Stress is the feeling you get when you’re really worried about something. This is the kind of worry that troubles you for hours, or   1  days. It makes you feel blue, scared or angry. You may find it    2  to eat and sleep, or you might eat and sleep much more than usual.
Too much stress is bad for you. Stressing out can lead to serious   3  like heart illnesses. But a moderate (適度的) amount of stress keeps your body and   4  alert (警覺的) and can make your performance better, like when you are doing a presentation to your class or   5  to the finishing line.
But, if you are seriously stressed out, look at these quick and easy ways to   6 . Firstly, you can go for a run, play tennis or ride your bike for a while    7   exercise produces more beta-endorphin(B-內(nèi)腓) that controls stress. Secondly, having a good   8  is very important. You should try to get at least eight hours of sleep every night. Thirdly, eating a healthy, balanced diet that   9  all the food groups will help. Also, you can talk to the people you trust . Keeping your feelings inside may make the situation 10 while talking to a person you trust may make you feel better. They may be able to give you advice and help you solve your problem.

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Stress is the feeling you get when you’re really worried about something. This is the kind of worry that troubles you for hours, or   1   days. It makes you feel blue, scared or angry. You may find it    2   to eat and sleep, or you might eat and sleep much more than usual.

Too much stress is bad for you. Stressing out can lead to serious   3   like heart illnesses. But a moderate (適度的) amount of stress keeps your body and   4   alert (警覺的) and can make your performance better, like when you are doing a presentation to your class or   5   to the finishing line.

But, if you are seriously stressed out, look at these quick and easy ways to   6  . Firstly, you can go for a run, play tennis or ride your bike for a while    7   exercise produces more beta-endorphin(B-內(nèi)腓) that controls stress. Secondly, having a good   8   is very important. You should try to get at least eight hours of sleep every night. Thirdly, eating a healthy, balanced diet that   9   all the food groups will help. Also, you can talk to the people you trust . Keeping your feelings inside may make the situation 10  while talking to a person you trust may make you feel better. They may be able to give you advice and help you solve your problem.

1.A. still          B. also                 C. even             D. only

2.A. easy           B. hard             C. possible             D. comfortable

3.A. worries        B. sadness          C. problems         D. questions

4.A. personality        B. strength         C. talent               D. mind

5.A. running        B. leading          C. replying         D. turning

6.A. relax          B. operate         C. complain         D. explore

7.A. although       B. unless               C. if                   D. because

8.A. walk           B. rest             C. time                 D. sense

9.A. includes       B. creates             C. develops          D. produces

10.A. better            B. worse                C. angrier              D. safer

Street Ping Pong— Ping!

Do you like table tennis? If you had travelled to cities in the UK like London or Birmingham last summer, you might have seen one of the dozens of free tables that were there as part of a project （項(xiàng)目） called Ping!.

What is Ping!?

Ping！is a three-year table tennis project. It has been running since 2010 and this year, 2012, is the final year. The idea is to put free table tennis tables in eight different towns in the UK for four weeks during the summer. Each table comes with its own bats and balls and is free to play. You can find the tables outdoors.

What does Ping! hope to achieve?

It would be great if Ping！helped find a new Olympic table tennis star but what Ping! really hopes. to achieve is just to get people playing and having fun together."Putting a ping pong table on the street gives people a chance to connect with other people," said Meera Sodha, Ping! Project Manager.

One of the towns that took part in the project was Hull, a city in England. Forty-five tables were put into the city. Jakob Adamski, an ESOL student learning. English, said, "I really enjoyed playing table tennis in the park. It was also a good way for me to practise my English and meet people."

1.When did the Ping! project start?

A. Last summer.                             B. Last winter.

C. In 2010.                                              D. In 2012.

2.What's the Ping!project?

A. Choosing table tennis stars.

B. Holding table tennis matches.

C. Teaching people how to .play table tennis.

D. Putting free table tennis tables in some towns.

3.The purpose of the Ping!project is

A. to help people practise English

B. to invite people to visit the UK cities

C. to get people to play and have fun together.

D. to encourage people to take part in the 2012 0lympics