18-22. 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘼, 𝘽, 𝘾, 𝙤𝙧 𝘿 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨.In a recent government survey on healthy eating teens scored only 5 out of 10. Only 1 in 10 teens eats the recommended amount of fruit and the only vegetable that many teens eat is "chip". Most teens in the developed world are eating too much but are still not getting the vital nutrients to help them grow and stay healthy. More information about nutrition and healthy eating is needed to help young people eat properly. Teens who diet often cut out food they need, such as bread or milk, because they think it is fattening. Others don't know what foods to choose in the school canteen in order to have a balanced diet. There is a saying "you are what you eat". So if you want to become the next David Beckham then you'd better start eating properly.
Lack of money in schools plus increased pressure to do well in the course exams means that teenagers are doing less sport in school than ever before. Girls, in particular, are more likely to suffer from lack of exercise and up to 4 in 10 girls stop playing sports in their early teenage years. Just because you aren't sporty doesn't mean you can't be active. Walk or cycle to school instead of taking the bus. Help at home with the housework or gardening. Go dancing with your friends. There are lots of ways you can stop being a couch potato!
If "we are what we eat" then sleep is like food for the brain. Teens need at least 9 hours' sleep every night and even mild sleepiness can affect your performance, humor and health. Lack of sleep can make you tired, angry or depressed. Nearly 40% of secondary school students go to bed after 11 p.m. on school nights and 15% of teens say they have fallen asleep during class. In the USA some schools are starting classes at 10 a.m. so that teens can get some extra sleep. These schools have noticed an improvement in their students' work.Question 18. The text suggests that teenagers _________. *   A. are healthier than their parents were   B. don't have enough information about healthy eating and lifestyle   C. sleep more than is needed   D. do more sports in schools than beforeQuestion 19. According to the texts, teens who go on a diet cut down on _________. *   A. vegetables   B. bread and milk   C. chips   D. meatQuestion 20. Most teens in the developed world _________. *   A. eat too much but are not eating healthy food   B. eat properly and stay healthy   C. eat less and grow and stay healthy   D. eat a lot of vegetables and healthy foodQuestion 21. Schools put pressure on students to _________. *   A. do well in sports   B. improve their physical condition   C. do well in course exams   D. take a bus instead of walking or cycling to schoolQuestion 22. According to the text, some schools in the USA have changed the starting time of lessons because __________. *   A. they wanted to please their students   B. they wanted to improve students' performance   C. parents insisted on changing the time   D. teachers complained about how unmotivated the students were