Question

Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work, or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?

If you do, you need to take control(控制)of your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry with people can cause you to lose friends.

Gray Gerber, an American high school teacher, has written My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells teens how to stay cool when bad things happen to them.

The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can never make them better. Getting angry is not a natural way to act, the book says. It is just a bad habit, like smoking.

The book says you can control your anger easily. All you have to do is tell yourself not to be angry. When a baby falls over, he only cries if people are watching him.

Like a baby, you should only get angry if you are sure it is the right thing to do. The book gives many tips(提示)to help you if you get angry easily. Here are our tips：

(1)Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry.

(2)Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.

(3)Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh.

1.Where does Gray Gerber come from?

A. Canada. B. China. C. America. D. Australia.

2.According to Gray Gerber, when bad things happen, ___________.

A. you’d better leave

B. you’d better stay in a cold place

C. you’d better calm yourself

D. you’d better shout

3.Getting angry___________.

A. makes your friends leave

B. helps to make more friends

C. is a good way to let out(发泄)feelings

D. helps to make things better

4.How do you control yourself when bad things happen?

A. Write down why you are angry.

B. Walk away from the problem.

C. Try to laugh.

D. All of the above.

5.What does the passage tell us?

A. Both smoking and getting angry are bad habits.

B. Getting angry is not a natural way to act.

C. When you get angry, just cry like a baby.

D. How to control our feelings and it’s important.

Answer 1