Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [ A ], I B 1, [ C 1 and I D ] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

　　As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the 67 of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to 68 down. But relaxation is essential for a 69 mind and body.

　　Stress is natural part of everyday life and there is no way to 70 it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often 71 to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide 72 and give purpose to life. It is only 73 the stress gets out of control that it can lead to 74 performance and ill health.

　　The amount of stress arsons can withstand depends very much 75 the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and 76 characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose 77 at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When 78 to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and 79 .

　　In fact we make choice between "flight and fight" and in more primitive days the choices made the difference 80 life and death. The crises we meet today are 81 to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it 82 the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued 83 to stress, that health becomes 84 Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart diseases have 85 links with stress. Since we cannot 86 stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.

　　67. [A] routine　[B] habit [C] principle [D] rule
　　68. [A] slow [B] count [C] hold [D] knock
　　69. [A] basic [B] wealthy [C] healthy [D] potential
　　70. [A] avoid [B] manifest [C] surpass [D] pursue
　　71. [A] suspected [B] surrendered [C] suspended [D] supposed
　　72. [A] consideration [B] confidence [C] motivation [D] inspiration
　　73. [A] when [B] which [C] why [D] what
　　74. [A] prevalent [B] poor [C] primary [D] productive
　　75. [A] to [B] at [C] in [D] on
　　76. [A] such [B] as [C] so [D] thus
　　77. [A] eyesight [B] heart [C] direction [D] interest
　　78. [A] promised [B] encouraged [CJexposed [D] propelled
　　79. [A] biochemically [B] physically [C] spiritually [D] materially
　　80. [A} between [B] among [C] alike [D] into
　　81. [A] unalike [B] unaware [C] unlikely [D] unknown
　　82. [A] concludes [B] excludes [C] dissolves [D] involves
　　83. [A] explosion [B] exposure [C] extension [D] expansion
　　84. [A] endangered [B] inspired [C] harmful [D] frustrated
　　85. [A] established [B] created [C] constructed [D] built
　　86. [A] isolate [B] apart [C] refrain [D] remove

　　文章精要
　　文章指出，隨著生活節奏的不斷加快，人們越來越失去放松的快感。壓力是生活中自然的一部分，而且無法避免。一定的壓力會提供動機并賦予生命意義，但壓力過度會對身體造成不良的影響。既然我們不能消滅壓力，那么我們就需要找到一些減壓的方法。
　　67.B詞義辨析題?？崭袼诰湟鉃椋阂坏┠闾幱谶@種忙于生活奔波、早晚馬不停蹄的______中……。habit符合句意，所以B正確。routine意為“例行公事，常規”;principle意為“原則;原理”。
　　68.A詞義辨析題。文章首句就指出，現在的生活節奏不斷加快，空格后是down，由此可知，空格所在句意是：……很難慢下來。所以A正確。
　　69.C詞義辨析題?？崭袼诰湟鉃椋旱欠潘蓪τ赺______的精神和身體是基本的。healthy符合句意，所以C正確。potential意為“潛在的;可能的”。
　　70.A詞義辨析題?？崭袼诰湟鉃椋簤毫κ敲刻焐钪泻茏匀坏囊徊糠?，并且無法去______它。avoid符合句意，所以A正確。manifest意為“表明;出現”;surpass意為“超越，勝過”;pursue意為“追趕;從事”。
　　71.D慣用搭配題?？崭袼诰湟鉃椋菏聦嵣?，這并不像它經常_________的那樣是個壞事。be supposed to do表示“應該，被期望”，符合句意，所以D正確。suspect意為“猜想;懷疑”;surrender意為“投降;放棄”; suspend意為“懸掛;延緩”。
　　72.C詞義辨析題。空格后的and說明provide_______和give purpose to life相并列。再看選項，能與“賦予生命意義”相并列的只有“提供動機”，所以C正確。
　　73.A邏輯銜接題?？崭袼诰湟鉃椋褐挥性趬毫κЭ豞______，才能導致……when符合句意，所以A正確。
　　74.B，詞義辨析題。由and可以看出_______performance和ill health并列，poor符合句意，所以B正確。
　　prevalent意為“普遍的，流行的”;primary意為“主要的;初級的”。
　　75.D慣用搭配題。選項中能與depend搭配的只有on，表示“依賴;取決于”，所以D正確。
　　76.A詞義辨析題。空格所在句意為：一些人不害怕壓力，而且________性格很顯然是管理責任的主要因素。由and可知，空格后的“性格”就是指前面“不害怕壓力的性格”，所以such符合句意，A正確。
　　77.B詞義辨析題?？崭袼诰湟鉃椋浩渌藙傆龅讲怀Ｒ姷睦щy就失去_________。heart符合句意，lose heart意思是“失去勇氣”，所以B正確。eyesight意為“視力”。
　　78.C詞義辨析題。空格所在句意為：當_____不管是什么樣的壓力時，我們……exposed符合句意，所以C正確。be exposed to意思是“遭受，暴露于……”。propel意為“推進，驅使”。
　　79.B詞義辨析題。由空格前的both…and…可知，空格和chemically是并列關系，physically符合句意，所以B正確。
　　80.A慣用搭配題。由句意可知，空格處表示在生和死之間做出選擇，between表示“在……之間”，用于兩者之間;among表示“在……之中”，用于三者或以上的情況，所以A正確。
　　81.C邏輯銜接題?？崭袼诰湟鉃椋何覀兘裉煊龅降奈C________會這么極端，但是……。選項中都有否定前綴un-，由此可知，空格處表示否定，只有unlikely符合句意，所以C正確。
　　82.D詞義辨析題。空格所在句意為：……但是，不管壓力多么小，它都_______同樣的反應。四個選項A“結論”、B“排除”、C“解散”、D“包括”，只有involves符合句意，所以D正確。
　　83.B詞義辨析題。空格所在句意為：……通過對壓力的不斷，四個選項：A“爆炸”、B“暴露”、C“延長”、D“擴展”，只有exposure符合句意，所以B正確。
　　84.A詞義辨析題。由前面提到的“持續暴露在壓力之下”可知，這肯定會使健康受到威脅，所以endangered符合句意，A正確。inspired意為“有靈感的”;frustrated意為“失敗的，落空的”。
　　85.A詞義辨析題?？崭袼诰湟鉃椋哼@些像高血壓、心臟病等危險的情況都和壓力有________的聯系。由此可知，空格處應該是建立起聯系。create指創造;construct指通過裝配或組合部件而構成;build指通過組合材料或部分而形成;establish符合句意，所以A正確。
　　86.D詞義辨析題?？崭袼诰湟鉃椋杭热晃覀儾荒馨褖毫奈覀兩钪?即使我們能，這樣做也很不明智)，我們需要找出處理它的方法。四個選項分別為：A“隔離”、B“分開的”、C“制止”、D“除去”，只有remove符合句意，所以D正確。