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Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.
The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving
houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on.
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?
Stress Test
| Do you |
Yes |
No |
| easily get angry? |
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| often sleep badly? |
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| get headaches a lot? |
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| take sleeping pills? |
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| find it difficult to relax? |
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| usually hide your feelings? |
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| smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet? |
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| find it difficult to put your heart into something? |
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If you answer "Yes" to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So
what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving
(减轻) stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways-people should laugh and smile more
often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should
cry more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.
1. Which of the following is NOT the reason of stress?
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A. Taking exams.
B. Changing jobs.
C. Taking sleeping pills.
2. According to the passage,which of the following is true?
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A. Only women and young people have stress.
B. Stress is everywhere in our everyday life.
C. People who answer"No" to all of the questions have great stress.
3. Which is not the usual way of relieving stress?
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A. Talking with friends.
B. Listening to light music.
C. Taking medicine.
4. The easier way to relax your body is _____.
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A. Laughing,smiling and crying
B. getting married
C. Sleeping all the time
5. The main idea of the passage is _____.
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A. about stress and how to relieve your stress
B. that there are many reasons for having stress
C. that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress