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    Have you ever been cycling(骑自行车运动)?This spring my elder brother and I(spend)a long weekend cycling in the countryside. We rode (slow) along because we hadn't come to break any speed records, or to do sports. We just wanted (get) some fresh air and a break from schoolwork. We really had a great time(ride)along country roads. And there was one of the best things about our trip that made us happy: every few (kilometer) there was a village where we could find everything we needed.

    All the local people were really friendly. However, the second day, something happened. We were going down the hill when my brakes(刹车)started making noise, but I didn't mind at all. At midnight we were woken by the noise in the hotel. We were tiredwe set off the next morning, but soon felt cheerful when the sun came out.

    What we enjoyed(our) most about cycling is-it's simple and fun. I think nothing is(good) than cycling if you are looking for a break that is active and cheap. Why not have a try？

    There is a famous English saying "You are what you eat", and it means what you put in your mouth will become part of you. Many experts use it to tell people it's important to have a good eating habit. For example, too much sweet food makes a person overweight. To avoid being fat, kids are told to keep off sweet food. But a team of American scientists have found something new about eating sweet food.

    "When we say some people are 'sweet', we mean they are kind and friendly to us. Perhaps this word can help us learn more about people's feelings and acts, "said Brian Meier, a scientist from the study team." Taste is something we experience every day. What we have done is find whether we can know someone's character and behavior depending on his or her taste."

    In one of their experiments, students were asked questions about their character-whether, for example, they were soft-hearted or not. Then they were asked to make a list of their favourite food. According to their answers, the scientists found that the students who liked sweet food were nicer.

    In their another experiment, the scientists found that people who preferred sweet food, such as cookies and chocolate, were more willing to help other people in need, and those who ate non-sweet food such as chips weren't. For example, people with sweet teeth were more likely to volunteer to clean up their city, visit sick children in hospital and so on.

    The result of the experiments is that people's helpfulness or being nice has something to do with their taste for sweet food. So eating sweet food is a useful way to make people nice and helpful. Next time, try some ice-cream.

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