What do you think of stress(压力)? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
Most of the students think stress can do harm 1 them in some ways. There’s a story about a teenager in a middle school. He even 2 his study because of the stress from school and family. We also usually hear that someone turns to psychological doctors（心理医生） 3 heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous wolf.
On the other hand, other people think that stress is not a bad thing. They 4 stress can produce momentum（动力）in the end. For them, right attitude (态度) and action can reduce stress and make it 5 . When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I could go to a good 6 for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Born to a poor family, I deeply knew 7 was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me was just to hope I could live a better life in the future. 8 the saying goes, “No pains, no gains.” So I did what my mom expected because I didn’t want to let her down. At last, I did measure up(达到标准) to my mom’s expectation and went to college 9 . Thanks to my mom’s push! Thanks to the stress! In this way, I don’t think stress is a bad thing.
Generally speaking, stress is not a bad thing in 10 . The key is how we deal with it.
1.A. for B. in C. to D. at
2.A. gave up B. put out C. began with D. cheered on
3.A. thanks B. because of C. because D. thanks for
4.A. guess B. look C. imagine D. believe
5.A. useful B. difficult C. terrible D. hardly
6.A. company B. college C. factory D. library
7.A. life B. spirit C. thought D. idea
8.A. Then B. But C. As D. While
9.A. quietly B. quickly C. specially D. successfully
10.A. herself B. himself C. itself D. ourselves