Follow the following tips to reduce your stress to manageable levels!

    Avoid "Must" think. Let go of the idea that you must do something in a certain way—for ex-ample, "I must get a great score on a test, or else." This thought pattern only adds to the stress you'll feel. Evaluate your situation coldly and logically, and not as a "life or death" situation.

Watch the Mess. Don't study in a messy or cramped area. Clear yourself a nice, open space that's free of distractions.

Set Manageable Goals. Break large projects into smaller and doable parts and you' 11 feel a positive sense of accomplishment as you finish each part.

Ocean Dumping. Imagine yourself walking on a beautiful beach, carrying a sand bucket. Stop at a good spot and put your worries into the pail. Drop the bucket and watch as it drifts away into the ocean.

Think Good Thoughts. Create a set of positive but brief affirmations and mentally repeat them to yourself just before you fall asleep at night, and you will feel a lot more positive in the morning.

Imagine Yourself Succeeding. Close your eyes and remember a real life situation in which you did well. Imagine facing your stressful situation with the same feelings of confidence.

Use Your Bed for Sleeping, Not Studying. Your mind may start to associate your bed with work, which will make it harder for you to fall asleep.

Comforting Sounds. If you want to play music, keep it low in the background. Classical mu-sic especially can aid the learning process.

Take a Hike, Pal. Need a study break? Take a short, brisk walk. Clear your mind.

1 .Suppose you meet a great difficulty, how can you reduce your stress?

    A. To imagine that you are successful.

    B. To draw back from it.

    C. To turn to others for help.

D. To divide it into small parts and finish them one by one.

2. "Ocean Dumping" really means _______.

     A. forgetting one's worries                     B. swimming in the ocean

     C. throwing things into the ocean                      D. sailing across the ocean

3. According to the passage, which kind of people are easy to come under pressure'?

     A. Self confident people.                        B. People with tidy habits.

     C. Open minded people.                       D. Work addicts.

4. From the passage we can learn _______.

     A. rock music can help the learning process

     B. you can think clearly while you are in bed

     C. thinking of your real - life success will do you good while facing difficulty

     D. you must treat everything as a "life - or- death" situation and consider it carefully

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