缺词填空(先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整. 所填单词在答卷横线上必须完整写出)
Mental health is about the way you think and feel and your ability to deal with ups and downs. Even though you are mentally healthy, it hardly m 小题1: that you don’t have a mental health problem.
Mental health is everyone’s b 小题2: . We all have times when we feel down or stressed. Most of the time those feelings pass, but sometimes they d小题3: into a more serious problem. It seems that our mental health doesn’t always stay the same. It can change as the environment changes and as you move t 小题4: different stages(阶段) of your life.
Here are four practical ways to look after your mental health. M 小题5: simple changes to how you live doesn’t cost much or take up lots of time. Anyone can f 小题6: them.
●Talk about your feelings. It can help you stay in good mental health. It isn’t a sign of weakness, but p 小题7: of your ability to do what you can to stay healthy.
●Eat well. What you eat and how you feel are c 小题8: connected. A proper diet can have a good effect on your mental health.
●Keep in touch. Friends and family members can offer various s 小题9: which may help you keep active and solve practical problems.
●Take a break. It could be a weekend exploring(探测，考察) new places to enjoy the nature, or even a ten-minute break from doing your homework. A few minutes can be e 小题10: to relax you.
小题1:means
小题2:business
小题3:develop
小题4:through
小题5:making
小题6:follow
小题7:part
小题8:closely
小题9:suggestions
小题10:enough
题目分析：这篇短文主要介绍了什么事心理健康问题，以及它对于我们的重要影响。作者并对如何保持心理健康提出了几点具体建议。
小题1:联系上下文，可知此处指的是它不意味着你没有心理健康问题。结合语境可知本句描述的是客观性动作，故用一般现在时态，主语it是单数形式，故谓语动词用单数。结合首字母可知填means，意味着。
小题2:句意：心理健康是每个人的事情。结合语境及首字母可知填名词business，事情。抽象名词不可数，用单数即可。
小题3:联系上文，可知此处指的是它发展成一个更加严重的问题。结合语境可知本句描述的是客观性动作，故用一般现在时态，主语they是复数形式，故谓语动词用原形。结合首字母可知填原形动词develop，发展。
小题4:联系下文，可知此处指的是通过不同的人生阶段。结合首字母可知填介词through，通过。
小题5:联系下文，可知此处指的是做出简单的改变，动名词作主语表示抽象动作，结合语境可知填动名词making，制作。
小题6:联系上文描述，可知此处指的是任何人都能够遵循，结合首字母及前文情态动词can，可知填原形动词follow，跟随，遵循。
小题7:联系上下文，可知此处指的是你的部分能力，结合语境及首字母可知填part，部分。
小题8:联系上下文，可知此处指的是你吃什么和你感觉如何是紧密相连的。结合语境及首字母可知填副词closely，紧密地，做状语。
小题9:联系下文，可知此处指的是提供各种建议，结合语境及首字母可知填复数名词suggestions，建议。
小题10:联系上文，可知此处指的是十分钟足够你来放松。结合语境及首字母可知填形容词enough，足够的。
点评：首字母一直是英语考试中的难点，得分率比较低。解答此类题型的方法一般就是根据文章前后句子之间意思推断出词义，并结合首字母推断出所缺单词，然后根据该单词在句子中的句子成分，所起作用，确定单词词形，进行适当词形变化。