Question

 Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it,but also women.

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?

Do you	Yes	No
easily get angry?

often sleep badly?

get headaches a lot?

take sleeping pills?

find it difficult to relax?

usually hide your feelings?

smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?

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 should you do about it?

Doing relaxing exercise,talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways to relieve stress. However,doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile and even cry,because crying is the natural way to relax yourself.

 (   ) 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.  According to the passage,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.  What’s the easier way to relax your body?

   A. Talking with friends.

   B. Listening to light music.

   C. Doing relaxing exercise.

   D. Laughing,smiling and crying.

 (   ) 4.  What’s the meaning of the underlined word “relieve”？

   A. 缓解;减轻   B. 加重

   C. 相信   D. 锻炼

 (   ) 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 live a better life

Answer 1