Have you ever had a problem (问题) that has left you wondering where to ask for help?

Eve Hobsbawm is a life counselor (顾问). She offers advice to people with all kinds of problems. She does this through a website inviting people to email her. There’s nothing unusual about that... except that Eve is only eight years old. Eve lives in London with her parents. She charges (收费) between 10p for advice on little worries and £1 for bigger problems. Her areas of counseling are: “Problems about love and life”.  

But Eve can’t always help. She can’t answer questions like “Does space ever end?” and she won’t help to do “schoolwork questions (especially not math)”.

She explained to the Guardian newspaper that she got the idea to set up the company from her father. Eve said, “As soon as I saw his business and understood the kinds of things businesses do, I thought that’s what I’m going to do.” But since setting up her company she received too many messages every day. “There has been a lot of sudden interest in my website,” she says, “but what troubles me is I need to do my homework too.”

43. How old is Eve?

A. 8.                             B. 10.                         C. 17.                          D. 20.

44. What does Eve do?

A. She sells things on a website.                  B. She helps others with homework.

C. She offers advice to people.                           D. She works in her father’s company.

45. What’s Eve’s problem?

A. Nobody asks her for advice.                          B. Her parents don’t like her business.

C. She can’t send messages by herself.               D. She also has homework to do.

Hi, what do you think of the picture that you have seen? I think you have the same feeling –it makes you 1.. _______(feel) stressed.

    Now more and more people in the world 2.. _______ (get) fatter, which troubles them a lot. In the past 25 years, the number of the people with obesity (肥胖症) in Europe has doubled. Experts say that it has a lot 3.. ______(do) with our eating habits.

    Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. Most of us like eating sweets and ice cream. They are not bad for us if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may 4.. ______(take) away our appetite (食欲)

    To eat our meals at the same time every day is important for us. When we feel worried, we may not want to eat. A long time ago in England, some judges (n.法官；v.判断) often judged if a man 5.. ______(tell) the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow(吞) the bread, it meant that he was not honest. A man who is worrying about something has trouble in 6.. ______(swallow) anything dry.

Teenagers can have problems with their minds．Some become worried because they have to

study very hard．Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates．Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his finger with a knife．

   14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou was afraid of exams．She got very worried when she looked at the exam paper．She couldn’t think of anything to write．

   A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental（心理的）problems．Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on with people．Many teenagers who have problems won’t go for advice or help．Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor．Others don’t want to talk about their secrets．

   Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital, has the following advice for teenagers:

◆     Talk to your parents or teachers often．

◆     Take part in group activities and play sports．

◆     Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．Some teenagers often become worried or have trouble getting on with others．They may have ___________．

A．mental problems      B．a headache       C．knives with them       D．no parents

2．Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because ____________．

     A．his finger was badly hurt

     B．he was afraid of his teacher

     C．he was afraid of his parents

     D．he was so worried abort his study

3．Yan Fang’s problems happened whenever __________．

     A．she studied very hard                    B．she had exams

     C．she talked with her parents                D．she thought of something

4．Teenagers won’t ask others for help because _________．

     A．they won’t let others think they are stupid

     B．they don’t think doctors can help them

     C．they don’t want to tell their secrets to others

     D．Both A and C

5．Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that _________．

     A．it’s not necessary for teenagers can help teenagers

     B．only group activities and sports can help teenagers．

     C．it’s better for teenagers with mental problems to join others

     D．teachers and parents can’t do anything about teenagers’ mental problems