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naged D. decided 27. A. excited B. worried C. disappointed D. surprised 28. A. event B. change C. news D. matter 29. A. yet B. ever C. never D. just 30. A. where B. since C. when D. till 31. A. neighbours B. army office C. mother D. fellow soldiers 32. A. couldn‘t help B. shouldn‘t begin C. stopped D. kept 33. A. sadness B. happiness C. surprise D. anger 34. A. them B. those C. that D. him 35. A. sight B. order C. mind D. step 。 experiences C. experienced。 have been D. Have。 has been B. Did。 to C. as。 leave C. turning。 that D. how。t listen D. wasn39。 1. Just imagine that the population of our country___________ every minute! A. have grown B. has been grown C. is about to grow D. is growing 2. She doesn39。t speak _____ her friends, but her written work is excellent. A. as well as B. as often as C. so much as D. as good as 3. — Can you answer my question? Sorry, I____________ . Would you repeat that question? A. hadn39。t listening 4. The reason____________ she gave for not being present was ________the heavy snow prevented her ing. A. why。 that 5. Don39。 leave D. to turn。 for D. as。 meet。 met。 experience D. experienced。 A As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential (必要的 )for a healthy mind and body. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital (有必要的 ) to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person can stand depends very much on the person himself. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously important for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between flight or fight and in more early days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises (危機(jī) ) we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but how little the stress is, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health bees endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have established links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our live