Are you stressed out, scared or worried all the time? Do you avoid going to certain places, seeing friends or doing certain things because of your worries? Do your worries keep you awake at night? If you’ve answered yes, you may be suffering from anxiety.

         Anxiety is a normal and necessary part of life. Anxiety is your brain’s way of telling you about danger. It is anxiety which helps you jump out of the way if a car is speeding towards you. But if it gets out of hand, anxiety can get in the way of your getting on with life and can become a real problem. If this is the case for you, treatment may be a helpful way for you to get your anxiety under control.

         Anxiety is a normal part of life. Some people may feel uneasy if moving to a new place and some may get overly anxious in certain situations. There are lots of reasons for this. One main reason is after a stressful thing which has happened in your life. So, if you are involved in a car crash, it’s quite likely that you will be more worried than other people around cars and driving.

         Being anxious also probably runs in families. If your parents suffer from anxiety then you are more likely to be anxious too. This is probably partly due to genetics, and partly because of how things are when you’re growing up.

         Even though people don’t talk about it much, anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems. About 1 in 4 people will have an anxiety problem at some time in their life.

         If you have an anxiety problem it’s hard for other people to understand why something that doesn’t worry them, like being in a crowd of people, can be so scary for you. This can make you feel separated and lonely, as may become worse and worse.

         The good news is there are lots of excellent treatments available for anxiety. These include taking therapies (疗法) and drugs.

1.Which of the following statements is true about anxiety?

A. With anxiety you are far away from traffic accidents.

B. It’s abnormal for people to get too anxious after a stressful thing.

C. Almost everybody has a certain degree of anxiety in certain situations.

D. When you feel stressed out, scared or worried, you are surely suffering from anxiety.

2. Which of the following reasons for anxiety is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Illness.       B. Experience.         C. Genetics.                      D. Environment.

3. What can we infer from the fifth and sixth paragraph in the passage?

A. Anxiety is the most common mental health problem.

B. Those suffering from anxiety need others’ understanding badly.

C. About a quarter of the population are suffering from anxiety now.

D. Once you suffer from anxiety, you’d better seek for medical treatment.

4.The author will most probably talk about ________ following this passage.

A. what is about anxiety                                          B. what causes anxiety

C. how to handle anxiety                                        D. when anxiety becomes serious

Are you stressed out, scared or worried all the time? Do you avoid going to certain places, seeing friends or doing certain things because of your worries? Do your worries keep you awake at night? If you’ve answered yes, you may be suffering from anxiety.

       Anxiety is a normal and necessary part of life. Anxiety is your brain’s way of telling you about danger. It is anxiety which helps you jump out of the way if a car is speeding towards you. But if it gets out of hand, anxiety can get in the way of you getting on with life and can become a real problem. If this is the case for you, treatment may be a helpful way for you to get your anxiety under control.

       Anxiety is a normal part of life. Some people may feel uneasy if moving to a new place and some may get overly anxious in certain situations. There are lots of reasons for this. One main reason is after a stressful thing which has happened in your life. So, if you are involved in a car crash, it’s quite likely that you will be more worried than other people around cars and driving.

       Being anxious also probably runs in families. If your parents suffer from anxiety then you are more likely to be anxious too. This is probably partly due to genetics, and partly because of how things are when you’re growing up.

       Even though people don’t talk about it much, anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems. About 1 in 4 people will have an anxiety problem at some time in their life.

       If you have an anxiety problem it’s hard for other people to understand why something that doesn’t worry them, like being in a crowd of people, can be so scary for you. This can make you feel separated and lonely, as may become worse and worse.

       The good news is there are lots of excellent treatments available for anxiety. These include talking therapies（疗法）and drugs. ( 344 words )

68. Which of the following reasons for anxiety is not mentioned in the passage?

       A. illness    B. experience   C. genetics    D. environment

69. What can we infer from the last but the second paragraph in the passage?

       A. Those suffering from anxiety need others’ understanding badly

       B. Once you suffer from anxiety, you’d better seek for medical treatment.

       C. Anxiety is the most common mental health problem.

       D. About a quarter of the population are suffering from anxiety now.

70. The author will most probably talk about        following this passage.

       A. what is anxiety                                      B. what causes anxiety

       C. when anxiety becomes serious                D. how to handle anxiety

Are you stressed out, scared or worried all the time? Do you avoid going to certain places, seeing friends or doing certain things because of your worries? Do your worries keep you awake at night? If you've answered yes, you may be suffering from anxiety．

Anxiety is a normal and necessary part of life．Anxiety is your brain's way of telling you about danger．It is anxiety which helps you jump out of the way if a car is speeding towards you．But if it gets out of hand, anxiety can get in the way of your getting on with life and can become a real problem．If this is the case for you, treatment may be a helpful way for you to get your anxiety under control．

Anxiety is a normal part of life．Some people may feel uneasy if moving to a new place and some may get overly anxious in certain situations．There are lots of reasons for this．One main reason is after a stressful thing which has happened in your life．So, if you are involved in a car crash, it's quite likely that you will be more worried than other people around cars and driving．

Being anxious also probably runs in families．If your parents suffer from anxiety then you are more likely to be anxious too．This is probably partly due to genetics, and partly because of how things are when you're growing up．

Even though people don't talk about it much, anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems．About 1 in 4 people will have an anxiety problem at some time in their life．

If you have an anxiety problem it's hard for other people to understand why something that doesn't worry them, like being in a crowd of people, can be so scary for you．This can make you feel separated and lonely, as may become worse and worse．

The good news is there are lots of excellent treatments available for anxiety．These include taking therapies （疗法） and drugs．

67．Which of the following statements is true about, anxiety?

       A．With anxiety you are far away from traffic accidents．

       B．It's abnormal for people to get too anxious after a stressful thing．

       C．Almost everybody has a certain degree of anxiety in certain situations．

       D．When you feel stressed out, scared or worried, you are surely suffering from anxiety．

68．Which of the following reasons for anxiety is NOT mentioned in the passage?

       A．Illness．                                    B．Experience．             

       C．Genetics．                                  D．Environment．

69．What can we infer from the fifth and sixth paragraph in the passage?

       A．Anxiety is the most common mental health problem．

       B．Those suffering from anxiety need others' understanding badly．

       C．About a quarter of the population are suffering from anxiety now．

       D．Once you suffer from anxiety, you'd better seek for medical treatment．

70．The author will most probably talk about ______ following this passage．

       A．what is about anxiety                     B．what causes anxiety

       C．how to handle anxiety                   D．when anxiety becomes serious

Should you stay at home to look after your child，or return to work?

Maybe you don’t have the option.Combining work and motherhood is an issue faced by increasing numbers of women every day.

New research for the Institute for Economic and Social Research could solve this quandary once and for all.In short，it concludes that going back to work after the birth of a child can have a negative impact on the child’s development—unless you have lots of money.

“Growing up in a family in which the mother chooses to work appears to have some adverse consequences for children’s welfare，” the research says.However，it adds that extra money brought in by both parents can reduce the negative effect.The negative effect is also less apparent in children of better?educated mothers.

The research by John Ermisch and Marco Francesconi is especially downbeat about welfare to work programmes，and especially，the prospects for the children of some single parents.

“It is hard to see anything but gloomy (阴暗的) prospects for the children of single parents (who are generally poor)，” the researchers said.This is because in a common family where both parents work，extra money brought in by the mother’s working would compensate for less time spent with the children.

In contrast，the researchers said the effects of paternal (父亲的) employment were far more modest，but this did not mean that fathers had no role in shaping their children’s welfare.Money brought in by the father would be a major resource for helping children develop.

The research says，however，that before parents get too carried away by worrying about working，there are more important issues facing a child’s development.Parents’ personalities and emotional stability，parenting practices，and the friends and networks that children experience while growing up will be much bigger factors than whether their mothers work.

1.The extra money brought in by both parents________.

A．plays different roles in shaping a child’s welfare

B．can reduce the negative effect on a child

C．has negative effect on a child’s development

D．may damage the life of children

2.The researchers would agree that________.

A．mothers should keep a balance between work and family life

B．the more money mothers make，the worse their children will be

C．mothers should make as much money as they can

D．it would be better for mothers to be with children at home

3.We can conclude from the passage that________.

A．it doesn’t matter how? much money a father brings home

B．education is the only factor in shaping a child’s welfare

C．money made by mothers can also contribute to a child’s well?being

D．mothers’ income can have a deeper effect on a child’s development

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Whether mothers work is not worth considering.

B．The research shows family stability is important.

C．Parents should stop worrying about working.

D．More important factors are involved in a child’s development.