Stress: Cae Open Cloze - Stress

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CAE OPEN CLOZE - STRESS

Instructions

For questions 1-8, read the text below and type the word which best fits in each space. Use only one word in
each space.

There is an example below:

(0) is

Stress

Stress (0)__________ often called a 21st century illness but it has always been with us if perhaps with

different names. These days we regard stress (1) _________a necessary evil of modern living. Yet stress

is not negative and without (2) _________we would not enjoy some of the highpoints in life (3)

_________as the anticipation before a date or the tension leading up to an important match. All these

situations produce stress but (4) _________you can control it and not the other way around, you will

feel stimulated, not worn out. However, unlike these situations, (5) _________are generally positive

and easier to deal with, sitting in a train that is running late, (6) _________ stuck in a traffic jam or

working to a tight deadline are much harder to manage and control and can be a significant cause of

stress.

Stress is now recognized as a medical problem and as a significant factor (7) _________ causing

coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and a high cholesterol count. Patients are often unwilling

to admit to stress problems since they feel they are a form of social failure and it is important that

symptoms (8) _________identified in order to avoid unnecessary suffering.

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CL GRANADA, S. L. C/ Puentezuelas, nº 32, 1ª Planta - 18002 Granada Teléf.: 958 53 52 53 – 958 52 12 91 / Fax: 958 25 15 46
E-mail: info@clgranada.com Web: www.clgranada.com Rev: 06/22-07-13

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