If you feel stressed, what should you do? What you see, hear, taste, smell, and touch affects your stress level. The following are tips on how to please your senses to reduce stress.
Touch
There are many____(1)____to please your___(1)___of touch. For example: Give or receive a message. Pet your cat or dog. Hug somebody you love.
Hearing
(2) Reduce the noise around you and listen to relaxing music. Music is soothing（让人感到安慰的）.CDs are available that offer sounds of nature to quiet the soul.
Sight
Why do we go on vacation? Usually because we need to relax, and see something new or different. Most of us live in crowded cities where our neighbors are within easy reach. We’re surrounded by buildings or highways-----not pretty sights. To please your eyes, go and find something beautiful and enjoy the view.
Taste
When you have a meal, do simply that: have the meal. Turn off the television, hang up the phone, stop working and focus only on the taste of the food you’re eating. You’ll enjoy your food so much more if you concentrate on enjoying it.
Smell
Burn scented (芬芳的)candles. Aromatherap（芳香疗法) scents have been proven to be relaxing. Try some oil scents.
【小题1】将(1)句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。
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【小题2】将(2)句译成中文。
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【小题3】回答问题：What should you do to please your eyes?
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【小题4】在文中找出与Give up working and only care about what you are eating. 意思相近的句子，并将它写在答题纸上。
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【小题5】在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题纸上。
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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中， 选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卷上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

    We are now living in the 21^st century. Is your classroom living in the 21^st century, too? Tony is a student in Grade 8 at an American middle school. He was surprised when he saw his modern 　46　 on the first day of school.

　　In Tony’s classroom, there are many new electronics(电子设备), like iPads. This semester, they will 　47　 the electronics to take notes, watch videos and do projects and homework. “It’s 　48　 ,” said Tony. “ I prefer using an iPad to work on math or other projects  49　 my

team members.”

    The school uses new technology in classrooms to help students see, hear, touch and sometimes experience their tasks.“ Technology is pretty common in most of our classrooms now ,” the head teacher said. “ We’re trying to use technology to 　50　the world to kids. It can bring the outside world in.”

    Science teacher Mr Miller agrees. “ It is a 　51　way for students to know the outside world ,” he said.

    Mr Miller now regards himself as a guide of learning 　52　as a teacher. “ If they have a question for me, I will try to teach them 　53　 to find the answers rather than tell them what the answers are ,” he said.

　　Dale, another student, loves technology, he was not really interested in class before, 　54　

now he likes the classes very much. “ It helps me use what I know about technology at school ,” Dale said. “ Most importantly, I 　55　the classroom. This, of course, will help my studies.”

(    )46. A. dormitory         B. playground        C. library               D. classroom

(    )47. A. allow                B. use                   C. want                 D. help

(    )48. A. boring              B. relaxing             C. amazing            D. disappointing

(    )49. A. on                    B. by                     C. at                            D. with

(    )50. A. open up            B. look up              C. put up               D. call up

(    )51. A. wrong                     B. slow                 C. quick                D. bad

(    )52. A. because of        B. instead of          C. according to      D. thanks to

(    )53. A. why                 B. what                 C. when            D. how

(    )54. A. but                   B. and                   C. or              D. so

(    )55. A. stand                B. hate                  C. enjoy            D. dislike