Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions 

Stress isn’t just a problem for adults. Young people, however, are also suffering from stress with different causes. Below are some factors that contribute to teenagers’ unhealthy levels of stress. 

School Pressure:  Teenagers often feel stressed because of studying. Students may be under pressure to complete daily homework, finish projects and study for exams. In addition, teens may also want to participate in extracurricular activities, such as sports and clubs. The added pastimes may contribute to teenagers’ stress and anxiety if the activities are competitive and students have no relaxation time.

Peer Pressure:  Although teenagers may have a group of close friends, their peers may force them to hang out instead of studying and that goes against their family rules. Peer pressure, bullying at school may affect teenagers’ studying, and lead them to feel more stressful and frustrated. 

Family Problems:  Teenagers can also feel tense at home because of family pressure and problems. Arguments with brothers or sisters, disagreements with parents over rules and family expectations may also cause teenagers’ stress.

According to the writer, “School Pressure” may happen when _______

 A.

teenagers want to hang out with friends.

 B.

teenagers argue with members in their family.

 C.

teenagers don’t follow family rules. 

 D.

teenagers have to complete daily homework.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions 

Stress isn’t just a problem for adults. Young people, however, are also suffering from stress with different causes. Below are some factors that contribute to teenagers’ unhealthy levels of stress. 

School Pressure:  Teenagers often feel stressed because of studying. Students may be under pressure to complete daily homework, finish projects and study for exams. In addition, teens may also want to participate in extracurricular activities, such as sports and clubs. The added pastimes may contribute to teenagers’ stress and anxiety if the activities are competitive and students have no relaxation time.

Peer Pressure:  Although teenagers may have a group of close friends, their peers may force them to hang out instead of studying and that goes against their family rules. Peer pressure, bullying at school may affect teenagers’ studying, and lead them to feel more stressful and frustrated. 

Family Problems:  Teenagers can also feel tense at home because of family pressure and problems. Arguments with brothers or sisters, disagreements with parents over rules and family expectations may also cause teenagers’ stress.

Which statement is NOT TRUE?

 A.

Bullying at school can affect teenagers’ studying.

 B.

Family expectations may lead to teenagers’ stress.

 C.

Stress is only the problem for adults. 

 D.

Students may be under pressure when joining competitive activities.   

* Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Stress is not just a problem that adults have to face. Young people also frequently experience unhealthy levels of stress. Schooling is the top source which causes stress to teenagers. According to data collected by the American Psychological Association for the Stress in America Survey,
teen stress is the same as, or even worse than that of adults. The results of the survey have shown that teenagers can identify that their stress levels are not healthy, and they realize that stress has negative
impacts on their mental and physical health. Some teenagers can struggle against significant stress levels that interfere with learning, relationships, and
other aspects in daily life; while other cannot get over the stress and have to get mental treatment. Therefore, it is important to know the negative effects that stress has on teenagers:
– Emotional changes: Teenagers tend to be easy to get anxious, worried, angry, and depressed. Parents
should pay attention to their children’s changes in showing feelings.
– Physical changes: Teenagers who are under stress are likely to get sick more often and they often have
complaints of headaches, stomachaches, other aches and pains.
– Behavioral changes: Teenagers may break their eating or sleeping habits. They seem to either eat
enormously or quit meals. They suffer serious insomnia, which is a severe condition of being unable to
sleep. They also show avoidance of normal daily activities.
– Cognitive changes: Teenagers who have stress notice their decreased concentration, forgetfulness, and
the appearance of carelessness.

1. The text is mainly about stress in ……………………….
A. adults B. elderly people C. adolescence D. infants
2. Most teenagers suffer stress due to their ……………………….
A. study B. family C. friends D. housework
3. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of stress?
A. unable to sleep B. suffering several types of aches
C. easy to be distracted and forgetful D. wanting to meet people
4. The word treatment in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ……………………….
A. medicine B. cure C. surgery D. operation
5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Teenagers do not know anything about their stress.
B. Teenagers suffer less stress than adults do.
C. Teenagers suffer the same stress level as or even more than adults do.
D. All teenagers suffering stress have mental treatments.

* Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Stress is not just a problem that adults have to face. Young people also frequently experience unhealthy levels of stress. Schooling is the top source which causes stress to teenagers. According to data collected by the American Psychological Association for the Stress in America Survey, teen stress is the same as, or even worse than that of adults. The results of the survey have shown that teenagers can identify that their stress levels are not healthy, and they realize that stress has negative impacts on their mental and physical health. Some teenagers can struggle against significant stress levels that interfere with learning, relationships, and other aspects in daily life; while other cannot get over the stress and have to get mental treatment. Therefore, it is important to know the negative effects that stress has on teenagers:
– Emotional changes: Teenagers tend to be easy to get anxious, worried, angry, and depressed. Parents should pay attention to their children’s changes in showing feelings.
– Physical changes: Teenagers who are under stress are likely to get sick more often and they often have complaints of headaches, stomachaches, other aches and pains.
– Behavioral changes: Teenagers may break their eating or sleeping habits. They seem to either eat enormously or quit meals. They suffer serious insomnia, which is a severe condition of being unable to sleep. They also show avoidance of normal daily activities.
– Cognitive changes: Teenagers who have stress notice their decreased concentration, forgetfulness, and the appearance of carelessness.

1. The text is mainly about stress in ……………………….
A. adults B. elderly people C. adolescence D. infants
2. Most teenagers suffer stress due to their ……………………….
A. study B. family C. friends D. housework
3. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of stress?
A. unable to sleep B. suffering several types of aches
C. easy to be distracted and forgetful D. wanting to meet people
4. The word treatment in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ……………………….
A. medicine B. cure C. surgery D. operation
5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Teenagers do not know anything about their stress.
B. Teenagers suffer less stress than adults do.
C. Teenagers suffer the same stress level as or even more than adults do.
D. All teenagers suffering stress have mental treatments.

* Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Stress is not just a problem that adults have to face. Young people also frequently experience unhealthy levels of stress. Schooling is the top source which causes stress to teenagers.
According to data collected by the American Psychological Association for the Stress in America Survey, teen stress is the same as, or even worse than that of adults. The results of the survey have shown that teenagers can identify that their stress levels are not healthy, and they realize that stress has negative impacts on their mental and physical health.
Some teenagers can struggle against significant stress levels that interfere with learning, relationships, and other aspects in daily life; while other cannot get over the stress and have to get mental treatment.
Therefore, it is important to know the negative effects that stress has on teenagers:
– Emotional changes: Teenagers tend to be easy to get anxious, worried, angry, and depressed. Parents should pay attention to their children’s changes in showing feelings.
– Physical changes: Teenagers who are under stress are likely to get sick more often and they often have complaints of headaches, stomachaches, other aches and pains.
– Behavioral changes: Teenagers may break their eating or sleeping habits. They seem to either eat enormously or quit meals. They suffer serious insomnia, which is a severe condition of being unable to
sleep. They also show avoidance of normal daily activities.
– Cognitive changes: Teenagers who have stress notice their decreased concentration, forgetfulness, and the appearance of carelessness.

1. The text is mainly about stress in ……………………….
A. adults B. elderly people C. adolescence D. infants
2. Most teenagers suffer stress due to their ……………………….
A. study B. family C. friends D. housework
3. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of stress?
A. unable to sleep B. suffering several types of aches
C. easy to be distracted and forgetful D. wanting to meet people
4. The word treatment in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ……………………….
A. medicine B. cure C. surgery D. operation
5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Teenagers do not know anything about their stress.
B. Teenagers suffer less stress than adults do.
C. Teenagers suffer the same stress level as or even more than adults do.
D. All teenagers suffering stress have mental treatments.

Circle the correct sentence that is made from the words given

people / competitive / more likely / suffer / effects / stress / health.

A. People are competitive and more likely suffering by the effects of stress for their health.

B. People, competitive and more likely, suffer from the effects of stress on their health.

C. People are competitive and more likely to be suffered from the effects of stress for their health.

D. People who are competitive are more likely to suffer from the effects of stress for their health.

Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question. 

   More than 80% of American high school students work at part-time jobs in the evenings, on weekends or in summer. These part-time jobs bring teenagers great advantages.

   One of the benefits of the work is the students can learn the skills that will be useful for the rest of their lives. When they work, they have to manage both the job and schoolwork. To be able to do so, they must be very organized and able to keep a sensible schedule. They also learn to cope with the job stress apart from the stress of the schoolwork. Some of the most stressful jobs include teaching, nursing, and police work. These skills help prepare teenagers for their later careers. High school students who work are more likely to succeed as adults than people who enter the job market at a later age with no work experience.

   Teenagers want a lot of expensive things: clothes, mp3 players, trips with their friends, etc. Not all parents can afford them. And even if they can, the teens might not really appreciate that money because they did not earn it. When teenagers make money for themselves, they know its true and are less likely to spend it foolishly.

According to the passage, when teenagers have jobs, they are more likely to _______.

A. spend foolishly

B. want expensive things

C. appreciate money

Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question. 

More than 80% of American high school students work at part-time jobs in the evenings, on weekends or in summer. These part-time jobs bring teenagers great advantages.

One of the benefits of the work is the students can learn the skills that will be useful for the rest of their lives. When they work, they have to manage both the job and schoolwork. To be able to do so, they must be very organized and able to keep a sensible schedule. They also learn to cope with the job stress apart from the stress of the schoolwork. Some of the most stressful jobs include teaching, nursing, and police work. These skills help prepare teenagers for their later careers. High school students who work are more likely to succeed as adults than people who enter the job market at a later age with no work experience.

Teenagers want a lot of expensive things: clothes, mp3 players, trips with their friends, etc. Not all parents can afford them. And even if they can, the teens might not really appreciate that money because they did not earn it. When teenagers make money for themselves, they know its true and are less likely to spend it foolishly.

According to the passage, when teenagers have jobs, they are more likely to _______. 

A. spend foolishly 

B. want expensive things

C. appreciate money

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

 The problem of cardiac arrest has become a major problem these days. A lot of patients have acute pain after suffering from a stroke. There are plenty of medicines, surgical methods developed in the field of medicine to treat such cardiac problems. These solutions are time consuming and costly. In the process of rehabilitation, the medicines also have a lot of side effects on the human body and take time to give relief. Therefore, a lot of people go for alternative therapies that help in rehabilitation of patients who suffer from cardiac stroke. The alternative therapies help in relieving pain, stress and make the body healthy and fit through exercise, yoga as well as meditation.

 Those who have the cardiac complaint have to take a good care of their diet. Also, they must look after their regular exercise in order to stay fit and make sure that they do not take undue stress. These are some of the precautions that you need to take while you are in the process of rehabilitation. The cardiac rehabilitation can be carried out at the rehabilitation centers as well as at the residence of the patients. Once the patient learns all the exercise and techniques of meditation and understands what diet he or she should include in their meals as the instructions of the doctor’s and dieticians, then it is possible to accomplish the rehabilitation process at home with little guidance and monitoring. But the best results are seen at the center, where the program is given to a group of patients together.

 The alternative therapies used for cardiac rehabilitation are stress management, physical exercises and diet. Stress management is very much essential in the rehabilitation process because it has a lot of effects on the patient’s body. A lot of relaxation techniques are taught to the patients that helps them in stress management, among them meditation is one of the main focuses.

 The various rehabilitation programs also give you information on how to have a stress free lifestyle. The patients are supported and encouraged to discuss their problems with the counselor or fellow patients. This helps them to vent their feelings and feel comforted. Breathing exercises are also of great help for the patients who are undergoing cardiac rehabilitation.

 In addition to stress management, physical exercises are also given a lot of importance in the rehabilitation program. The patients are asked to perform various forms of physical exercise which are suitable to them depending on their age and the severity of their problems. These activities include activities like walking, jogging, cycling, and some other sports like badminton, tennis etc., to maintain their health and keep their muscles, bones, and body tissues in a good state. Cardio exercise in a gymnasium is also encouraged. This helps in strengthening the muscles and managing weight.

 The diet of these patients also needs to be looked upon very carefully. Such people should stay away from alcohol and tobacco consumption in order to improve their health. Make sure that their meals include plenty of organic foodstuffs as well as fruits and juices. Do not include junk and oily foodstuffs in your diet because they are very difficult to digest. The intake of calories should also be done at required level. It is a significant fact that the patients have to understand and work accordingly.

Which is one of the main areas focused in the stress management program?

A. Relaxation 

B. Breathing 

C. Meditation 

D. Weight management

There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Identify the mistakes and write the corrections in the corresponding numbered boxes.

Stress is often called the(the -->a) 21st century illness, but it has always been with us perhaps with different names. Those days we often consider stress is necessary evil of modern life. However, stress is not negetive and without it we will certainly not enjoy some of the highpoints in life just as the anticipation before a date or the tension leading up to an important match. All these situations produce stress, but if you can control it and not the other way round you will feel stimulated, not worn out. Like these situations, which are generally positive but easier to deal with, sitting in a train that is late, being struck in a traffic jam, working to a tight deadline is much harder to manage and control. Stress is now recognized as a nedical problem and as a significant factor in causing coronary heart disease, high blooded pressure and high cholesterol count. The fact is that patients are often willing to admit to stress problems because they feel they are a form of society failure and it is important that symptoms should be identified in order to avoid unnecessary sufferings. So why should we be looking out for as danger singals? Some common signs of stress are increased tiredness, irritability and the inability to solve certain situations.