A. suffering B. unpleasant C. claims D. maintain AB. unpleasant AC .responses AD. protective BC. reverse CD. links BD. presence ABC. contribute Stress, in its simplest definition, is strain caused by some type of force. Today, the word stress is used most often when people discuss mental health. In this context, stress describes the condition that results from ongoing and
typical,
emotional, or environmental forces. Such forces may include too much wood a-tragic event, or air pollution. The forces may cause in, tension, fear, grief, or anxiety. These discomforts can disturb the body’s ability to 52 its normal internal balance. Some level of discomfort is, of course, normal. The occasional 53 _ of pain or anxiety? Not by itself a symptom of a serious problem. \such distress is continuous- person to STRES IOUS---when the brain and the rest of the body cannot make the adjustments that return his or her normal condition of balance---then we say that the person is . 54 from stress.
Although stress itself is usually not considered a disease, studies suggest that it is linked to disease. A growing body of research data connects the risk of heart disease, for instance，with stress within the workplace, the family, and other parts of society. Character traits---—sod tendency to worry, to strive for perfection, or to be competitive---also seem to____55_____ stress. It is unclear, however, whether stress itself causes disease. People 56 _______to \sometimes put them at risk. For example, a person might respond by entity too much or smoking.Research conducted in California seems to 57________that men who report stress from their jobs are more likely than less-stressed men to have 板）building up in the arteries that supply blood to the brain. High levels of this plaque increase a person-clenches of having a stroke(中风).The same study, did not find between stress and arterial plaque in women. Dopers speculate(推测)that female hormones may operate in some 59 _，Another study seems to confirm the 60 of people with the degenerative. neurologica{(神经病学) (MS),.that stress males their disease worse. Through the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRrf brain scans, researchers linked periods of stress
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in the subjects，lives with evidence of MS disease activity. Researchers also determined that major stressful events were related to the development of new brain lesions. Stress has also been linked to hypertension, depression, obesity, skin diseases, and some other types of cancer.
AB D BD A ABC AC B CD AD BC
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
The responsibilities of job, home and family all too often transform the daily routine into a huge burden. Enjoying quality leisure time becomes
True leisure means engaging in a ______(62) without being
_____(63)______by other aspects of your life. Sometimes, the______(64)____ you experience during the
week make you place great emphasis on weekends and other days off. You hope to relax, but the pressure is______(65)_____. You can't rest even when you have the time to do so. When time is limited, leisure activities are usually the first items to_____ 66)______from the daily schedule.
If you routinely____(67)_____your leisure time because you have \important things to
do,” you may be underestimating how much time the things ______(68)_____ take. Most people routinely shortchange themselves on the amount of time required to complete a given task. The problem is a_____(69)____to evaluate performance honestly.
and
(61)_____.
activity
rewarding
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