A major source of teen stress is school exams,and test anxiety is not uncommon.When you recognize your teen is under stress,how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?

Be involved.Parents need to be involved in their teen's work.__1__What they look for is your presence—to talk,to cry,or simply to sit with them quietly.Communicate openly with your teen.Encourage your teen to express his worries and fears,but don't let them focus on those fears.

Help them get organized.__2__Together,you and your teen can work out a time?table in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test.

Provide a calm setting.Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy.Give them a nutritious diet.It's important for your teen to eat a healthy,balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best.__3__If this happens,encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches.A healthy diet,rather than junk food,is best for reducing stress.

__4__Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something active when she needs a real break from studying.Making time for relaxation,fun,and exercise are all important in reducing stress.Help your teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.

Show a positive attitude.__5__Your panic,anxiety and blame contribute to your teen's pressure.Make your teen feel accepted and valued for her efforts.Most importantly,reassure your teen that things will be all right,no matter what the results are.

A.A parent's attitude will dictate their teen's emotions.

B.Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite.

C.They will only make the situation worse.

D.Encourage your teen to relax.

E.The best thing is simply to listen.

F.Help your teen think about what she has to study and plan accordingly.

G.Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves.

 

The weather was terrible that night. The summer thunderstorm had knocked out the power. Luckily, there was enough candlelight flickering(闪烁)on the kitchen table. With the candlelight, could see the card I was writing to my husband's cousins in Finland.

Dear Heli and Rislo,

You are on my mind tonight because we are using the candles you gave us when you visited us two years ago. There M^as a horrible summer thunderstorm this evening and the power went out, and your candles were just what we needed. They have lit our dinnertime, the bedrooms and now I am sitting by one in the kitchen ...

What I didn't say to Heli and Risto is that we never burned the candles before because they, well, smell like a campfire. And so they stood in iron candlesticks until we needed them.

I'm so thankful that we had candles on hand that dark night. And I'm equally as thankful that I had a beautiful card on hand, too, or I would have let the opportunity to keep in touch with faraway family escape. It would have turned into another one of those moments when the thought of sending a card crossed my mind but never actually happened.

The candle burned slowly. After I finished my card to Finland, I enjoyed looking through the rest of my ‘‘Someone Cares" greeting cards. The air was fresh and cool, and I had cards and enough light to write. I found a birthday card for my nephew's IOth birthday, a thinking-of-you card for my aunt, and a fun greeting card for an old friend and I began writing. Candles and cards -~ two things that make a thunderstorm into the perfect storm.

1. Why did the writer light the candles that night?

A. Because it was her nephew's 10th birthday.

B. Because she thought of her husband's cousins.

C. Because she wanted to add some fun to her life.

D. Because there was no electricity due to the thunderstorm.

2. By saying "smell like a campfire", the writer wants to show _____.

A. she enjoyed going camping a lot

B. she liked the smell of a campfire very much

C. she didn't like the smell of the burning candles

D. she didn't need to burn the candles in the past

3. In the past, when the writer wanted to send a card, she often _____.

A. immediately wrote one

B. didn't put it into practice

C. didn't know what to write

D. hesitated for a long time

4. Lighting the candles on the stormy night made the writer _____.

A. believe everyone could be happy

B. value her relatives and friends more

C. know how to make her boring life interesting

D. know who was the most important person to her

 

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