19．Advice About Stress：Don't Let It Ruin Your Life!
There are many reasons why people suffer from stress．（36）CWe give you advice on how to find the cause or causes of your stress，and more importantly-how to deal with it．
For some，dealing with stress is a relatively simple matter，providing you really want to．（37）GIf the latter is the case，then don't refuse forms of alternative medical advice and treatment．
（38）BIt can help you to perform or even OUT perform in certain situations．Athletes use it to great advantages to help them through that barrier that will put them on top!It can also help you in everyday life．However，if it is part of life's routine，then something somewhere will suffer in body or mind-or both．
One of the important factors in treating stress，is firstly admitting，accepting-or even discovering-that you are stressed．Only then can the causes of that stress be isolated．Harmful stress comes from a lot of causes．Our advice about stress is based upon medical facts，and of course common sense．（39）AGetting the wrong advice can cause more harm than good．
It can be beaten in most cases，and can nearly always be controlled，or even turned to your own advantage．Firstly determine if you are stressed or suffering any form of stress-take our stress test to find out．It may surprise you!Secondly，sort out what you can actually do to relieve the causes of your stress．（40）FThirdly，work on a change of lifestyle or whatever needs to be done to fight the causes that you have identified．
A．Getting the right advice is not always easy．
B．Stress can also be good!
C．Surprisingly，some suffer from stress but are not even aware that they are doing so!
D．Accidents are often prevented by the stress reactions．
E．Stress is a totally normal function of the body．
F．Like all illnesses-and suffering from stress is an illness prevention is always better than cure．
G．For others，stress can be so severe that it might need medical attention．

18．此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤．對標(biāo)有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上劃一個對勾（∧）如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤）則按下列情況改正；此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并用斜線劃掉．
此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞．
此行錯一個詞：在錯詞下面劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出正確的詞．
注意：原行沒有錯的不要改．
Three men were fishing when the angel appeared in the boat with them．The first man got over his shock and politely said to the angel，"I've suffered by back pain for years．Can you help me？"The angel touched his back，and he had recovered．The second man pointed to his glass and asked if the angel could cure her poor eyesight．The angel touched his eyes，but he could see everything clearly．The angel then turned to the third man，threw up his hands in fear．"Don't touch me!"he cries．"I'm on disability pay!I don't want to be a normally person!"

17．成人；成年人adult （n．）

16．國籍nationality（n．）

15．誤解；誤會．misunderstanding（n．）

14．無家可歸的homeless（adj．）

13．代表；象征represent（vt．）

12．It is ______ of you to call on your aunt from time to time．（　�。�

A．

common

B．

convenient

C．

considerate

D．

concerned

11．If you carry on working like this，you'll ______ sooner or later．（　　）

A．

look down

B．

put down

C．

cut down

D．

break down

10．It'a delicate time-if not every parent's worst nightmare-when a child enters adolescence．
Not only are their bodies（41）C physically，but hormones （荷爾蒙） are spreading violently and bad moods are in full swing．Katie Couric spoke with Dr．Barbara Greenberg，a parenting expert and clinical psychologist，all about how parents can （42）Bwith their teens，and finally get some answers．Every parent wants to know what is going on inside their teenager's（43）A，and while the normal instinct （本能） is to give them the third degree （盤問） about their day，Dr．Greenberg strongly（44）B  us not to question teens closely for long，who are （45）D to get upset or excited all of a sudden．
（46）Adirect，general questions like"How was your day？"or"How was the date？"Teens will respond more positively to（47）C questions like"How was the movie？"（48）Bthey aren't ready to give you a whole bunch of information at once．Listening is an important part of any （49）C，and interrupting your child may not get you much（50）D．
Most adolescents are discovering who they are and how they（51）B society．While it might seem that their eyes are loaded with laser beams （激光束） and you are their next target，they are also under a lot of pressure，both socially and academically．Let them （52）Dthemselves freely； this is their way of telling you about their（53）A．
Even though the idea isn't"cool"，research has found that about 80% of teens admire and want to spend time with their parents．Teens really love their parents!（54）D，but believe it．They are（55）Bbetween wanting that precious independence and（56）B mom and dad．
Show your kids at an early age that it's okay to talk about anything at home．（57）C like drugs，sex and alcohol can be scary for both （58）Ato discuss，but having these conversations has been proven to help teens keep a healthy lifestyle．
It is totally possible tov （59）Da strong relationship with your teen!Just remember to stay calm，（60）C what they have to say，and don't take that sigh when you ask about their homework too personally．

41．A．promoting	B．enlarging	C．changing	D．increasing
42．A．live	B．talk	C．deal	D．fight
43．A．head	B．body	C．school	D．room
44．A．suggests	B．encourages	C．a(chǎn)ppeals	D．persuades
45．A．supposed	B．connected	C．wanted	D．expected
46．A．Avoid	B．Ask	C．Prepare	D．Ignore
47．A．common	B．a(chǎn)ccurate	C．indirect	D．special
48．A．unless	B．because	C．if	D．when
49．A．thought	B．understanding	C．conversation	D．saying
50．A．a(chǎn)ttitude	B．love	C．news	D．response
51．A．put into	B．fit into	C．object to	D．respond to
52．A．examine	B．teach	C．enjoy	D．express
53．A．day	B．future	C．failures	D．studies
54．A．Exciting	B．Disappointing	C．Frightening	D．Shocking
55．A．fighting	B．struggling	C．concerning	D．pushing
56．A．carrying on with	B．holding on to	C．keeping up with	D．keeping out of
57．A．Worries	B．Conversations	C．Topics	D．Questions
58．A．parties	B．people	C．members	D．families
59．A．grasp	B．find	C．hang	D．maintain
60．A．stick to	B．a(chǎn)dapt to	C．listen to	D．contribute to．