EarlyinthemorningatnoonorintheeveninginbigcitiesandinthecountrysideallacrosstheUnitedStatesyoucanseeAmericansrunning.The andtheoldarerunning.Peoplerun .ThroughCentralPark NewYorkdownquietstreetsinsmalltownsoratthegym.Somepeopleevenrunin livingrooms.
Runningdidn’tuseto(过去常常)besopopular.Inthe1960srunnerswere athleteshealthyandstrongpeople.Inthosedayswhenpeoplesawarunnertheyused “Heywhat’sthehurryfor?”ortheymightsayto “Ishecrazy?”Womenalmostnever .Iftheydidtheymighthearamanshout“IfI youcanIkeepyou?”Buttodayallthesethingshave .Menandwomenofall enjoyrunning.
DoctorsthinkmanyhealthproblemsintheUnitedStates thesebadhabits:eatingtoomuchsmokingcigarettesandexercising .Doctorstoldus“Eatlessdon’tsmokeandexercisemore.”Runningisagoodwaytoexercise ithelpspeoplebuildstrongheartsandlungs(肺).Italsohelpsmostpeople weight..Inordertokeephealthylet’sruntogether.
1.A.young B.small C.big D.little
2.A.anywhere B.somewhere C.everywhereD.nowhere
3.A.by B.in C.with D.on
4.A.our B.your C.his D.their
5.A.mostly B.hardly C.most D.more
6.A.asking B.totell C.tospeak D.toask
7.A.them B.themselves C.theirs D.they
8.A.thought B.ran C.said D.exercised
9.A.catch B.take C.carry D.find
10.A.changed B.stopped C.worked D.done
11.A.people B.cities C.villagesD.ages
12.A.comefrom B.lookfor C.careforD.thinkof
13.A.too B.not C.much D.little
14.A.how B.where C.because D.until
15.A.give B.increase C.improve D.lose
