As the pace of life continues to increase

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1、Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlift,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.Stressisannaturalpartofeverydayliftandthereisnow

2、aytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationadngivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymu

3、chontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakech

4、oicebetween"fight"or"flight"andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,t

5、hathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives(itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.1.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelax

6、ingthemselvesbecause_____.a.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselvesb.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealthc.theyaretravellingfastallthetimed.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork2.Accordingtothewriter,themostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis_______

7、_.a.notfearingstressb.knowingtheartofrelaxationc.highsenseofresponsibilityd.havingcontroloverperformance3.Whichofthefollwingstatementsisture?a.Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstressb.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeoplec.Itiseasytochangethehagitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwor

8、k.d.Differentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstress4.InParagraph3,"suchareaction"refersbackto_______.a."makingachoicebetween'flight'or'fight'"b."reactiontostressbothchemicallyandphysically"c."respo