1. Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage.
Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. It is (1)_________ important a chance in the job than ever to succeed at school if you hope to (2)_____ market afterwards. It's no wonder that many young people worry (3)________ letting down their parents, their peers and themselves. To try to please everyone, they take on too (4) _______tasks until it becomes harder and harder to balance homework assignments, parties, sports activities and friends. The result is that young people (5)______ from stress. There are different ways of dealing with stress. Everyone knows that caffeine, in the (6)______ of coffee or soft drinks, keeps you awake and alert. But caffeine is a drug which (7)______ become addictive. In the end, like other drugs, caffeine only leads to more stress. There are better (8)_______ to deal with stress: physical exercise is a good release for stress, (9)_______ increases certain chemicals in the brain which calm you down. You have to get enough sleep to (10)_________ stress and to stay healthy and full of energy.
2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word.
1. What do you think about teenagers who dye their hair( thought)
2. lt was quite surprising for us that he passed the exam. (surprised)
3. "If I were you, would tell her the truth", said Phong to Khoa. (advised)
4. We don't know how we should solve the problems. (to)
5. "Have ever met him before?" Laura said to herself.(wondered)