Nowadays, stress is everywhere in our daily life. Men, women and young people all suffer from stress. There are many causes, such as death, marriage, money, moving house, changing jobs, ending relationships and so on.
So how do you know if you suffer from stress? Finish the Stress Test first!
Stress Test | ||
Do you …? | Yes | No |
1. seldom sleep well? | ||
2. get headaches often? | ||
3. find it difficult to relax? | ||
4. find it difficult to put your heart into something? | ||
5. get angry when things go wrong? | ||
6. need alcohol (酒精) or cigarettes to keep calm? | ||
7. take sleeping pills? | ||
If you have more than two “Yes” among these questions, you must be suffering from stress.
So what can you do about it?
Doing yoga, chewing gum and playing with worry beads are all common ways of relieving stress.
However, doctors now say that there are simpler ways. They say that people should laugh and smilemore often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men should cry more frequently, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.
【小题1】You may suffer from stress if you .| A．never depend on alcohol or cigarettes. | B．can sleep without sleeping pills. |
| C．often communicate with anyone else. | D．get angry easily when things go wrong. |
| A．many social problems can cause stress. |
| B．doing yoga is the most useful way to relieve stress. |
| C．young people suffer more from stress than the old. |
| D．you are suffering from stress only if all the answers are yes. |
| A．Doing yoga. | B．Laughing and crying. | C．Playing with worry beads. | D．Taking sleeping pills. |
Yuko liked learning about the different planets. She gave a great report in her science class. Along with the report, she showed her classmates a fun activity to help them learn the different patterns of stars. She gave her classmates each a copy of the information so that they could do the activity at home.
Learning the patterns of stars 1. Collect the materials. a cardboard tapes a sharp pencil black paper old newspapers small drawing of your favourite star pattern 2. Cut a circle from the black paper 3. Place the newspapers on the table. Then place your black paper circle on them. 4. Place the drawing of your star pattern on top of the black paper circle. 5. Each dots stands for a star. Use the sharp pencil to perforate through the dots. 6. Take off the paper with the star pattern and place one open end of the tube（管子）on top of the circle of black paper. 7. Fold the edges（边缘）of the black paper up over the sides of the tube. Then fasten（系紧）the edges of the black paper to the sides of the tube with tape. 8. Hold the open end of the tube up to your eye. Point the end with the black paper toward a bright light. You will see your star pattern. |
【小题1】When the students have the copy of the information, they can ________ .
| A．see the stars in the sky | B．write a good report |
| C．make the patterns of stars | D．have interest in watching stars |
| A．are free to use | B．can protect the table |
| C．are not useful | D．tell you star patterns |
| A．Yuko’s science report | B．Planets and stars |
| C．See the stars | D．ways to cut paper into star |
How do you feel when you go to a birthday party? What about making a speech in front of the class? Do you get really shy? If you think you are too shy and want to be a little braver, try the following. You can make it!
There is no need to hide（隐藏）it. When they get to know you’re a shy kid, they’ll understand you better. This also helps you feel more at ease（自在） in talks.
When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk to. Remember that other people have feelings, too. And most people will stay away from an angry-looking person.
If you find it hard to start talks, say something nice about people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.
Think more about ways to enjoy the party or the game. Don’t waste（浪费）time worrying about your looks or whether people like you or not.
Meet friends who have the same hobby as you. Introduce yourself to everyone when you take your first club meeting to meet new people and start a fun conversation.
| A．Learn to be a good talker. |
| B．Be kind to yourself. |
| C．Get your attention elsewhere. |
| D．Tell people you’re shy. |
| E．Try to smile more. |
| F．Join a school club. |
Tips for Writing Better Articles
Many of us don’t spend a lot of time improving our writing skills. This can be a problem when we hand in our articles. Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and benefit us later in life.
Make good word choices. When we’re not sure which word is the right one for a sentence, look it up in a dictionary. Many of us choose words in a hurry and don’t take the time to decide if they’re proper.
Check facts. If we want people to believe what we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable facts.
Rewrite. A common problem is that we don’t like to rewrite. In fact rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some mistakes, like grammar and spelling mistakes.
Read aloud. Sometimes it’s easier to find problem with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud. Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems but also develop our writing.
| A．Prepare a list. |
| B．The following tips can be helpful. |
| C．Rewriting makes our writing better. |
| D．It is not easy to become a better writer. |
| E．Good word choices are necessary for good writing. |
| F．The more you write, the better your writing will be. |
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