Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.
| put | growing |
| home-cooked | unhealthy |
| vitamins | like |
| cause | diet |
Good nutrition is especially important for (1)……………….. teenagers. Unfortunately many teenagers have an unbalanced (2) ………... They buy (3) ………………..take away food every day or even a few times a day. If you eat fast food regularly, you are more likely to (4)……….. on weight than if you eat fast food only occasionally. About nine in ten teenagers eat junk food every day. This might be fizzy drinks and snacks (5) ………..…….potato chips. Compared to (6)………………. food, junk food is almost always: higher in fat, particularly saturated fat; higher in salt; higher in sugar; lower in fibre; lower in nutrients, such as (7)………………. and minerals.
Junk food is poor fuel for your body. A poor diet can (8) ……… weight gain, high blood pressure, fatigue and concentration problems.
Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.
| extra | interests |
| outside | going |
| horse | alone |
| skiing | afternoons |
Mary has a lot of hobbies and (1) ………... She always gets up early, so she can run before (2) …….. to school. She doesn’t have time to ski, but she occasionally goes (3)……….. on Sundays during the winter. Mary often rides a ( 4) ………….. near her home. She usually goes horseback riding on Sunday ( 5) ………………. She loves music. She always goes to practice singing on Wednesdays evenings and sings in church on Sundays mornings. She doesn’t have (6) ……… money , so she rarely goes to concerts in the city. She never watches TV because she likes doing things outside. She usually goes to the gym if it is raining ( 7) …………. She isn’t often ( 8) ………. because she has a lot of friends. She feels happy because she always does her activities with her friends. She’s a happy girl.