Read the following passage and decide which answer (from A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answer in the space provided.
Stressful situations that emerge almost every day in life (1)____ to be unavoidable. However, we can do little sometimes to ward off a misfortune or unpleasant occurrence which may befall us (2)____ as only it can. At such a moment, one may hit the roof give into the (3)_____ of the situation or, ideally, put a brave face on it trying to bear the burden.
Can you (4) _____ in your mind an hour spent in a traffic jam, say, this morning? Do you light one cigarette after (5) ____? Do you sound the horn every few seconds like the other neurotics? Or do you take a different stance and (6)______ good use of the time drawing up a schedule for the days to come?
To withstand the stressful moment you can also (7) ____ a crossword puzzle, listen to your favorite music or even (8)_____ a menu for your Sunday dinner. In fact, whatever way you (9)________to the annoying situation, you can exert no impact (10)____ it as the traffic jam will only reduce in due course. Nevertheless, your reaction might (11)____ influence your disposition for the (12)____ of the day. The inability to confront a stressful occurrence like that with a deal of composure and sensibility adds (13)____ more strain to your life and in this way puts your well-being in jeopardy. (14)_____, it’s the seemingly negligible hardships we stumble on daily that run double the risk of developing serious health disorders rather than our isolated tragedies however painful they may be.
Given that so many of those wretched stress (15)_____ troubles affect us in a day, we should, at best, try to avoid them or possibly make radical alterations in the way we lead our daily lifestyles.
1. A. have B. need C. want D. seem
2. A. expectedly B. expected C. unexpectedly D. unexpected
3. A. carelessness B. helplessness C. happiness D. kindness
4. A. envision B. observe C. picture D. conclude
5. A. another B. other C. one another D. one other
6. A. take B. make C. get D. have
7. A. study B. play C. take D. do
8. A. compose B. draw C. read D. pay
9. A. confront B. deal C. respond D. challenge
10. A. in B. at C. on D. with
11. A. considerably B. considered C. considering D. considerable
12. A. work B. rest C. whole D. time
13. A. any B. many C. no D. much
14. A. Surprisedly B. Surprisingly C. Surprised D. Surprising
15. A. included B. includes C. including D. includes