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       Candy and chocolate manufacturers in the UK may have to stop using cartoon characters on their products. An __30__    of health groups including Action on Sugar, Action on Salt and the Children’s Food Campaign said many food companies use characters from Peppa Pig and Disney on their packaging. The health groups said 51% of the food anddrink products using cartoon characters were__ 31__ to children’s health. The products__ 32__  below the healthrequirements needed to advertise on TV during children’s shows. The health groups said the products were very high infat, sugar and salt. The groups are asking the government to__33__  the use of these characters to sell unhealthyproducts to children. They looked at the nutrition content of 526 products that were aimed at children. The products’wrapping had colorful cartoon characters to appeal__ 34___ children. The Peppa Pig Candy Bites, which contained 99%sugar, were among the worst products.

        Do you bike today? Do YouBike rides kindle your passion to zip past one bicycle lane after another? Launched in 2009, YouBike’s rental system offers cyclists an easy way to rent and return bikes. Cyclists only need an EasyCard torent a YouBike. What’s more, by using this system, bikes can be rented at one location and dropped off at another on a 24/7 basis. In Taipei City alone, there are as many as four hundred YouBike stations. This carbon-free vehicle rentalsystem also extends to many other major cities. No wonder YouBike is acknowledged to have become part of the citylandscape in Taiwan.

     Another important contributing factor in the growing popularity of this rental system has to do with its excellentcost-performance ratio. Each thirty minutes costs only ten NT dollars within the initial four hours. YouBike also servesas a best alternative to cars and buses during rush hours, when the traffic jam can leave you cranky. Perhaps one of itsgreatest contributions lies in the reduction of carbon emissions. In 2013, statistics showed that YouBike’s rental servicecontributed to a trip distance of about 11 million kilometers. On this basis, the overall carbon emission reduction inTaipei City was equivalent to 6.89 million metric tons of carbon emissions from motorcycles and 27 million metric tonsfrom automobiles.

      The success of YouBike also has a lot to do with its creative concepts. It boasts a database management system thatcan analyze the utilization rate of bikes speedily, resulting in efficient allocation of bikes among rental stations andensuring that cyclists can rent a bike within ten minutes. With the goals of green economy and sustainable developmentin mind, it is time to go even greener. Let’s all go YouBiking today!

       The most famous mystery about Loch Ness surrounds the phenomenon of an enormous creature, known as the LochNess Monster, or Nessie. The first recorded sighting of the monster was in A.D. 565, when it was said to have eaten alocal farmer. Over the years, rumors spread far and wide.

     In 1933, construction began on the A82—the road that runs along the north shore of the Loch. The work involvedconsiderable drilling and blasting and people believed that the disruption forced the monster into the open. Around thistime, there were numerous sightings and, in 1934, London surgeon R. K. Wilson took a photograph that appeared toshow a slender head and neck rising above the water. Nessie hit the headlines and has remained the topic of fierce debateever since.

    In the 1960s, the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau conducted a ten-year survey. By the end of the decade, mini-submarines were used for the first time to explore the Loch. New public interest was generated in the mid-1970s whenunderwater photographs of what appeared to be a “flipper” were made public.

    To this day, there is still no conclusive proof. Whatever the truth, it’s always worth a trip to Loch Ness to see foryourself.

       On average Americans chew about 300 sticks of gum per person a year. Why is chewing gum so popular? Somepeople say that it not only helps you relax but also helps you stay awake. Others chew gum after a meal to have freshbreath. It can help fight tooth decay as well. But few people know that there is an even better reason for chewing gum—it can improve memory!

    In an experiment, the scientists divided 75 people into three groups. One third chewed real gum, one third chewedimaginary gum, and the last third didn’t chew anything. Then, each group was given a lot of different memory tests. Theresults were very interesting. The people with real gum did better than those with imaginary gum, and the latter did betterthan those who didn’t have any gum at all.

     How does chewing gum help memory? One possible reason is that when people chew, there is more activity in anarea of the brain that is important for memory. Another possible reason is that when people chew, their heart beats fasterso more oxygen goes to the brain. So, do you have an exam coming up? Start chewing now!

       When you have a newborn baby it can be difficult to make quality time with your toddler. This is because the firstfew weeks after birth are quite __47__ , adjusting to the new baby and feeding amongst many other things. There arethings you can do with your toddler to ensure that he or she doesn’t feel __48__ . For example, when your newborn babyis asleep, you could spend time with your toddler and make the effort to interact and tell them how much you love them.Giving your toddler a cuddle or reading your toddler a bedtime story, you can help them feel happier and deeply loved.

      Many toddlers strongly desire their parents’ attention and sometimes ___49__ can begin when they see that onechild is getting more attention than they are. You must make sure that you give your children equal attention. If youcompliment one child, then you should make sure you give praise to his/her siblings, or sibling__50__ can develop. Itis important to look into the needs of both children and let each of them know how much they are loved.