Your accent might be different from everybody else's．Your clothes may also be very different from those around you．Sometimes it can be really difficult being different, especially when compared to the other kids at school．But some people at your school will want to get to know you because your differences seem really cool．Other people, though, might try to give you a hard time．

Some of the people who may try to tease （戏弄）you might do so because of stereotypes．Stereotypes are simplified ideas, often exaggerated （夸大） or distorted in a negative way, that one group of people holds about another．An example of a stereotype would be everyone with curly hair is lazy．Like this example, stereotypes are often wrong, and they can be hurtful．

If someone bothers you, walk away－don't give the person the satisfaction of seeing that his or her comments bother you．If you can't shake off the comments, talk about it with good friends, siblings, or parents．The people who love you and know that you're a great person can often help you understand that the bully （仗势欺人者） has no idea what he or she is talking about．It also helps to find people at school to hang out with who are cool enough not to care what the bully says．

As much as you would hate to be boxed into a certain type, try and get away from doing the same to others．These characterizations （界定法） are just as unfair as the ones people might use to describe you．And beliefs in these can get in the way of making some good friends．

1．Some people may give you a hard time because ______．

       A．you are different from others

       B．you seem really cool

       C．you are outstanding

       D．you are hard to get along with

2．What do we know about stereotypes?

       A．They are positive comments on others．

       B．They help others know themselves better．

       C．They are wrong ideas against others．

      D．They are simplified ideas on life．

3．The underlined phrase "to be boxed" in the last paragraph may mean "______"．

       A．to be hurt                                            B．to be surrounded

      C．to be beaten                                        D．to be limited

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Comment on others                             B．Get along with others

       C．Deal with teasing                                D．Be different from others

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A．Take actions????????????????????????????

B．Accept Yourself

C．Maintain a Diary????????????????????????

D．Reflect on the Past

E．Focus on Yourself???????????????????????

F．Give Yourself a break

How to Find Yourself

Do you often feel lost？Do you think you are living somebody else’s life? If yes, discover ways to find yourself by going through the following article.

1..­­­­­­­­­­­­ __________ If you are thinking, “how to find yourself when you are lost?”, then the first thing to do is to have a rest from everything—work, personal life and all worldly things. Give time to yourself to think why you seem lost. Is it because of over work? Is it because you are not leading a life that you want to? Or is it because you are not satisfied with the people or things around you? Try to find answers to these questions to determine the cause behind your restlessness.

2.. __________ For once, instead of being the way others want you to be, be yourself. Look within and find yourself in you. Think about the things that you would want to do if you didn’t have any family obligations or any money issues. Think about the kind of relationship you would want to be in, the place that you would like to stay in, the kind of lifestyle you would like to lead, if you didn’t have the society or people around you, judging all the time. If you really want to know how to find inner peace, then think, what you would want others to describe you as—an honest person? Or adventurous? Or loving, or realistic? Once you look within, you will know the answer and then try to be exactly that.

3.. __________? Thinking deeply about the past, the time or situations when you were the happiest, is another way to find yourself .Think what you were doing or with whom you were, when you were the happiest. This will help you to identify things that you want to do in life that make you happy and also certain people whose company you enjoy.

4.. __________?? Knowing yourself and determining what you to do with your life will not come to you in a day or two. Discovering oneself is an ongoing process and it can take months or sometimes even years to truly find yourself. So, it’s important that you maintain a written record of all your feelings and thoughts, which you can go through at a later stage. Pour all your emotions and feelings about life in it and who knows may be one day going through it, you will find yourself.

5.. __________? Once you have discovered what you want to do with your life, make a move for change and self improvement. Even if it means taking up small things such as dancing or painting, go ahead and do it. If you want a career change, plan and take steps so that it can take place smoothly. If you are stuck in a bad relationship and find yourself unable to mend it, break away. At the beginning, you may find yourself slightly unbalanced, but with time everything will be fine.

It is very important for you to truly find yourself, before it is too late. If you do not find yourself now, you will spend your life with somebody you do not even know, i.e. yourself.