Life is hard. And junior middle school students have every reason to say so.

      Recently, Zhejiang did {#blank#}1{#/blank#}survey of young people's mental health. It found that junior middle school students in Zhejiang feel the{#blank#}2{#/blank#} ( big ) pressure from school among teenagers. Besides, 48.8 percent of middle school students show signs of mental health problems.

       What are students{#blank#}3{#/blank#} ( worry ) about?

       {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, the class ranking after exams. Second, being{#blank#}5{#/blank#} ( able ) to reach their parents' expectation, ” the Youth Times reported.

This is not only true with Chinese students. The American Psychological Association recently did a similar survey. The results are{#blank#}6{#/blank#} ( surprise ): in the US, teenagers have a higher level of stress than adults. For them, one of the big reasons for stress{#blank#}7{#/blank#} ( be ) also schoolwork.

  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} can we do to help?

      To begin with, make sure you have an active life. Sleep for 9-10 hours a day, find someone to exercise with every day, and eat well, said Norman B. Anderson, an expert from the association. Also, try to keep away{#blank#}9{#/blank#}mobile phones and computers. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you spend too much time on them, you will more likely feel upset, said experts.

The Bird's Christmas Tree

    It's a sun shining winter afternoon. In a small yard in Luss, Scotland, Kate and Effie{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (tie) the baskets to the branches（树枝）of the Christmas tree and filling them with corns. The children {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (work) busily but happily for many hours, making the little baskets for the birds.

    Many birds come in. Some are eating, and others are dancing.

    Even the pretty blue jay(蓝松鸦) {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(forget) to be pretty. When he has eaten his fill, he is flying away, crying "Thanks, thanks!"

    What a happy life the tree brings to the birds and the children! But two weeks ago, the tree {#blank#}4{#/blank#}nearly {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(cut) into firewood.

    Two weeks ago， the Christmas tree was once in the living room. Kate and Effie, and Sue and Tom, had a happy Christmas Day, for the tree was hung with gifts for them all.

    One day, when the children{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(play) games around the tree, John came and told them that he was going to carry it into the woodshed.

    "What {#blank#}7{#/blank#}you {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(do) with it, John?" the children asked.

    "I want to cut it into firewood," answered John.

    "Oh, don't!" cried the children. "Our beautiful tree! Let us {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(have) it a little longer!"

    "What will you do with it?" asked John.

    "We {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(put) it in the yard and make a Christmas tree for the birds," replied the children.

    So John carried the fir tree into the yard. There it {#blank#}11{#/blank#}(stand) in the white snow, spreading out its beautiful green branches.

    "Now" cried Effie, "let us make some baskets {#blank#}12{#/blank#} (fill) corns. Then we will tie them to the tree for the birds. "

    What happened next? As you can see at the beginning of the story, the birds are living happily. With the birds and the tree, the children are also very happy. It is hard to tell which are happier, the birds or the children. I believe the tree is the happiest of all.

    If you want to have a good experience of you travel, there's no {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (good) way to travel than to meet the people who live there. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, this can be difficult. As a tourist, you're walking on {#blank#}3{#/blank#} certain path every day from hotel to place of interest, restaurant or hotel. It's {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (possibility) to go somewhere and never really see them.

    Maybe the only talk you have with locals (当地人) {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) with those who work in the tourism industry, serving food and drink and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (check) you into your hotel. Here is my advice for you to meet locals. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (one), join a language website. You maybe learn something about local culture. Second, choose a local apartment instead {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a hotel. It's easier {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (find) language exchange conversation partners. Third, be active. The experience of travelling and being in a new country brings most people out of their shell, so enjoy {#blank#}10{#/blank#} and go with it!