Stress(压力) is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men but also women and young people have it. The most important reasons of stress are: diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on.
How do you know whether you have stress? Give your answers to the following questions?

If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it? Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving(减轻) stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways — people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, because crying is the natural way of relieving stress.

    When we think of paper, we think of newspapers and books. But there are many other uses. Only half of the world's paper is used for books and newspapers.

    Paper is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men sleep on a large number of newspapers. In Finland, it is sometimes-40℃ in winter. The farmers wear paper boots(靴子)in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.

    Each year, more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can be made of paper. Besides paper boots and shoes, you can wear paper hats, paper dresses, and paper raincoats. When you have used them once, you may throw them away and buy new ones.

    The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children to play in, but real, big houses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours, and you can use it for about five years.

Mother's Day is coming. It is a time to let your mother know she's special to you. Let's see the history of Mother's Day in different countries.

Long, long ago, in Greece, people celebrated a mid­March day. On that day they showed admiration to Rhea. Rhea was the Mother of the Gods.

Later, English people had their own "Mothering Sunday". It was the 4th Sunday of Lent(四月斋)before the Easter Eve. People usually bought a fruit cake as a gift to Mom. Today English people still celebrate the holiday on the 4th Sunday of Lent.

In America, Mother's Day is a national holiday today. People first celebrated it in 1908 in just one state in the United States. It was all because of Anna M. Jarvis's hard work. She wrote so many letters to important people of that time because she wanted to have a day to show love and admiration to mothers. In 1914，the American President Woodrow Wilson made the second Sunday in May Mother's Day.

写作要点：（1）你未来想成为什么样的人； （2）原因是什么；（3）怎么做成为更好的自己。（4）……

写作要求：（1）文中不得出现任何真实信息（姓名、校名和地名等）； （2）语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整； （3）词数不少于80词。（文章开头已给出，但不计入总词数）

How to Become a Better Me?

Everyone wants to be better than before. 

 Do you like English? How do you study English? Most students want to be good at English. And reading English newspapers is a good way to improve (提高) students' English. It helps students improve their reading, and students can also learn something new from newspapers. What is the correct way to read an English newspaper?

 The first step is to find a right newspaper with good language. Then turn to the front page and read the headlines(标题), because the front page usually tells important things. 

 Second, read newspapers every day. Remember words through the sentences. Don't look up every unknown word in your dictionary. You can try to guess the meaning according to the sentences. If your guess is wrong, don' t be sad. You will become familiar(熟悉的) with the words after reading them in different passages. 

 Reading English newspapers is very helpful. We can both improve our English and know about the world.