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　　Today’s teenagers, at least in the eye of the older generation, have no reason to be unhappy．However, a recent survey targeting teenagers in 22 provinces indicates that 12.97 percent of the people questioned have some sort of mental problems．This originates from falling out(争吵)with people or from pressure with studies, causing depression, constant worry and fear, the survey says．

　　Experts caution that metal problems are becoming an increasingly bigger threat to teenagers, and have resulted in higher rates of smoking, drug taking and excessive drinking among youth．

　　Today’s teenagers are confronted with(面临)tougher challenges in study and employment．As an only child in a family, young people bear higher expectations from their parents．

　　Living under such great pressure makes, teenagers susceptible to mental problems．On the other hand, teachers and parents tend to focus their attentions on academic performances, but neglect their feelings．

　　Mental problems, if not addressed properly, will greatly influence the quality of the country’s talent．It is estimated that by the year 2020 mental illness will increase to one fourth of the total cases of illness from the current one fifth．

　　The survey should ring alarm bells to schools and parents, and efficient measures must be taken to ensure the health of our teenagers－both physically and mentally．

　　Schools should build up a contingent(可能事件)of professional personal to give students regular checkups and consultations(咨询)on their mental health．

　　Parents are encouraged to make friends with their children so that they are willing to and dare to share their problems with parents．

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　　Now that the Spring Festival is over, I only have school to look forward to．It’s 　　1　　 funny, I find myself looking forward more and more to school．

　　As usual, 　　2　　 can get little work 　　3　　 during the winter vacation．For one thing, the Spring Festival is always a big distraction(使人快乐之事), and for days before and after 　　4　　 can get any work done．It’s all right if you really have a nice time, as I used to．But now I find myself 　　5　　 it less and less．I 　　6　　 enjoying fireworks and firecrackers years ago．The firecrackers especially get on my nerve．I really think we should stop making them, as every year many children have their eyes hurt or even 　　7　　．Even worse, sometimes fires 　　8　　 out and whole buildings get 　　9　　 down．Still I suppose we’ll continue to make them 　　10　　 there is a market for them．

　　And the 　　11　　! People spend days buying．The result－too much and too rich which does nobody any good：chicken, duck, fish, meat and so on．What’s 　　12　　, they become 　　13　　, too, too much of a good thing, as we say, and this visiting business too．It’s all right for a few really good friends 　　14　　 together and chat over some tea or drinks．But mere acquaintance and the usually not too neighborly neighbors dropping 　　15　　 to say hello, but I find them a pain in the neck(讨厌的家伙)．Usually there is nothing to talk about 　　16　　 some meaningless words．

　　Oh yes, I 　　17　　 myself skating on the nearby lake 　　18　　 a few times．The ice is not too good now and getting very 　　19　　．I stopped going before the Spring Festival．But there are people who are 　　20　　 too reckless(不计后果的)or too ignorant or both, and we hear about people falling through thin ice every year．