九年级英语作文：Is Stress a Bad Thing?

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　　Directions： For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic IsStress a Bad Thing? You should write no less than 150 words and base your composition onthe outline (given in Chinese) below：

　　1.有的人害怕压力

　　2.有的人认为压力并不是一件坏事

　　3.我的看法

　　“I can't stand the pressure and competition，” explained one friend of mine when askedwhy he decided to quit his highly-paid but demanding position in his company recently. Myfriend may have his own reasons， but I don't think his decision is wise in reality.

　　It's true that my friend's case is not unique. In the last few years quite a number of menand women have chosen to do something less competitive at the cost of a comfortable， easylife a highly-paid job can obtain. They are afraid that the stresses and strains of work will robthem of joy and happiness and do them harm both physically and mentally. In fact， however，stress isn't the bad thing it is often supposed to be. Unless it gets out of control， a certainamount of stress is vital to provide motivation and challenge， and to give purpose andsignificance to an otherwise meaningless， idle life. People under stress tend to express theirfull range of potential and to actualize their own personal worth——the very aim of a humanlife.

　　Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. What we can do isto develop our adaptive abilities to deal with it rather than to escape from it.