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Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. _ Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. "Problems and worries are normal in life," says Laura. "But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don't talk to someone, we'll certainly feel worse." Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents shout it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn't have any money. She just kept thinking. "If I tell my parents, they'll be angry!" But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. "I will always remember to share my problems in the future!" Laura says. Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way as Laura. "It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve them." He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesn't need to be an expert like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them, and are always there to help them. In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you're halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it!

1. What did Laura misplace?
2. Who was she scared to tell?
3. Why?
4. Was her fear warranted?
5. Did she get a new purse?
6. What did they ask of her?
7. What lesson did Laura learn?
8. Does Robert Hunt agree?
9. Does he recommend talking to an expert?
10. Who, then, should you talk to?
11. Why especially parents?
12. Did Laura experience hardship without her purse?
13. What were they?
14. In what state does she live?
15. And how old is she?
16. Which parent admitted to sometimes making mistakes?
17. What kind of mistakes did he own up to?
18. What kinds of concerns might students have?
19. What do some people think is the worst thing to do?
1. Her purse.
2. Her parents.
3. They'll be angry!"
4. No.
5. Yes.
6. To be more careful.
7. To share her problems.
8. Yes.
9. No.
10. Anyone, especially parents.
11. They have experience and want to help.
12. Yes.
13. She had no money and walked 3 miles to school.
14. Washington,
15. A teenager.
16. Her dad did.
17. Careless mistakes.
18. Problems with their schoolwork,or with their friends.
19. Nothing.