Everybody can suffer from stress．No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life．Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group．Being a teenager is hard．You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions．Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home．or problems with brothers and sisters．Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends．Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school．Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university．The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers．There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them．Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it．Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress．It may sound simple, but it is true．A problem shared is a problem halved．
(1)
Why is being a teenager often difficult?
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A．
Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems．
B．
Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children's problems．
C．
Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework．
D．
Because adults often make them feel stressed．
(2)
Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience ________．
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A．
by asking them to go to university
B．
by helping them with their homework
C．
as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters
D．
as families never support their children enough
(3)
Why can leaving school be a stressful time for teenagers?
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A．
Because they will be leaving their favourite teachers．
B．
Because many people's favourite memories are at school．
C．
Because they may worry about getting a place at university．
D．
Because they may worry about becoming an adult．
(4)
Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?
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A．
Because there is a lot of competition for jobs．
B．
Because there are no jobs．
C．
Because a job is more difficult than school work．
D．
Because there is a lot of competition for places at university．
Every year there is a Spring Festival in China．Usually it is in January or February．In 2011, it is on February 3rd．But in 2012, it is on January 23rd．It is the most important festival in China．So before it comes, everyone has to prepare(准备)things．They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruit and many other things, and they often make a special kind of food called “dumplings”．It means “come together”．On that day before the festival, parents buy new clothes for their children．On the Festival Eve, all the family members come back to their hometown．This is a happy moment．They sing, dance and play all kinds of games．Others get the dinner ready．When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year．Children usually get some Lucky Money(压岁钱)．At 12∶00, people let off fireworks to welcome the coming of the Spring Festival．All the people, rich or poor, old or young, are the happiest at this time．
(1)
When is Spring Festival in the year 2011?
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A．
on January 3rd
B．
on January 23rd
C．
on February 3rd
D．
on February 23rd
(2)
Spring Festival is _________ festival in China．
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A．
the most important
B．
more important
C．
very important
D．
important
(3)
The traditional food for Spring Festival is _________．It means _________．
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A．
dumplings; “come together”
B．
pork; “come together”
C．
beef; “come together”
D．
chicken; “come together”
(4)
Chinese people usually buy _________ and many other things before Spring Festival．
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A．
pork, moon cakes, fruit
B．
pork ,Lucky Money, fruit
C．
food, new clothes, fireworks
D．
birthday cards, chicken, fruit
(5)
Many people let off fireworks at 12∶00 to welcome the coming of ________．
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A．
New Year’s Day
B．
Dragon Boat Festival
C．
Chinese New Year
D．
Halloween
阅读理解
Every child has his own dream．Every child hopes to be an adult．However, is it truly like what they imagine? As a boy who lives in modem times and in a modern city, I feel greater pressure on me with the city's development．Although we seldom worry about money, we still have a lot of others such as competitions among classmates and expectations from parents．These experiences are very helpful to our future．But in fact, they really give me a lot of pressure．I still clearly remembered the happiness of my childhood．Unluckily, we had to face the fact with time passing by．We began to feel this invisible(无形的)pressure come upon us．We get up before sunrise and return after sunset．we work and study like an adult, even harder．What we do is to get an excellent mark．Oh, growing up is completely boring．We must try to find happiness while growing up．I think the friendship among our friends, the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us．Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?
