Nowadays, more and more students are often under pressure (压力). I am a student and I can judge it when my friends are under pressure. Some of those active ones will suddenly become silent. Some will become too quiet while some are likely to get angry easily.

There are many ways one can deal with pressure. Firstly, students, especially teenagers, must go for exercise often. A short walk in the park would help them relax a lot. Students should also play football, basketball, badminton and other sports to reduce pressure.

Exercise is also said to relax the body muscles (肌肉) and keep you calm. Students must have hobbies such as reading, collecting stamps, fishing or listening to music of your choice.These after-school activities help keep students free from school-related pressure.

Therefore, students should make a timetable. They can also work in groups to solve some of their academic (学业的) problems. Besides making friends and discussing certain topics,group discussions can meliorate the study skills. One of these is the ability to make a check-list of all the activities planned and carried out. This in turn will make studying more effective and help avoid unnecessary pressure.

Students should also have balanced meals and enough sleep. These are said to be basic to healthy lives. Students,especially those in examination classes,must sleep and eat well because a healthy body creates a healthy mind.However, going to sleep can sometimes be difficult.So it is necessary to ask for advice from those whom we trust and love. If nothing works, there is a need to go for treatment from the doctors. You may be surprised, but a friend of mine said that screaming (尖叫) at the mountains and laughing your heart out can take away pressure.

【小题1】According to the author, who is most probably under pressure?

A．A girl who becomes active slowly.

B．A boy who seldom plays with others.

C．A boy who laughed loudly all of a sudden.

D．A girl who shouted at her friends suddenly.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “meliorate” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Record.

B．Require

C．Improve.

D．Check.

【小题3】What does the author mainly tell us in the last paragraph?

A．How to develop a healthy lifestyle.

B．What to do to sleep well.

C．A healthy lifestyle helps take away pressure.

D．Advice from others makes a big difference.

【小题4】What is the best title for the text?

A．Reasons for students’ pressure.

B．Ideas on dealing with pressure.

C．Where pressure comes from.

D．How pressure influences students.