based entirely on walking. “These days people are used to finding that what they need online,” she says.

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Perhaps the best way to deal with this problem is just to have a look around and see what’s out there.

One click of your mouse can take you, for instance, straight into an aerobics, dance and yoga class, or introduce you to a variety of other lively activities. You can put together your own strength training programmes, concentrate on particularly week body parts or learn new ways of getting fit.

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There are so many possibilities that you could spend the entire day sitting on your chair just surfing the websites and chatting with all these new friends you have made.

Quality, however, can be hardeer to find. Some sites try to attempt you into buying DVDs after they’ve started you off with free beginners” programmes.

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Sometimes the quality of the picture or the sound can be extremely poor.

You have to put up with advertisements that suddenly appear on the screen, and there is the annoying tendency of some computers suddenly to pause in the middle of an activity, then return to the the beginning of the video when you start clicking the mouse.

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“Online programmes allow you to fit your training times around other things you have to do, such as going to collge or work,´says Hall. “They can be a very effective and achievable way to exercise, something you can do all year round.” You can use them any time of the day or night, in an office, hotel room or at home. In addition, you do not have to turn up at a gym or studio on time, wear embreassing clothing, or deal with annoyingly fit people.

If a particular fitness programme doesn’t fit you, the website may suggest ways of adjusting it to your own needs. It should also, most importantly, offer advice on healthier living in general.

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Some sites will help you brig this about by providing charts showing how much change you can expect for a given amount of exercise. They may even encourage you to keep to your training programme by sending you regular emails, perhaps including a daily “fit tip”

All that is fine, but the trouble is that you do also need to have a certain amount of self-displine to ensure that you keep going once you have started.

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There’s also the danger that family, friends or colleagues could some in and start laughing at you at any time. And there is a risk of injury if you don’t follow the more comples instructions (though this issue arises with exercise DVDs and poorly taught classes too). Still, if you want a cheap, possibly fuuny and definitely varied ways to get fit, then sit back and surf.

A. Once you manage to find a more worthwhile website, however, there are real advantages.

B. Of course, it’s not easy to include exercise in your daily routine if you are lazy and spend all day sitting around at home.

C. Best of all, you can do so with the support of in online community who have the same aims as you.

D. Otherwise it’s just too easy to give up because you’ve paid nothing and nobody cares if you log on to (or off) the website, or whether you acctually do any exercise at all.

E. Others require a large joining fee in order to progress to more advanced activities.

F. Good eating habits are essential for achieving this, particularly if you want your weight to decrease, or increase.

H. True, but it can be hard to know exactly what that is when there is such an enormous range of online choice.

When we get home, we (have) dinner.

Complete the passage with the words from the box.

The number of people running has decreased (1)__________ running provides many benefits for health. The following advantages will help you decide if you want to try. (2)__________, running helps to improve physical body. For instance, it builds a good condition of lungs, promotes bone health, reduces stress levels. (3)__________, running reduces blood pressure while improves blood flow. (4)__________, it is a good choice for weight loss. A medium level of running can result in weight loss. (5)__________, running is a low cost activity. You only need a quality pair of athletic shoes. You can run outdoors, in your neighbourhood or at local parks. (6)__________, you can meet your exercise goals without going to a gym centre. (7)__________, it’s worth running whether in every morning or in any free time. You don’t need a big start, but 15 minutes each day. (8) __________ add 5 minutes every weekuntil it reaches 60 minutes. You will never see the fantastic outcome if you don’t give it a try.

Read the text carefully and answer the questions

There are about 3000 living languages in the world, but only six of them are the most important ones. Two-thirds of the world’s population speaks those languages. More than 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Another 400 million speak it as a second language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the language with more speakers than English, but it is only the language for more than one billion Chinese people. English is the official language on one-fifth of the land area in the world.

1. How many living languages are there in the world?

2. How many people in the world speaks English?

3. Are there 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue?

4. Why do many people speak English?

Read the text carefully and then choose True or False

Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name. But she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her. They got married and lived happily ever after.

Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A. B. C. or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks

As a child, Phong always dreamt of going abroad to study. (1) he graduate his parents sent him over toNew Zealandto attend college. Phong was very happy that his dream finally came true. When he first arrived in the country, Phong's English was not very good and sometime he did not understand what other people said. He also had difficulties in class because he was not familiar with the new teaching and learning method. He felt (2) in this new place, and missed all his buddies inViet Nam. The food there was so different to what his mum used to cook for him. And for the first time in his life, Phong had to think about his finances, and to plan his spending (3). However, Phong was young and enthusiastic. He learnt to (4) to this new environment. After two years, Phong is how very fluent in English and has achieved the top academic award at his school. He has a lot of friends from different countries. He is even good (5) being able to earn money for his daily needs from his part- time job at a restaurant.

Complete the passage with one word.

The first major cause for stress is school. Test (1), trying to achieve excellent grades, starting a new school, trying to fit in, those can cause stress at school, stress cannot be always (2), some will cause pressure that will cause one (3) work harder. But mainly stress leads to headaches, lack (4) concentration, forgetfulness, or stomachaches. I understand this past couple weeks I have (5) more stress than I ever have felt before.

I had these school comp papers due, Seneys huge test coming up, and semester tests (6) general; this made me feel large amount of stress. The further students find (7) in school, the extra stress they feel over trying to (8) out the perfect college and deciding what to do with their lives.

I know next year college with only cause additional stress (9) myself and family dealing with financial aid. (10) school is a major source for stress.

They (just decide) __________ that they (undertake) ___________ the job.

Complete the passage with one word.

It's a marvelous idea for children to do some cooking at an early age. Generally speaking, most children can't wait to help in the (1)................. and love getting involved in the preparation (2)................. their meals. They should be encouraged to do so, and care should be (3)............... to ensure they enjoy the experience. It is important to show them how to do things (4).................. but they shouldn't be criticized too much. Although the finished (5)................. may not be quite to your liking, the young cook will undoubtedly find it the tastiest (6).................. he or she has ever eaten.

Kitchens can, of course, be (7)................... places and so the absolute importance of keeping an eye (8).................. children at all times cannot be emphasized too heavily. Sharp (9)................, for example, should be avoided until children are (10)............... enough to handle them safely.

Read and complete the passage with words.

Living in Vietnam today (1)___ greatly from the lifestyle of 100 years ago. People in the past mainly worked in agriculture (2)_____ today there are significantly less people working in this sector of the economy. These days, by comparison, people are more likely to be employed in manufacturing and tourism than in the rice fields. Moreover, Vietnam, which was (4)____ agrarian, is transforming into an entirely different country. While agriculture is still an important component of the Vietnamese economy, other enterprises are accounting for an increasing amount of economic activity.

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