The condition of your heart is directly related to the amount of stress you regularly experience. Be aware of stress in your life and train yourself to counteract its disastrous effects. These are some of the deliberate steps you may take to reduce stress:

1. Enjoy a lengthy vacation yearly. Don’t take your work with you; forget all about the office.

2. Be certain that what you are doing is what you really want to do.

3. Face each challenge realistically. Don’t attempt to do more each day than you possibly can do well. You need to fell satisfied with your accomplishments daily.

4. Relax every evening and do the things you enjoy whether this means strenuous exercise like tennis or curling up in a comfortable chair and reading a mystery.

1. The purpose of this passage is to ...........................................................

A. show the effects os stress upon the heart

B. describe symptoms os stress

C. help you reduce stress

D. encourage you to reduce stress

2. One of the causes of stress is .......................................

A. loving your work B. playing tennis too strenuously

C. attempting to do more than possiable D. a heart condition

3. The passage says that .........................................

A. strenuous exercise can damage your heart

B. your heart can create stress

C. reading a mystery can create stress

D. no matter what you do, you will regularly encourage stress

4. The passage says that the first thing to do about stress is ....................................

A. ignore it because it can be alleviated

B. talk to your boss about a vacation

C. do things you like to do

D. be aware of its existence in your life

5. To '' reduce'' means .....................................................

A. to increase B.to rain C. to diminish D. to obtain

VI/ Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 36 to 45 .

Stress is our body’s reaction to events or conditions that we cannot easily manage or control. When we are troubled by something, we usually experience some types of (36) x . There are thousand conditions that (37) x us to become tense. These may be major and horrible fighting for our lives in a war, being imprisoned or facing death. On the other hand, minor (38) x in our daily lives cause stress as well: waiting in lines, taking a quiz, or asking for or accepting a date. Although we usually think of stress as something caused by (39) x events, pleasant happenings also bring stress.

As a new (40) x is done on the effects of stress, new techniques are developed to help (41) x with anxiety. One aid is to plan for situations that we know will be stressful. Some imagine the event before it happens, thus preparing their minds and bodies (42) x the tension. Others pretend they are on a pleasant beach (43) x in the sunshine; soon their bodies relax and tension melts away.

Other people believe strenuous exercise helps the body handle the problems of daily life. It (44) x  very little which method we use to relax; what does matter is finding the time to temporarily reduce the (45) x of modern life on our brain and body.

Điền vào số 41

A. cope

B.confront

C.manage

D. come

VI/ Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 36 to 45 .

Stress is our body’s reaction to events or conditions that we cannot easily manage or control. When we are troubled by something, we usually experience some types of (36) x . There are thousand conditions that (37) x us to become tense. These may be major and horrible fighting for our lives in a war, being imprisoned or facing death. On the other hand, minor (38) x in our daily lives cause stress as well: waiting in lines, taking a quiz, or asking for or accepting a date. Although we usually think of stress as something caused by (39) x events, pleasant happenings also bring stress.

As a new (40) x is done on the effects of stress, new techniques are developed to help (41) x with anxiety. One aid is to plan for situations that we know will be stressful. Some imagine the event before it happens, thus preparing their minds and bodies (42) x the tension. Others pretend they are on a pleasant beach (43) x in the sunshine; soon their bodies relax and tension melts away.

Other people believe strenuous exercise helps the body handle the problems of daily life. It (44) x  very little which method we use to relax; what does matter is finding the time to temporarily reduce the (45) x of modern life on our brain and body.

Điền vào số 40

A. questionnaire                

B. research             

C. experiment         

D. work

VI/ Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 36 to 45 .

Stress is our body’s reaction to events or conditions that we cannot easily manage or control. When we are troubled by something, we usually experience some types of (36) x . There are thousand conditions that (37) x us to become tense. These may be major and horrible fighting for our lives in a war, being imprisoned or facing death. On the other hand, minor (38) x in our daily lives cause stress as well: waiting in lines, taking a quiz, or asking for or accepting a date. Although we usually think of stress as something caused by (39) x events, pleasant happenings also bring stress.

As a new (40) x is done on the effects of stress, new techniques are developed to help (41) x with anxiety. One aid is to plan for situations that we know will be stressful. Some imagine the event before it happens, thus preparing their minds and bodies (42) x the tension. Others pretend they are on a pleasant beach (43) x in the sunshine; soon their bodies relax and tension melts away.

Other people believe strenuous exercise helps the body handle the problems of daily life. It (44) x  very little which method we use to relax; what does matter is finding the time to temporarily reduce the (45) x of modern life on our brain and body.

Điền vào số 38

A. events      

B.   things                     

C. occasions           

D. conditions

VI/ Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 36 to 45 .

Stress is our body’s reaction to events or conditions that we cannot easily manage or control. When we are troubled by something, we usually experience some types of (36) x . There are thousand conditions that (37) x us to become tense. These may be major and horrible fighting for our lives in a war, being imprisoned or facing death. On the other hand, minor (38) x in our daily lives cause stress as well: waiting in lines, taking a quiz, or asking for or accepting a date. Although we usually think of stress as something caused by (39) x events, pleasant happenings also bring stress.

As a new (40) x is done on the effects of stress, new techniques are developed to help (41) x with anxiety. One aid is to plan for situations that we know will be stressful. Some imagine the event before it happens, thus preparing their minds and bodies (42) x the tension. Others pretend they are on a pleasant beach (43) x in the sunshine; soon their bodies relax and tension melts away.

Other people believe strenuous exercise helps the body handle the problems of daily life. It (44) x  very little which method we use to relax; what does matter is finding the time to temporarily reduce the (45) x of modern life on our brain and body.

Điền vào số 36

A. pressure   

B.  stress                     

C. strain 

D. anxiety

VI/ Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 36 to 45 .

Stress is our body’s reaction to events or conditions that we cannot easily manage or control. When we are troubled by something, we usually experience some types of (36) x . There are thousand conditions that (37) x us to become tense. These may be major and horrible fighting for our lives in a war, being imprisoned or facing death. On the other hand, minor (38) x in our daily lives cause stress as well: waiting in lines, taking a quiz, or asking for or accepting a date. Although we usually think of stress as something caused by (39) x events, pleasant happenings also bring stress.

As a new (40) x is done on the effects of stress, new techniques are developed to help (41) x with anxiety. One aid is to plan for situations that we know will be stressful. Some imagine the event before it happens, thus preparing their minds and bodies (42) x the tension. Others pretend they are on a pleasant beach (43) x in the sunshine; soon their bodies relax and tension melts away.

Other people believe strenuous exercise helps the body handle the problems of daily life. It (44) x  very little which method we use to relax; what does matter is finding the time to temporarily reduce the (45) x of modern life on our brain and body.

Điền vào số 45

A. results  

B.      value 

C.      affects                 

D. effects

VI/ Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 36 to 45 .

Stress is our body’s reaction to events or conditions that we cannot easily manage or control. When we are troubled by something, we usually experience some types of (36) x . There are thousand conditions that (37) x us to become tense. These may be major and horrible fighting for our lives in a war, being imprisoned or facing death. On the other hand, minor (38) x in our daily lives cause stress as well: waiting in lines, taking a quiz, or asking for or accepting a date. Although we usually think of stress as something caused by (39) x events, pleasant happenings also bring stress.

As a new (40) x is done on the effects of stress, new techniques are developed to help (41) x with anxiety. One aid is to plan for situations that we know will be stressful. Some imagine the event before it happens, thus preparing their minds and bodies (42) x the tension. Others pretend they are on a pleasant beach (43) x in the sunshine; soon their bodies relax and tension melts away.

Other people believe strenuous exercise helps the body handle the problems of daily life. It (44) x  very little which method we use to relax; what does matter is finding the time to temporarily reduce the (45) x of modern life on our brain and body.

Điền vào số 44

A. determines                    

B. helps                 

C. matters              

 D. attends

VI/ Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 36 to 45 .

Stress is our body’s reaction to events or conditions that we cannot easily manage or control. When we are troubled by something, we usually experience some types of (36) x . There are thousand conditions that (37) x us to become tense. These may be major and horrible fighting for our lives in a war, being imprisoned or facing death. On the other hand, minor (38) x in our daily lives cause stress as well: waiting in lines, taking a quiz, or asking for or accepting a date. Although we usually think of stress as something caused by (39) x events, pleasant happenings also bring stress.

As a new (40) x is done on the effects of stress, new techniques are developed to help (41) x with anxiety. One aid is to plan for situations that we know will be stressful. Some imagine the event before it happens, thus preparing their minds and bodies (42) x the tension. Others pretend they are on a pleasant beach (43) x in the sunshine; soon their bodies relax and tension melts away.

Other people believe strenuous exercise helps the body handle the problems of daily life. It (44) x  very little which method we use to relax; what does matter is finding the time to temporarily reduce the (45) x of modern life on our brain and body.

Điền vào số 37

A. bring     

 B. take  

C.  enable      

D. cause

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 36 to 45 .

Stress is our body’s reaction to events or conditions that we cannot easily manage or control. When we are troubled by something, we usually experience some types of (36) x . There are thousand conditions that (37) x us to become tense. These may be major and horrible fighting for our lives in a war, being imprisoned or facing death. On the other hand, minor (38) x in our daily lives cause stress as well: waiting in lines, taking a quiz, or asking for or accepting a date. Although we usually think of stress as something caused by (39) x events, pleasant happenings also bring stress.

As a new (40) x is done on the effects of stress, new techniques are developed to help (41) x with anxiety. One aid is to plan for situations that we know will be stressful. Some imagine the event before it happens, thus preparing their minds and bodies (42) x the tension. Others pretend they are on a pleasant beach (43) x in the sunshine; soon their bodies relax and tension melts away.

Other people believe strenuous exercise helps the body handle the problems of daily life. It (44) x  very little which method we use to relax; what does matter is finding the time to temporarily reduce the (45) x of modern life on our brain and body.

Điền vào số 39

A. unnecessary

B. stressful

C.unpleasant

D. unimportant