Stress(压力) is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.
The most important reasons of stress are: death, diseases exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on …
How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answer to the following questions?
Yes | No | ||
Do you easily get angry? | |||
Do you often sleep badly? | |||
Do you get headache a lot? | |||
Do you take sleeping pills? | |||
Do you find it difficult to relax? | |||
Do you usually hide your feelings? | |||
Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet? | |||
Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something? | |||
If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing relaxing exercise, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving(减轻) stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways — people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should __________ more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.
Choose the best answer(根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案)
1.Who has got stress in his everyday life?
A.Men. B.Women. C.Young people. D.All the above.
2.If you have over __________ problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.
A.two B.three C.five D.eight
3.Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress?
A.Taking exams. B.Changing jobs.
C.Taking sleeping pills. D.Making money.
4.According to the passage, which of the followings is true?
A.Women and young people never have stress.
B.Stress is everywhere in our everyday life.
C.People who answer “No” to all of the questions have great stress.
D.People who answer “Yes” to more than two of the questions have no stress.
5.What’s the easiest way to relax your body?
A.Talking with friends. B.Listening to light music.
C.Doing relaxing exercises. D.Laughing, smiling and crying.
6.“__________” in the passage should be the word __________.
A.smile B.laugh C.cry D.smoke
7.The main idea of the passage is __________.
A.about stress and how to relieve your stress
B.that there are many reasons for having stress
C.that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stress
D.that doing the Stress Test is a good way to help you to live a better life