1 . Simple Steps to Help You Cope With Anxiety

Anxiety involves feelings of worry, fear, and depress. Anxiety is typically experienced on cognitive, emotional, and physical levels. When feeling anxious a person may have negative or disturbing thoughts.     1    

Stop and breathe

When anxiety appears, practice this simple breathing technique: Begin by getting into a comfortable seated position. Close your eyes and breathe slowly through your nose. Follow this inhalation(吸入)with a deep exhalation.     2    , in and out of your nose. Allow your breath to be a guide to the present.

Figure out what’s bothering you

In order to get to the root of your anxiety、you need to figure out what’s bothering you. Writing in a journal can be a great way to get in touch with your sources of anxiety. If anxious feelings seem to be keeping you up at night, try keeping a journal or notepad next to your bed.     3    .

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Replace your fears by changing your attitude about them. For example, stop fearing to lose your job and instead focus on how grateful you are to have a job. Come to work determined to do your best. Instead of fearing your loved one’s safety, spend time with them, or express your appreciation of them.

Focus on something less anxiety- provoking

At times, it may be most helpful to simply redirect yourself to focus on something other than your anxiety. Do some chores or organizing around the house.     5     such as drawing, painting, or writing. Go for a walk or engage in some other form of physical exercise.

A．Read some jokes

B．Take part in a creative activity

C．Focus on what you can change

D．Continue to breathe deeply and fully

E．Write down all of the things that are bothering you

F．Therefore, there are some useful steps you can. take to be happy

G．Fortunately, there are some simple steps you can take to manage your anxiety

2 . Anger is a harmful feeling for you. When you are angry, you may make incorrect decisions that you will probably regret later.     1     Then what can be done to prevent it from ruining your lives? Here are four ways that you can deal with your anger.

Firstly, it is necessary for you to change your attitude to people and things around. You have to accept that people are not always friendly and that sometimes things do go wrong. The behaviors of others can be a common cause of your anger.     2     You also need to recognize that not everyone has the same thought, nor will they behave in the same way as you do. This applies to work, life, and interpersonal relationships.

    3     Once you know why you get mad, then it is possible to deal with the cause. Taking right steps to solve the potential problem will help you overcome feelings of anger.

In addition, learning to manage your anger can also do good to you.     4     It can also provide scientific solutions to your problems. This way, your anger will not survive.

What’s more, anger can work as an inspiring emotion. There are occasions when anger can be directed to help you achieve great things.     5     It drives you to make progress towards your goals, naturally reducing your feelings of anger. Use anger to help you rather than hold you back.

A．Try to get out of the habit of reacting angrily.

B．Anger of this type can be used as an encouragement.

C．Try to picture the serious results if you lose control.

D．Anger management can develop your ability to control your anger.

E．Realizing that no one is perfect can help you avoid getting angry.

F．A much better way of facing up to anger is to identify the cause.

G．You may also regret destroying relationships you have with others.

3 . A new research reveals that you cannot separate your health from your emotions and numerous studies support the idea that having an optimistic and positive attitude can translate into living a longer and healthier life. For example, in one older study, pessimism (悲观) was linked to a 19 percent higher risk of dying over a 30-year period.

After examining the associations between optimism and heart health in more than 5,100 adults of various ethnic groups for 11 years, researchers at the University of Illinois report that people who display a more optimistic can-do attitude in life experience significantly better cardiovascular (心血管) health over the long term.

People who were the most optimistic were up to 76 percent more likely to have a total health score in the ideal range. The health scores were based on seven aspects used by the American Heart Association (AHA) to define heart health. This includes blood pressure, body mass index, fasting blood sugar, serum cholesterol levels, diet, exercise and smoking. According to study author Rosalba Hernandez, individuals with the highest levels of optimism have twice the chances of being in ideal cardiovascular health compared to their more pessimistic peers. This association remains significant, even after adjusting for social population characteristics and poor mental health. At the population level, even this slight difference in cardiovascular health translates into a significant reduction in death rates.

This evidence, which is assumed to occur through a bio-behavioral mechanism, suggests that prevention strategies that target modification of psychological well-being-e. g. optimism-may be a potential avenue for AHA to reach its goal of improving Americans’ cardiovascular health by 20 percent before 2020.

1. What can we know from paragraph 1?

A．A healthy and long life affects emotion.

B．Optimism contributes to a longer and healthier life.

C．Optimism might increase the immunity of people.

D．Pessimism may lead to bad living habits.

2. Which of the following can be used to define your heart health according to AHA?

A．Living habits.

B．Mental Age.

C．Family income.

D．Social status.

3. What does the underlined word “avenue” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Danger.

B．Approach.

C．Ability.

D．District.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Emotion- Your Spirit Food

B．Health- a Guarantee of Long Life

C．Optimism-a Healthy Boost to Your Heart

D．AHA-an Organization Monitoring Your Health

4 . Do you want to lead a happier life? Here are some tips for you.

Take care of yourself and your needs.

In order to live a powerful and meaningful life, you must love you. Take care of your actions and how you live each day, and this will be reflected in your thoughts and emotional state of mind.     1    

Mend what's broken or get rid of it.

Determining what is worth your time and effort and what is not can be challenging. If situations are terrible and beyond repair, it's time to let go. Are there relationships or friendships that remain damaged but you know are worth the time?     2     Do what you can to find love in situations where it may have be absent in the past.

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Giving our time, energy, love, guidance and sometimes money is what life is about. Everything we put out into the world comes back to us. My mom taught me a quote “where one can eat, two can eat.”     4     At the end of the day, no matter what you have, you are likely in a position to give something small to someone else who needs it. Don't hesitate.

Things that make us smile, laugh and feel good are just awesome.

This one is pretty simple. Just do MORE of it.     5     I truly believe that in the super fast paced world we live in, happiness may not come as easily as we wish. In order to navigate through work and responsibilities that seem monotonous, we have to actively pursue and engage in beautiful acts of love and kindness. So get to it!

A．Give back.

B．Don't avoid or ignore negativity.

C．Do more of what makes you happy!

D．Fix them and find peace.

E．Doing MORE makes you more successful.

F．It moves me every time I say it out loud.

G．Love yourself fully in order to love others fully.