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Stress: Good or Bad?

    Stress used to be an almost unknown word, but now that we are used to talking about it, I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressed.

    In recent years, stress {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (regard) as a cause of a whole range of medical problems, from high blood pressure to mental illness. But like so many other things, it is only too much stress {#blank#}2{#/blank#} does you harm. It is time you considered that if there were no stress in your life, you would achieve a little. If you are stuck at home with no stress, then your level of performance will be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are under, the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (good) your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though, further stress will only lead to exhaustion, illness and finally a breakdown. You can tell when youare over the top and on the downward slope, by asking yourself {#blank#}4{#/blank#} numberof questions. Do you, for instance, feel that too much is being expected of{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, and yet find it impossible to say no? Do you find yourself getting impatient or {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (annoy) with people over unimportant things? If the answer to all those questions is yes, you had better {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (control) your stress, as you probably are under more stress than is good for you.

    To some extent you can control the amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart showing how much stress is involved in various events. Getting married is 50, pregnancy 40, moving house 20, Christmas 12, etc. If the total stress in your life is over 150, you are twice as likely {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (get) ill.

    When I was a university student, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(attract) by the Chinese. So I got a job as a teacher in Wuhan three years ago.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (think) back, I realize it was the students I met in the first year and Chinese university life in general {#blank#}3{#/blank#}gave me the deepest impression.

    During my school days, I would rarely give up my spare time to any activity {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(connect) with study. Unless exams were approaching, my weekends were devoted to having fun or perhaps a part-time job. My Chinese students,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the other hand, seemed to spend their entire waking hours studying. I understand that competition in Chinese universities is extremely fierce. Nonetheless, their energy and motivation put {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(I) to shame.

    My first year in China was also my first year as a teacher. It was both challenging {#blank#}7{#/blank#}rewarding. One thing I know for certain is that my year in Wuhan changed me for the {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good). Thanks to the politeness and {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(warm) of Chinese students, I overcame my fear of speaking in public and became more self-confident. Most {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(important), I met dozens of nice people and made many excellent friends.

    People realize that, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} animals may not have the same intelligence as human beings, they are smart enough to learn certain things.

    Dogs are {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (extreme) useful as companions for blind people. When a dog has been properly trained, he will always lead his master {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the right direction and keep him out of danger.

    Horses are also able to learn many things. Horses that are used for guard or police duty must learn never to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (frighten) of noises, traffic, and other disturbances. Racing horses are also quite strong. Therefore, it is necessary for those people {#blank#}5{#/blank#} train them to be very patient and understanding.

    The moving pictures and television can use {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (train) animals too. Some animals, such as monkeys and foxes, are easy to film. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} you have to do is make a trail in front of the camera by dragging something that smells good to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} animals over the ground. Big animals, such as lions and tigers, can be photographed as they bound happily back to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} families and dinner. If a movie actor is nearby, the well-trained animal will pay no attention to him. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, the audience may imagine that the actor escaped a terrible death by the skin of his teeth.

    Disneynature's new true life adventure film “Born in China” takes a journey into the wilds of China {#blank#}1{#/blank#} few people have ever gone. Following the stories of three animal families, the film transports audiences to some of {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  most extreme environments on Earth to witness some deeply moving {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  (moment). A caring panda mother guides her growing baby as she begins to explore and seek {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (independent) actively. A two-year-old golden monkey who feels unhappy with his new baby sister {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (run) away from home to join up with a group of free-spirited monkeys. And a mother snow leopard (雪豹)—an animal {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (rare) caught on camera—faces the real challenge of raising her two babies. Featuring {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  (astonish), never-before-seen images, the film guides audiences through China—from the icy mountains {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  the heart of the bamboo forest—on the wings of red-crowned cranes (丹顶鹤), smoothly tying the extraordinary tales together.

    “Born in China”,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (direct) by accomplished Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan, is a co-production of Disneynature and Shanghai Media Group. Disneynature is partnering with World Wildlife Fund and donating a percentage of ticket sales {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  (help) protect pandas and snow leopards in China.

    Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated because no customers came to his restaurant.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (Curious) drove him to follow a customer into a newly-opened restaurant. He found that Yonghui opened a restaurant where only {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(slim) foods were served to help people lose weight. After having a look at the menu, he{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(amaze) at the choices of food and the prices{#blank#}4{#/blank#} cost more than a good meal in his restaurant. He thought he could not have Yonghui{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(get) away with telling people lies! After a lot of research he realized that Yong hui's food could not give people enough energy to keep them fit. He felt more{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (hope) as he drove back home. He wrote his sign in order to win his customers{#blank#}7{#/blank#} A week later, Wang Peng's smile left his face when Yonghui said he{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (spy) on her menu. Then later they found {#blank#}9{#/blank#} of their restaurants offers a balanced diet and decided to combine their ideas and provide a new menu with food which can cut down the fat and increase the fiber. Their balanced diets became such{#blank#}10{#/blank#} success that before long their business cooperation turned into a personal one. Finally, they got married and lived a happy life.

    Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (total) different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid.

    The term “third—culture kid” {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (use) in the 1960s for the first time by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon while {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (research) North American children living in India. In general, third-culture kids benefit from{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (they) intercultural experience and they often reach excellent academic results.

    Yet many {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (difficulty) may arise from this phenomenon. Third-culture kids may not be able to adapt themselves completely {#blank#}6{#/blank#} their new surroundings. Also, they often find it hard {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (develop) new friendship. Additionally, for a third-culture kid, it is often easier to move to a new country {#blank#}8{#/blank#} to return to his homeland. For example, after living in Australia for many years, Louis finally returned to the country {#blank#}9{#/blank#} she was born. She didn't know anything about current TV shows {#blank#}10{#/blank#} fashion trends. And she didn't share the same values as other teens of her age.