Question

Reading. Task 1. Read the text and find the words from the text according to the definitions a-i TEEN STRESS Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. It is more important than ever to succeed at you hope to have a chance in the job market afterwards. It's no wonder that many young people worry about letting down their parents, their peers and themselves. To try to please everyone, they take on too many tasks until it becomes harder and harder to balance homework assignments, parties, sports activities and friends. The result is that young people suffer from stress. There are different ways of dealing with stress. Everyone knows that caffeine, in the form of coffee or soft drinks, keeps you awake and alert. But caffeine is a drug which can become addictive. In the end, like other drugs, caffeine only leads to more stress. There are better ways to deal with stress: physical exercise is a good release for stress, because it increases certain chemicals in the brain which calm you down. You have to get enough sleep to avoid stress and to stay healthy and full of energy. Another way to avoid stress is to manage your time effectively. It is better to do a few tasks really well, than lots of tasks badly. Know your limits and try not to take on too much. Finally, If it all gets beyond your control, don't panic or get hysterical. Find the time to sit down quietly and breathe deeply for ten to twenty minutes. Do this regularly, and it will help you calm down and put things into perspective. A. to cause someone to be disappointed, often because you have failed to do what you promised B. causing a strong and harmful need to regularly have or do something C. to experience or show the effects of something bad D. achieve the desired aim or result E, a feeling that you are free from something unpleasant F. as good as or better than others of a comparable nature G. to prevent something from happening or to not allow yourself to do something H. feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems 1. to give several things equal amounts of importance, time, or money so that a situation is successful​

Answer 1

a. let down b. suffer from c. to stress d. increase e. addiction g avoid h calm down i. put things into perspective.