If you want to be there for someone who’s dealing with anxiety or depression, here are some tips for you.

Someone experiencing anxiety or depression might feel     1     and worried about how their friends might react if they talk about it. But not everyone experiences anxiety or depression in the same way, and symptoms (症状) are    2    . You should learn about them first.

If your friends are anxious or depressed, it isn’t possible for them just to “cheer up” or “forget about it”. What’s happening must be difficult to    3    . You should let them know that they matter to you and you are taking them seriously. You could offer them some options and let them choose what suits them best.     4    , you could offer to listen and let them express their thoughts, or just hang out (闲逛) with them.

Your friends might not be     5     of what professional support options are available, or they may be unsure of how to get support. You can offer support by encouraging them to speak to a health professional or an adult they trust. You could also recommend hotlines or online chat-based helplines.

If you think your friends may     6     of hurting themselves or someone else, seek help from a trusted adult or emergency mental health service immediately.

Everybody has different ways achieving happiness and the reasons for feeling happy may change from year to year, or even from day to day. For example, happiness may     1     from getting a good grade on school assignment or from a very     2     thing like having full stomach. This kind of happiness is inside of you — it is     3     happiness. Happiness is also something you can communicate to other people. The good grade you     4     on your paper will probably make your parents happy and proud. Another way of communicating happiness is to help other people over     5     experiences in their own lives. In this situation, you give off your own happiness to make others happy.

The most important things to remember in your pursuit (追求) of     6     are:

1. Happiness should not be your only     7    — a real goal, like better grades, a better job, or closer friends, is sure to give more happiness than chasing after a feeling.

2. Happiness may come in all sizes and     8    . If you keep your sense of humor and see things in a balanced way, happiness will come to you     9     than to the person who is always worrying about what tomorrow will bring.

3. Happiness is meant to be     10    . “Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone.”

It was a wonderful night! I’m too excited to     1     David, my new classmate from London invited me to his party. I felt excited but also a little nervous because l didn’t know the rules for attending a party held by someone from England. Therefore, days before the party, I started to prepare. I     2     to find some tips online about how to     3    , what things to bring and how to socialise with others. Some advice was really helpful. As it was an informal party, I wore a T-shirt and jeans. I also     4     and took them to the party. Happily, people enjoyed the food brought very much.

When I entered David’s house, what     5     first was the word “Welcome”, made from many colourful balloons. David and his friends also     6     on the wall. They were beautiful. David was very kind and asked me to     7     I knew many other exchange students there. They told me lots of interesting things about London. also introduced many famous places and food in China. We had pizza for dinner. It tasted good. After dinner, everyone     8    and played a card game. It was one of the best parties I have ever attended.

To hug or not to hug? That’s the question right now. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, we have been     1     in an unsafe place in the world of greeting etiquette. Though many of us have been vaccinated, we still need to be exceptionally careful about whether the person we embrace has gotten the jab. At the same time, many of us long for the warmth of a hug after long stretches of social isolation. According to research, humans     2     need touch, and a good long hug is one of the best     3     to getting it.

Suzanne Degges-White, a professor focused on social relationships at Northern Illinois University, says that our need for a hug goes all the way back to the     4     of our species. When we’re born, we are incapable of     5     for ourselves and we need to be comfortable with being held in order to survive. We’re rewarded with a rush of feel-good hormones that come from a cozy embrace. When we hug, our brains release oxytocin, the bonding hormone, as well as serotonin and endorphins.

This bond and sense of community has played an essential evolutionary role, because for humans, the security of our small groups and later communities was     6     to survival. People may think that an air greeting is       7     to embrace in their function. But actually, the former can never be compared with the latter. “When we can’t hug, we don’t get that jolt of good hormones,” says Degges-White. More importantly, a sense of community     8     from this close contact contributes to the development of our civilization. Some kids who didn’t grow up being held, says Degges-White, failed to develop a sense of safety and protection. They turned out to be more likely to avoid social activities and live a(an)     9     life.

For the past two years, we have been     10     from a desperate desire for embrace. However, it’s time for us to take a closer step to each other. Rajeev Fernando, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, suggests that if you’re both vaccinated, just go for it as the risk of transmission is extremely low now.

Joe is a digital native. He does a wide range of things online. For example. He prefers to chat with friends online    1    meet friends in person. But     2    his parents, there is a danger that he may not be able to tell whether the friends online an real friends. Joe also thinks it is convenient to buy various     3    from different online shops. Li Ying is a hardworking girl who always     4    at the beginning of each term. She tries to use any possible time to revise the things she has learnt because she knows that every minute     5    .