Everyone has worries（忧虑，忧愁）. How do you deal with（处理，对付） your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.
Grades（分数，得分） at school are often a top worry for children. If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
●  Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
●  How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
●  Do I have a good place to do my homework?
●  Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do----write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.
【小题1】What do children often worry most about?

A．Their hobbies.	B．Their homework.
C．Their grades at school.	D．A fight with their friends.

【小题2】According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.

A．work hard	B．ask for help and talk to someone
C．get ready for class	D．do your homework

【小题3】If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".

A．Why are grades important?

B．What do grades mean to me?

C．How do I get ready for class?

D．Why not give up（放弃） my studies?

【小题4】If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.

A．invite him or her to watch a game

B．put the blame（责备）on him or her

C．try to make new friends

D．leave him or her alone

【小题5】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Who is often worried.

B．When people are worried.

C．How to deal with worries.

D．What kinds of worries people have.

Very few people enjoy exams. I don’t, either. And although I tell myself not to worry about them, I always do! So I’m not surprised that my students worry about them, too, even though they usually don’t need to. Because they are afraid of failing. However, since it is hard not to worry at all, we all must try not to worry too much. Why? Because worrying makes exams worse! How to do this?
Ask the teacher about how to revise and about exam skills—how to work when you are in the exam. Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam. They study all through the year. It is not possible to learn everything at the last minute. So don’t leave it till then.
If you start planning and working for each exam early and you make sure that you understand what you’re studying, then, when it is over, you’ll be able to say, “What a good exam that was!”
Take a short rest during your time of work and revision. If your mind is tired, it won’t remember well. Work at the time when you know you’ll work at your best.
If you’re studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed afterwards. Your mind will still be “going round and round”—thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.
If you feel bad, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.
【小题1】How does the writer feel about exams?

A．Excited.

B．Bored.

C．Worried.

D．Surprised.

【小题2】Why are the students afraid of exams?

A．Because they are afraid of failing.

B．Because they want to get full marks.

C．Because exams are usually hard.

D．Because their teachers will be angry at their bad grades.

【小题3】Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Good students don’t wait until the week before an exam.

B．Start planning and working for each exam early.

C．If you don’t know how to work for an exam, ask the teacher about it.

D．You should sleep well before the exam.

【小题4】According to the passage, if you feel bad, you’d better _____.

A．take a short rest

B．tell someone about your worries

C．walk or get exercise

D．keep busy working and forget your worries

Here are two letters to George and his answers.

 Dear George,

      I’m fourteen and I’m much shorter for my age. What’s worse, I’m very fat. I want to lose weight to be 55 kg and to be taller and then I can go to the school basketball team and enjoy myself. Can you help me?

Bob

 Dear Bob,

Don’t warry if you’re shorter than your friends. Teenagers（青少年）grow at different times.

 It doesn’t matter how heavy you are. You are still the same person. Plan your meals with your mum, and she can help you lose weight. Also, try to take more exercise.

 George

 Dear George,

I’m learning French but I don’t get good marks. I don’t know why. Sometimes I want to give up. But I know I shouldn’t because languages are going to be very important. What should I do?

 Alice

 Dear Alice,

You are right. You shold never give up, and I’m sure that you’ve mde more progress than you think. You can talkto your teacher and ask her what you should do to get a better grade. Talk to your friends who are good at French. Find something that helps you.

 George

1.According to the letters, we now that George is ______.

A. a teacherr                         B. a doctor

C. a person who can give others advice    D. Bob and Alice’s friend

2.The weight of Bob is ______ now.

A. about 50 kg  B. 55 kg             C. more than 55 kg     D. less than 55 kg

3.Alic is worring about ______.

A. her friends   B. her marks          C. her height           D. her weight

4.Bob should ______ accroding to George’s letter.

A. take more exercise                  B. talk to his friends

C. join a basketball team                D. learn some French

5.George advises Alice to talk to ______ for help.

A. her mother       B. her teacher      C. Bob’s teacher       D. Bob’s friends

 

Do you want to live a happier, less stressful(有压力的) life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how millions of people start their day at Laughter(笑声) Clubs around the world and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.

The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria.“Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria. “Everyone is naturally good at laughing — it’s the common language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 in the world.

Many doctors are also interested in the effects(效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.

So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest, I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking silly. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between real laughter and unreal laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.

Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results.

1.The first Laughter Club was started in __________.

A. India     B. America         C. Britain   D. China

2.How many Laughter Clubs are there in the world today?

A. Over 300.     B. Over 500.      C. Over 800.      D. Over 1,300.

3.How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?

A. Surprised.     B. Pleased.         C. Nervous.        D. Tired.

4.When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?

A. After ten minutes.        B. After ten hours.

C. After ten seconds.        D. After ten days.

5.The article mainly tells us __________.

A. young children laugh much more often than adults in a day

B. laughing is one of the best ways to stay healthy

C. many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health

D. real laughter and unreal laughter are both good for health

 

Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.

    Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. ff you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:

    ●  Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

    ●  How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?

    ●  Do I have a good place to do my homework?

    ●  Have I tried different ways of studying?

    If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down al! the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.

     You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.

1.What do kids often worry most about?

     A. Their hobbies.                     B. Their homework.

     C. Their marks at school.               D. A fight with their friends.

2.According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.

     A. work hard                        B. talk to someone

     C. get ready for class                  D. write down your worries

3.If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".

     A. Why are grades important?           B. What do grades mean to me?

     C. How do I get ready for class?         D. Why not give up my studies?

4.If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.

     A. invite him or her to watch a game      B. put the blame on him or her

     C. try to make new friends              D. leave him or her alone

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

     A. Who is often worried.               B. When people are worried.

     C. How to deal with worries.            D. What kinds of worries people have.