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Kangkang is a ninth-grader at Qingtan Middle School in Changzhou, Jiangsu. He got back home on March 1 after four days out in the open. He ran away from home because he felt stressed out about the coming senior high school entrance examination. “I needed some fresh air,” he said.

The boy is not the only one stressed out over exams. Reporters from the Oriental Education Times did a survey at a Shanghai middle school. It showed that 72 percent of students feel stressed and 67 percent of these students said their stress comes from school grades.

Stress is a normal physical response to things that make people feel worried or disrupt (打乱) their lives in some way.

People often feel stressed when they take on a big job, such as performing in a play, taking a test, or playing in a sports match.

Some stress is good. It makes you more active. If you have an important test, stress can push you to study harder.

But too much stress is unhealthy. It can make it hard to concentrate. It can also make you feel worried and tired.

What is the best way to deal with stress? Chen Yifan is a student at Nanjing University of Technology. She passed the college entrance examination and has some experience to share. “During the days when I was preparing for the exams, I often took a walk and chatted with my classmates. We told each other our worries and this helped me to stay peaceful,” she said to Xinhua Daily newspaper.

Doctors suggested that, besides sharing thoughts with friends, students could also relax by listening to music, reading a book or just spending some time alone.

More tips for when you feel stressed

● Get some rest. Remember that your brain will work better if you let it have sometime to rest.

● Make sure that you are getting regular exercise and eating healthy meals. Exercisecan help you to relax and stay focused.

● Make a list of the things you need to do. Do things one at a time. Cross things offthe list when you’ve finished them.

56. Why did Kangkang leave home for four days?

A. Because the air was not fresh.

B. Because he couldn’t fall asleep.

C. Because he felt stressed out over exams.

D. Because he wanted to travel to another city.

57. Which of the following can make people relax?

A. Taking on big jobs.

B. Preparing for the exams.

C. Spending some time alone.

D. Reading books from morning till night.

58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Stress can always make people more active.

B. More than half of the students feel stressed at school.

C. Brains will work better if people let them work all the time.

D. Sharing thoughts with friends will make you get high school grades.

59. What can we learn from the story?

A. We shouldn’t get rid of stress just because it is bad.

B. Students in Shanghai get stressed out very easily.

C. Too much stress makes people active and study harder.

D. When people’s lives are disrupted, they may feel stressed.

60. Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?

A. Don’t get stressed      B. Study hard to success

C. A survey of dealing with stress  D. The ways to become a top student