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How to Fight Winter Blue
Winter’s short days are more than cold.
For many people, winter depression, the most common type of Seasonal Affective
Disorder (SAD), is much a part of the season as hats and scarves.
Winter serious SAD sufferers may need medical
treatment. Those feeling a little blue can help themselves by sticking to a
healthy lifestyle. Here are some tips.
Pace yourself. Don’t expect to do everything
you normally can. Set a realistic schedule. Don’t listen to negative thinking,
like blaming yourself or expecting to fail.
Get involved in activities that make you feel
good or feel like you’ve achieved something. For example, play table tennis or
badminton.
If you are feeling depressed, you may feel
like staying away from friends. Yet this is a time when friends’ support can be
helpful. Call them regularly. Remember, the more we put off calling or visiting
a friend, the harder it is to rebuild a friendship.
Think clearly about what’s wrong or right.
Instead of giving in to vague feelings of sadness, look at your problems
objectively. Break down problems into specific issues that you can work on.
Regular exercise helps to prevent and ease
depression.
Eat well. Studies show that a healthy diet
can help to maintain a healthy body and mind. The vitamins, minerals and
micro-nutrients found in a balanced diet may help our bodies to produce
feel-good hormones. Foods containing chemicals to help produce feel-good
hormones include bananas, turkey, nuts and seeds. Eat at least five pieces of
fruit and vegetables every day.
54. We
may infer that ________________, according to the passage.
A. more darkness will make us sad B. we should wear hats and scarves in
winter
C. a healthy lifestyle prevent us from
serious SAD D. staying away from
friends makes us depressed
55. When
we pace ourselves, we ______________________.
A. don’t do anything we can
B. make a
practical plan
C. expect to succeed in nothing
D. think something of guilt
56. The
expression “ease depression” in the seventh paragraph probably means
_____________.
A. reduce depression
B. be easy with depression
C. face depression easily
D. make an easy depression
57. The
passage includes the following except _______________.
A. the earlier we meet friends, the
easier it is to rebuild a friendship
B. if we give in to unclear feelings of
sadness, we’ll be caught in the SAD
C. playing table tennis helps us achieve
whatever we want
D. feel-good hormones from a balanced
diet can help keep a healthy body