1 . Do you find yourself looking at your Facebook page or watching YouTube videos instead of getting work done? Are you________your plans for the summer? If you do, you’re not________. Many people do that, including me.

I am in my second year at college. In almost every________, I find it hard to sit still and pay attention. If it’s not________my phone, it’s daydreaming about what my plans are for the weekend. It’s________. I hate it. But I can’t control myself. I pick up my cellphone to________my emails and messages without________it. And I find myself________ news on social media, ________knowing what’s going on around me.

Yes, we live in a digital age where we even use________in the bathroom. Because of using digital devices, our attention span (注意力持续时间) has become much________than before. Yes, that’s true—a recent________made by Microsoft Corporation shows that people now usually________concentration after eight seconds. Interestingly, I usually find it________to study around people who are also studying. I_________can focus more that way.

My________ to students reading this is that when it comes to study, you’d better turn off all digital devices. Our brain________to focus on things that are right in front of us. Removing out distractions altogether, especially________you get a lot of them, seems to be one of the best________of doing better in your work.

There is no easier solution to this; you must turn off digital devices, or you won’t focus. It just takes some________.

2 . I ran into a friend a few days ago and greeted him in the familiar way. He gave the usual _____________ --“I’m doing fine”, but he _____________ two words “I guess” to the beginning of his greeting. That totally changed the meaning. His _____________ expression matched the two added words._____________, he wasn’t doing well. So I dug a little deeper and found he really was _____________ with some big issues.

In today’s world of fast and quickly _____________   social media, we are given the _____________ that the people there have near perfect lives. Look at anyone’s personal blog and you’ll see all these fun pictures and comments. Much of what we see is the good _____________. Of course there is really nothing wrong with that, but it can make a lot of people feel or _____________ that their own lives are full of challenges and various problems, ______________ self-pity and depression.

The ______________ is that nobody’s life is perfect. Just looking from the outside, you might be ______________ thinking that other people are doing much better than you. If you look on a deeper __________, you will see that the surface view can be very ____________ . That is because most of us don’t show our problems but prefer to show our ____________.

So, don’t admire other people’s near perfect sides any more. No matter how ______________ their lives look from the outside, they have their problems and ______________ too. Try to understand yourself better and ______________ the self-pity or feelings of “not as good as other people”. It can make your depression ____________ . Even better, you can see yourself in a(n) ____________ angle and have higher self-esteem(自尊).

3 . It’s never been easier to deal with well-being, yet many of us focus on our physical health but _______ our psychological well-being, an expert says. For those _______ at home during the coronavirus pandemic(冠状病毒大流行), _______ well-being is more important than ever.

The _______ the coronavirus pandemic brings can seriously challenge our mental health. If you are struggling or feeling _______, you are not alone. The global health crisis has _______internal health issues to the fore(在显眼位置).

Communities and workplaces are more open to _______ and understanding psychological health issues than they were a year ago. This could be an _______ to make some positive changes in your life. “Feelings of struggle and stress are not _______ that you are unwell or ‘broken’; they are signals that something important needs your attention,” says ________ Dr Michelle McQuaid, who has a decade of experience ________ positive psychology interventions in workplaces.

“Provided you have the ________ knowledge, tools and support to respond to these signs, such struggles don’t have to ________ your well-being or performance. In fact, they can enhance your learning and growth.” McQuaid is working with the Hong Kong-based ________ Just Challenge on a recently launched virtual employee wellness platform for corporate clients. The company, which is ________ good at offering physical challenges and programmes for companies, has ________ this platform to help companies looking to ________ their staff, who are often working remotely, ________ stress.

Delivered through video tutorials, the Wellness Programme offers mental and physical health education. That is great if you’re working for an ________ company that cares about the personal health and success of its staff, but ________ your firm has not subscribed to the programme, there is still a lot you can do.