While it is impossible to live completely free of stress, it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can't be avoided. The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress.
Try physical activity
When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity. Running, walking, playing tennis, or working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try. Physical exercise will relieve your anxiety and worry and help you to relax. Your body and your mind will work together to ease the stress in your life.
Share your stress
It helps to talk to someone about your anxieties and worries. Perhaps a friend, family member, teacher or even your leader can help you a better view of what's troubling you. If you feel your problem is serious, you might seek professional help from a psychologist or a doctor. Knowing when to ask for help is an important step in avoiding serious problems later.
Take care of yourself
You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest. If you easily get angry and cannot sleep well enough, or if you're not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations. If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult a doctor. Make time for yourself.
Make a list of the things you need to do
Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that "there's so much to do, and not enough time". Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result, you may not achieve anything. Instead, make a list of everything you have to do, then do one thing at a time, checking off each task as it is completed. Set out to do the most important tasks first.
Go ahead and cry
A good cry can be a healthy way to bring relief to your anxiety. It might even help you avoid a headache or other physical effect of anxiety and stress.
1. What is most probably the writer's purpose in writing the article?
A. To release his or her working tiredness.
B. To help solve the universal problem of stress.
C. To strengthen his or her anxiety.
D. To have more people cry out.
2. Physical activity can help people release stress because________.
A. only your body movement can help you relax
B. your mind can work better to free you of anxiety
C. your body and mind can cooperate in releasing stress
D. physical activity doesn't play an important part in reducing nervousness
3. What is similarity between "Share your stress" and "Go ahead and cry"?
A. They both help you let out your feelings.
B. They both need physical movement.
C. They both require mental relaxation.
D. They can cause a headache.
4. The underlined sentence is close to the meaning of "________".
A. Strike while the iron is hot
B. More haste, less speed
C. Practice makes perfect
D. Quietness wins time
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“I noticed a tiny 19 in one of my stockings earlier.” she recalled. “I thought about 20 them, but I knew I’d be 21 if I did. And by the time I got to the interview，it was bigger. I walked in apologizing for not looking my best.” The would-be teacher didn’t 22 the job. In fact her friends told her that the Head’s only comment was, “If someone doesn’t take the time to 23 her best image at an interview, what kind of 24 is she going to be?”
In job-hunting, personal 25 is very important. After all, you’re selling a product— 26 —to an employer. When going to a job interview, always brush your hair tidily, polish your shoes and above all, 27 yourself properly. It will give you a competitive 28 and a positive first 29 . The above idea was also suggested in a best-seller for jobseekers named Dress for Success.
First impressions are 30 ones. In other words, if you’re viewed positively within the critical first four 31 , the person you’ve met will 32 feel everything you do is positive. Leave the interviewer a bad impression, and often he will guess you have a lot of other 33 characters. In a word, he may not take the time to give you a second 34 . Most employers believe that those who look as if they care about 35 will care about their jobs.
1.A. determined B. graduated C. succeeded D. returned
2.A. post B. advertisement C. assistant D. competition
3.A. a word B. a promise C. an agreement D. an interview
4.A. hole B. mud C. ink D. color
5.A. throwing B. mending C. changing D. removing
6.A. foolish B. different C. late D. punctual
7.A. appreciate B. get C. abandon D. refuse
8.A. present B. mind C. obtain D. confirm
9.A. person B. student C. graduate D. teacher
10.A. appearance B. experience C. ability D. preparation
11.A. yourself B. knowledge C. skills D. advice
12.A. behave B. dress C. show D. introduce
13.A. start B. confidence C. advantage D. benefit
14.A. chance B. performance C. job D. impression
15.A. remaining B. lasting C. useful D. serious
16.A. minutes B. interviewers C. tests D. jobseekers
17.A. seldom B. occasionally C. probably D. certainly
18.A. incredible B. unsatisfactory C. complicated D. impolite
19.A. job B. thought C. opportunity D. question
20.A. students B. salary C. others D. themselves
_____ by some red lanterns, our house looks beautiful, so I don’t think it needs ______.
A. To light; to be decorated B. Lit; decorating
C. To light; decorating D. Lit; being decorated
Can you tell me ______ that the 29th Olympic Games will take place?
A. it is when B. when is it C. when is D. when it is
No sooner ______ on board the train than it______ to move.
A. did he go; had started B. he went; started
C. had he gone; started D. he had gone; had started
It is not who is right but what is right ______ is of importance.
A. which B. it C. that D. this
