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，and working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try.
◆Take care of yourself
You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest. If you easily get angry and can’t 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
Schedule time for both work and entertainment．Don't forget，play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work. You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun．Go window-shopping or work on a hobby．Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy．
◆Make a list of things 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 task first．

1. 1.

   Which of the following statements shows that you have fallen into stressful situations？

   1. A.
      You can't sleep well all the time．
   2. B.
      You have a break after work．
   3. C.
      You always feel happy and relaxed．
   4. D.
      You only do one thing at a time．
2. 2.

   According to the passage，how do you make a list of things to do?

   1. A.
      Try to take care of everything at once．
   2. B.
      Do one thing at a time．
   3. C.
      Only do the most important thing．
   4. D.
      Have a break from your work．
3. 3.

   What is the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      How to Deal with Stress?
   2. B.
      How to Make Time for Yourself?
   3. C.
      How to Take Care of Yourself?
   4. D.
      How to Make a List of Things to Do?
4. 4.

   Which of the following would be the advice to deal with stress according to the passage?

   1. A.
      just lie in bed for a rest
   2. B.
      always listen to pop music
   3. C.
      insist on doing work
   4. D.
      make a list to do things one by one

    The host poured the tea into the cup and placed it on the small table in front of his guests，who were a father and his daughter，and put the lid on the cup with a clink．Obviously thinking of something．he hurried into the inner room，leaving the thermos (热水瓶)on the table．His two guests heard a chest of drawers opening and rustling.

    They remained sitting in the sitting room，the ten-year-old daughter looking at the flowers outside the window，the father just about to take his cup，when the crash came，right there in the sitting room．Something was hopelessly broken．

    It was the thermos，which had fallen to the floor．The girls looked over her shoulder suddenly，shocked, staring. It was mysterious；neither of them had touched it，not even a little bit．True．it hadn’t stood steadily when their host placed it on the table，but it hadn’t fallen then．

    The crash of the thermos caused the host，with a box of sugar cubes in his hand，to rush back from the inner room．He looked foolishly at the steaming floor and blurted out。“It doesn’t matter! It doesn’t matter!’'

    The father started to say something．Then he said in a low voice，“Sorry I touched it and it fell．”

    “It doesn’t matter，”the host said．

    Later，when they left the house，the daughter said，“Daddy，did you touch it?’’

    “No．But it stood so close to me．”

    “But you didn’t touch it．I saw your reflection in the window .You were sitting perfectly still．”

    The father laughed．“Then how would you explain the cause of its fall?”

    “The thermos fell by itself , The floor is uneven. It wasn’t steady when Mr. Li put it there．

Daddy，why did you say that?”

    “That won’t do，girl．It sounds more acceptable when I say I knocked it down．There are things which people accept less true it sounds．”

    The daughter was lost in silence for a while．Then she said，“Can you explain it only this way?”

    “Only this way．”her father said．

49．Which statement is a possible main idea of this story?

    A．People seldom tell the truth．

    B．You can’t always make people believe the truth

    C．If you try to defend yourself，people will believe you．

    D．People never believe others．

50．It can be inferred from the story that the father          

A．didn’t know Mr. Li very well       

B．was sorry that he hadn’t told the host the truth

C．didn’t think Mr. Li would believe the truth

D．was glad that he had told the truth

 51．From the story，we know that the daughter          ．

    A．thought her father should have told the truth

    B．knew the thermos would fall and stepped out

    C．thought her father shouldn’t have told the truth

    D．thought her father must have known the cause

 52．From the passage，we can see the reason why the thermos fell was that         ．

    A．the table was too small

    B．the father sat too close to the thermos

    C．the father wanted to help himself with some water

    D．something impossible to explain happened