Stress(压力) is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only young people but also old people suffer from it. The causes of stress may be death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendship and so on. How do you know if you suffer from stress? Below are some questions for you to answer. If you answer "Yes" to more than two questions, you will probably be one of' those people with stress.
Stress Test
Do you. Yes No
1. often sleep badly ?
2. get headaches a lot ?
3. find it difficult to relax ?
4. need alcohol or cigarettes to keep calm ?
5. usually hide your feeling ?
6. find it difficult to put your heart into something ?
7. take sleeping pills ?
8. get angry when things go wrong ?
How can you relieve stress? The usual ways of relieving stress are doing relaxing exercises, talking about your problems with your friends or listening to light music.
However, doctors say that there are some easier ways to relieve stress.People should laugh or smile more often. When you laugh or smile, your body relaxes.They also say that people,specially men,should cry more often, because crying is a natural way of relieving stress.
31.If you don' t often fall into a deep sleep at night, you should answer "Yes" to ______
A. Question 1 B. Question 3 C. Question 6 D. Question 8 .
32.The underlined word "relieve"in the passage means______.
A. feel B. remember C. get ready for D. make less
33. Which is the easiest way to relax your body?
A. Talking with your friends. B. Laughing or smiling.
C. Listening to light music. D. Doing relaxing exercises.
34. What fact does the passage provide?
A.Only young people suffer from stress.
B.Men with stress cry more often than women with stress.
C.Those who don't know how to answer the questions suffer from stress.
D.Different people suffer from different stress at times.
ADBD
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025