Question

Stress（壓力）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?
often sleep badly?
get headaches a lot?
take sleeping pills（藥片）?
find it difficult to relax?
usually hide your feelings?
find it difficult to put your heart into something?

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（減輕）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_______ more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.

1.Which of the following is not the reason of stress?

A.Taking exams. B.Changing jobs

C.Taking sleeping pills. D.Making money

2.Which of the following is true?

A.Women and young people never have stress.

B.Stress is everywhere in our everyday life.

C.People who answer “No” to all of the questions have great stress.

D.People who answer “Yes” to more than two of the questions have no stress.

3.The “________” in the last passage should be the word” ________”.

A.cry B.laugh C.smile D.smoke

4.According to the passage, what’s the easier way to relax your body?

A.Talking with friends. B.Listening to light music.

C.Doing relaxing exercises. D.Laughing, smiling and crying.

5.The main idea of the passage is________.

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

D.that doing the Stress Test is a good way to help you to live a better life

Answer 1