Nowadays．most students are under a lat of pressure（壓力）because their parents expect them to get．good marks。You are  1  ，and every year you look different  2  feel different．You have to face and   3   many new things by yourselves．It may be   4   to be happy．

    If you know the   5   to be happy，it is easier for you to be a happy person．Kitty is a middle school student．She is much   6   than before．“I couldn't find any happiness for a  7 time, and I   8   what made me unhappy：caring too much about what other people  9   of me．”says Kitty．“At school l was very   10  ．1 was a good student，but when I spoke in class my face turned red   11  I knew that my classmates were all looking at me．It was really  12  ．Now I don’t worry about  13   people think of  me．I feel a lot more   14   when I’m talking with the people around me．I can’t tell you what will make you happy right  now．but I’m  sure that if you  15 too much about what other people think，you will be unhappy．It is just part of growing tip．”

1．A．showing up     B．catching up          C．growing up            D．standing up

2．A．but                        B．and                      C．though                   D．or

3．A．return             B．exercise               C．forget．                 D．experience

4．A．difficult                 B．normal                 C．polite                     D．tired

5．A．reason            B．importance           C．secret                    D．cost

6．A．cleverer                 B．happier                C．braver                    D．stranger

7．A．good                     B．wonderful            C．little                D．long

8．A．hate                      B．remember            C．miss                      D．mind

9．A．thought                 B．reminded              C．heard                     D．eared

10．A．careful                 B．kind                     C．shy                        D．angry

11．A．before                  B．until                     C．so                         D．because

12．A．excited                B．terrible                 C．possible                 D．lucky

13．A．what                   B．that                     C．which                    D．how

14．A．interested             B．nervous               C．relaxed                   D．lonely

15．A．learn                    B．know                C． tell                       D．worry