Do you remember piling up building blocks (積木) when you were younger？In order for a great structure to be created，you needed skill，patience，hard work，and the right blocks. To build a healthy and happy life，you need skill，patience，hard work，and the right blocks. In life，though，these blocks，or tools，are called life skills.

No one wants to feel frustrated. No one wants to feel sick. No one wants to fight all the time with friends or family. When these issues come up，though，life skills can help you deal with and improve the situation.

Do you remember the six components of health？They are physical，emotional，social，mental，spiritual，and environmental. Life skills can help improve these areas individually or，sometimes，together. It just takes practice. So what are the life skills?

First of all，an individual should assess his health. Doing this helps the person decide on his current state of well?being and pick the actions and behaviors that will improve his health.

Second，a person should try to communicate effectively. When a person can clearly state his feelings and listen effectively as well，relationships with others can improve.

Third，an individual should practice wellness. This means the person is trying to choose nutritious meals，avoid unhealthy behaviors，and get enough sleep.

Fourth，________.Each person will experience difficult situations. Each person experiences anger or depression at some point in his life. To build a healthy life，though，a person works through the situation.

Fifth，a person needs to be a wise consumer. A consumer buys products. A wise consumer makes healthy decisions when buying products and services.

1．The author talks about piling up building blocks in the first paragraph to________.

A．show it is a difficult task

B．compare it with building a healthy life

C．explain how to create a great structure

D．tell readers the six components of health

2．The underlined word “wellness” in the passage most probably means “________”．

A．having a lot of money

B．the state of being healthy

C．being content with what one has

D．being not easily upset or excited

3．Which of the following sentences can be used to fill in the blank?

A．a(chǎn) person should learn from failure

B．a(chǎn) person should work hard all his life

C．a(chǎn) person may have troubles every now and then

D．a(chǎn)n individual must try to deal with troubles effectively

4．In which section of a newspaper do you expect to read this piece of writing?

A．Culture Square. 　　　　　 B．Entertainment Space.

C．News Platform. 　　　　　　 D．Life Channel.

She w_____ for her husband to come back safe and sound from the frontier.

In a typhoon, winds _____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.

　　A. assume B. accomplish C. attain D. assemble

Tom, as well as his classmates, ________ publicly for their bravery action in time of danger.

A. were praised　　　 B. was praised　 　 C. have praised　 D. has praised

Reaching this agreement so quickly was a great ________ for the meeting.

A．a(chǎn)ppointment B．a(chǎn)ccess

C．a(chǎn)chievement D．a(chǎn)pproach

The moment　　　 John will never forget is　　　 Mr．Smith gave him a lot of valuable advice on how to improve his writing．

　 A．that; that　 B．that; when　 C．when; that　 D．when; when