Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. It is (1) more important than ever to succeed at school if you hope to (2) have a chance in the job market afterwards. It’s no wonder that many young people worry (3) about letting down their parents, their peers and themselves. To try to please everyone, they take on too (4) many tasks until it becomes harder and harder to balance homework assignments, parties, sports activities and friends. The result is that young people (5) suffer from stress.
There are different ways of dealing with stress. Everyone knows that caffeine, in the (6) form of coffee or soft drinks, keeps you awake and alert. But caffeine is a drug which (7) can become addictive. In the end, like other drugs, caffeine only leads to more stress. There are better (8) ways to deal with stress: physical exercise is a good release for stress, (9) because it increases certain chemicals in the brain which calm you down. You have to get enough sleep to (10) reduce stress and to stay healthy and full of energy.