Whenever the exam season comes, stress may come along. Here are some ________ that have helped me and my friends through this season.

When the stress of exams is really hitting me, I stop and take a walk. I usually borrow my neighbor’s dog and ________ for about fifteen minutes. Many boys would simply choose to run for a while, or play ball games. Having some ________ drives away your stress easily most of the time.

And ________ you find music helpful, give it a go. Listening to your favorite songs will surely make you ________. The best thing about this is that you don’t have to go ________ .

But if you are a book lover just like me, ________ a book you like for half an hour. Reading can take you to places you’ve ________ been. Putting yourself into a new world helps you forget your stress in this world for a little bit.

For sure, there’s nothing better than laughing. Laughing is the best medicine. It can really keep ________ off your mind! Very often I call my best friend and we ________ our good times or something funny, and I’m feeling better before I know it.

Remember many others also face the problem of stress just like you, and it is not something that cannot be dealt with.

When Jane and Billy were little, they got along well. The fights didn’t start until they were both 10 years old.

“Mom, Billy won’t give my book back!”

“It’s not yours. It’s mine!”

And so it went. Our peaceful house had turned into a war zone (战区). But we found a solution.

We talked to the kids and discussed what would happen if they argued again. We came up with a list of “punishments (惩罚)” that we would give them if they fought. But they weren’t really punishments — just nice things that we would ask them to do for each other. For example, if Jane started a fight, we would ask her to clean Billy’s room. If Billy started a fight, we would ask him to give Jane a hug.

We wrote these “punishments” on a circular board (圆形板子) with an arrow in the middle. If one of them started a fight, he/she would have to spin (转动) the board and receive the “punishment”.

This “punishment wheel” worked wonders (取得惊人成效). Soon the kids stopped arguing so often. We didn’t have to really punish them — we just had to teach them to be nice to each other.