Your parents expect straight A's. Your coach says you're not playing up to your \"potential.\" Your teachers tell you to \"apply\" yourself better. Ever feel like you're holding a needle in a roomful of balloons? One wrong move and...POP！ Life is full of pressure. Question is， how well do you deal with it? Test your pressure-handling skills.

1. You've zoned out in history class， day dreaming about the pretty girl from gym，when you hear your name. Everyone is staring at you， so you figure the teacher must have asked you a question. You...

A. blurt²， \"1862! Abraham Lincoln! The Spanish Armada!\"

B. ask the teacher to please repeat the question.

C. pose³ a question about the Civil Rights movement ——it's your teacher's favorite topic and a surefire⁴ diversion⁵ tactic⁶.

D. say， \"I don't have a clue.\"

2. School play auditions⁷ today! You've practiced your lines⁸ so many times you could say them backward. What do you do when the director asks for a volunteer to go first?

A. Duck⁹ behind the girl sitting in front of you -- no way you're goingfirst!

B. Charge¹⁰ onstage!

C. Choose that very moment to visit the bathroom. Maybe people will leave right after their auditions and you won't have to perform in front of so many.

D. Grab your coat and run out of the theater.

3. You're at the Spring Fling¹¹， It' s your school' s biggest social event of the year，and word around the gym is that your crush¹² wants you to ask him/her todance' You...

A. wonder where the nearest trash¹³ can is——you feel like you're going to be sick.

B. take a deep breath and weave¹⁴ your way through thecrowdto find your crush.You figure the worsthe/shecandoissay \"no.\"

C. tell your friends you'll consider asking him/her. That way， you can stall until the dance ends.

D. say， \"No way!\" You're not about to face possible rejection.

4. Your buds¹⁵ are begging you to ditch¹⁶ after- school coach class so you guys can go to the mall You really don't want to. You...

A. panic and feel wet circles spreading from your underarms¹⁷.

B. say， \"Nah， count me out. I'll see you guys later.

C. tell them， \"Maybe tomorrow.\" That gives you a whole 24 hours to come up with an excuse.

D. mumble¹⁸ something about needing to talk to your lab partner and hurry down the hall before they can beg any more.

5. You tried your hardest in pre-algebra¹⁹ class all semester... and still scored a lousy C-minus on your report card. You know your parents are going to be disappointed， especiaily since your older sister breezes²⁰ through math A's. On the day report cards are handed out， you...

A. gnaw²¹ your nails all day and try to think of a way to convince²² your teacher to bump²³ up your grade.

B. sign up for an after-school math tutor-- that'll show your parents you're seriously trying your hardest.

C. \"accidentally²⁴\" miss the bus and walk the three miles home-- you're in no hurry to get there.

D. tell your buds to count you out for the next 100 weekends since your social life as you know it is way over.

父母希望你各門(mén)成績(jī)都得A，教練說(shuō)你沒(méi)有充分發(fā)揮潛力，老師們要你更好地集中精力學(xué)習(xí)。你是否有時(shí)感到自己手拿一根針身處一間滿是氣球的屋子里?只要?jiǎng)渝e(cuò)一下就會(huì)……啪!生活中的壓力無(wú)處不在。問(wèn)題是你怎樣把它處理好?來(lái)測(cè)測(cè)你應(yīng)對(duì)壓力的能力吧。

1．歷史課上你人在心不在，老師叫到你的名字時(shí)，頭腦中正想著在體育館見(jiàn)到的那個(gè)漂亮女孩的形象。大家都盯著你看，你才猜到準(zhǔn)是老師提問(wèn)你了。你……

Ａ.你脫口而出：“1862年!亞伯拉罕·林肯!西班牙艦隊(duì)!”。

B．請(qǐng)老師再重復(fù)一遍所提的問(wèn)題。

C．提出一個(gè)有關(guān)人權(quán)運(yùn)動(dòng)的問(wèn)題(這是老師平時(shí)最喜歡的話題，是個(gè)能轉(zhuǎn)移話題的好辦法)。

D.說(shuō)一聲：“我對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題還沒(méi)有什么看法。”

2．學(xué)校表演社團(tuán)今天進(jìn)行入選面試!你已經(jīng)把臺(tái)詞背了好多遍，簡(jiǎn)直是倒背如流。如果導(dǎo)演問(wèn)誰(shuí)愿第一個(gè)來(lái)試試，你會(huì)怎么辦呢?

A.躲到坐在你前面的那個(gè)女孩后面（你無(wú)路可逃，就要當(dāng)?shù)谝粋€(gè)了!）

B．沖上臺(tái)去!

C.就找這機(jī)會(huì)去上廁所，也許面試完了的人會(huì)馬上離開(kāi)，所以輪到你時(shí)就不用面對(duì)那么多人表演了。

D．抓起外套馬上逃出劇院。

3．正逢春季大家玩興很高的時(shí)節(jié)，也是你們學(xué)校這一年中最大的社交活動(dòng)，而在體育館中傳入你耳中的話是，你最喜歡的男／女生希望你能請(qǐng)他／她跳個(gè)舞。你……

A.就想快點(diǎn)找個(gè)垃圾桶(你覺(jué)得自己想吐)。

B．做個(gè)深呼吸，然后在人群中擠出一條路找到讓你傾心的那位。你在想象最壞的結(jié)果就是他／她對(duì)你說(shuō)“不”!

C. 告訴你朋友，你在考慮邀請(qǐng)他／她。這樣，你就可以和他／她呆到舞會(huì)結(jié)束。

D．你說(shuō)：“沒(méi)門(mén)!”你不打算面對(duì)有可能被他拒絕的場(chǎng)面。

4．你所傾心的女孩要你逃避放學(xué)后的訓(xùn)練課，這樣你們一伙就可以去逛商店了，你實(shí)在是不想去。你……

A．恐慌并且感覺(jué)從頭到腳渾身發(fā)冷。

B. 說(shuō)：“喏!別算我了。課后我再找你們?nèi)グ?”

C. 告訴他們：“明天我可能有時(shí)間?！边@個(gè)借口給自己留下了整整24小時(shí)的緩沖時(shí)間。

D. 嘴里念叨著“我得和我的實(shí)驗(yàn)伙伴商量引起事”什么的，在他們提出任何其他請(qǐng)求前盡快逃離大廳。

5.你整個(gè)學(xué)期在初級(jí)代數(shù)學(xué)課上都盡了最大努力……結(jié)果成績(jī)單上還是得了個(gè)可惡C。你知道父母肯定很失望，尤其是你姐姐的數(shù)學(xué)成績(jī)一直是清一色的A。向他們遞交成績(jī)單的那天你……

A.整天咬著指甲，想辦法來(lái)說(shuō)服老師給你加上幾分。

B.登記請(qǐng)個(gè)課后數(shù)學(xué)家教，以此向父母表明你確實(shí)在盡最大努力。

C.“不經(jīng)意地”錯(cuò)過(guò)了回家的公共汽車(chē)，步行三里路——不緊不慢地回家。

D.要你的密友在以后的100個(gè)周末里別找你了，因?yàn)槟阒滥愕纳缃簧钸@會(huì)算是完了。

注釋?zhuān)?/p>

1．heatn．壓力，緊張 2.bourtvt．脫口說(shuō)出，沖口說(shuō)出

3．posevt. 提出(問(wèn)題、聲明等)，陳述(論點(diǎn)等)

4．surefireadj．[美口]一定能成功的，一定能達(dá)到目的的

5．diversionn．轉(zhuǎn)移6．tacticn．一條策略，一項(xiàng)戰(zhàn)術(shù)，—種手法

7．a(chǎn)uditionn，(對(duì)志愿藝人等的)面試 8．1ine n. [~s]臺(tái)詞

9．duckvi. 躲閃，躲避 10．chargevi．沖鋒，向前沖

11. flingn．一時(shí)的放縱，盡情歡樂(lè)的一陣12．crushn．[口]熱戀，熱戀的對(duì)象

13．trashn．廢物，垃圾14．weave vt．使迂回行進(jìn)

15．budn．孩子，女郎，初進(jìn)社交界的少女 16．ditch vt. 躲避，~school逃學(xué)

17．underarmn．腋下部（尤指腋窩）18. mumblevt. 含糊地說(shuō)

19. algebra vt. 代數(shù)學(xué) 20. breeze vt. 吹牛，說(shuō)大話

21. gnaw vt. 咬啃22. convince vt. 說(shuō)服

23. bump vt.~up突然增加，使猛升 24. accidentally adv. 意外地，偶然地