“Don’t tell anyone”. We hear these words when someone tells a secret to us. But it can be hard to keep a secret. Often, we can’t help “spilling the beans”, even if we regret it later.

According to Asim Shah, professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine, US, keeping a secret may well “become a burden”. This is because people often have an “obsessive and anxious urge(冲动) to share it with someone.

An earlier study, led by Anita E. Kelly, a scientist at the University of Notre Dame, US, suggested that keeping a secret could cause stress. People entrusted with secrets can suffer from depression, anxiety, and body aches, reported the daily Mail.

But with secrets so often getting out, why do people share them at all? Shah explained that people often feel that it will help them keep a person as a friend. Another reason people share secrets is guilt over keeping it from someone close to them. A sense of distrust can develop when people who are close do not share it with each other. “Keeping or sharing secrets often puts people in a position of either getting or losing the trust of someone.” according to Shah.

He added that talkative people could let secrets slip out. But this doesn't mean that it is a good idea only to share secrets with quiet people. A quiet person may be someone who keeps everything inside. To tell such a person a secret may cause them stress, and make them talk about the secret.

Shah said that to judge whether to tell someone a secret, you'd better put yourself in their position. Think about how you would feel to be told that you mustn’t give the information away. Shah also recommended that if you accidentally give up someone’s secret you should come clean about it. Let the person know that their secret isn't so secret any more.

1.The underlined phrase “spilling the beans” in paragraph 1 probably means _______.

A. Keeping a secret B. Discussing a secret

C. Letting out a secret D. Thinking about a secret

2.Why may keeping a secret “become a burden”?

A. Because people who tell a secret may feel regretful.

B. Because people who keep a secret may feel stressed.

C. Because people may feel depressed after letting out the secrets.

D. Because people are forced to share their secrets with others.

3.From the passage, we can infer that _______.

A. People may feel guilty if they keep secrets for someone close to them

B. Keeping a secret may lead to distrust between close friends

C. To tell talkative people a secret may cause them much stress

D. It’s always a good idea to share secrets with quiet people

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Keeping secrets is a burden. B. Don’t tell secrets to anyone.

C. Always share secrets with others. D. Others’ secrets are no more secrets.

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Sometimes it may seem difficult to improve our health. If so, the following health habits may help you.

Eat breakfast every morning

Research(研究) shows that if you eat a meal in the morning, you may not become too fat or eat too much during lunch. Eating breakfast can help people feel better through the day.

Get enough sleep

Poor sleep can influence (影响) our memory and learning. It can also cause traffic accidents! Studies show that people who don’t get enough sleep seem to get into more accidents. So stay safe and get enough sleep!

Take a walk every day

Walking is an easy way of exercising. You’d better meet friends for a walk, not for a meal. As you walk, you will see the beautiful world around you. Once you try, you’ll find that adding a walk into your daily life is very easy.

Join social groups

Social groups can provide support. They might include sport teams, art or music groups. The people in the group can offer advice and can help each other in difficult times. Also, being in a group keeps your mind busy. And active mind is a healthy mind.

Have a hobby

A hobby could be running, reading or making something with your hands. Hobbies help people to relax and rest. Hobbies bring us joy, too.

Ways to improve our health

Eat breakfast every

morning

◆It can help you feel better1..

Get enough sleep

◆Poor sleep 2. and learning.

Take a walk every day

◆Enjoy the 3. while walking.

Join social groups

◆Being in a group keeps your 4..

Have a hobby

◆Hobbies 5.as well.

Do you like go running? Some people think running is boring. But there are ways to make it more exciting – for example, “plogging”.

Plogging is a new exercise trend(趋势)from Sweden. The name comes from the words “pick up” and “jogging”. It means picking up trash(垃圾)while running.

Ploggers go outside with a pair of gloves and a trash bag. They stop to pick up trash as they run. Nobody likes to see trash while they’re doing exercise. This new trend brings environmental protection (环境保护) and healthy living together.

Plogging may even be better for you than just running, since bending down (弯腰) to pick up trash is another kind of exercise itself. So try plogging with your friends on your way to school. You can stay healthy and keep the environment clean at the same time.

1.What trend does this story talk about?

A. Making new words. B. Running with gloves.

C. Picking up trash while running. D. Throwing away trash in bags.

2.Where did the trend come from?

A. Switzerland. B. The United States. C. Sweden. D. Spain.

3.What is the best part of this new trend?

A. More people are wearing gloves while running.

B. Runners take their own bags, so there will be no trash.

C. It tells people to stop using public trash bags.

D. It’s good for the environment and people’s health.

4.The last paragraph (节) mainly tells us that _________.

A. bending down while plogging is also good exercise.

B. it is not important to keep the environment clean.

C. plogging gives you a chance to make friends.

D. you should run to school with your friends.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. All people think running is boring.

B. Ploggers go out with only a pair of gloves.

C. Maybe plogging is better than running.

D. Plogging is the best sport.

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