Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress(緊張) helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.
Are we underemployed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure(閑暇) in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers all they should be?
All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and bring our frustrations(沮喪,挫敗) into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing their health better than shoes who bottle up their feelings.
If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hour’s anger. The teaching in the Bible “Don’t let the sun go down upon your wrath(憤怒)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religions(宗教,信仰).
65. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Freedom from responsibilities helps relieve(減輕) stress.
B. Stress is the direct cause of cancer.
C. The cause of stress are worthy of serious study.
D. Cancer is the number one killer in our society today.
66. According to the text, which of the following people is more likely to suffer from stress?
A. People who have cancer.       
B. People who like to quarrel with others.
C. People whose living standard is low.
D. People who have more responsibilities than they can handle.
67.The word “row” in the third paragraph most probably means          .
A. a noisy quarrel                       B. a very loud noise
C. a neat line of things side by side         D. a journey in a boat
68. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?
A. Changing our jobs.
B. Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy.
C. Speaking out about our frustrations.
D. Reading the Bible.
C DAD

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:D
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