V. F'ill in each gap with one suitable word
A new school year is exciting. There's that wonderful feeling (31)_ _making a fresh
start, catching up with old (32). and making progress by moving up a grade. But there's
be stressful loo.
no denying that it (33).
If you find yourself preparing for school by hoping for the best and imagining the (34)
, you're not alone. Mere's what we heard from 600 people who took our survey on back-
to-school worries.
One third said they worry most (35)
school work. No surprise there. You'll be
studying more advanced material, so it's natural to worry about (36) you'll do OK.
But not everyone said school work was their biggest worry. Just as many people said they
fitting in, having friends, being judged, or being
a big part of school, it's not a shock that social issues are
worry most about social issues (37)
teased. Since social life is (38)
the biggest worry for some people.
Besides schoolwork and social stuff, another category ranked high (39)
the worry
list: appearance. One-fourth of the people who responded to our survey said appearance issues
worried them most of all. If this (40)
you, you've got plenty of company.
(http://kidshealth.org/ (in/ teens/school-stress.httnl)