A. bothers B. had bothered

C. would bother D. bothered

—I’d like to, but I ______ an exam then.

A. take B. took

C. was taking D. will be taking

A. Make B. Made

C. To make D. Having made

A.wayB.situationC.event D.choice

---- Of course. I ___________ at Oxford University.

A. studied B. had studied

C. have studied D. was studying

A. what B. which C. that D. who

A. a good effect on

B. to affect

C. a good affect on

D. effected

A. stood up B. took up

C. made up D. set up

A. take upB. make up

C. show upD. put up

We often use the terms “worry,” “stress” and “anxiety” interchangeably, but they aren’t the same. Each has unique 【1】 and features. Identifying which one is 【2】 us will help us better address it. Registered psychologist Kristin Buhr, a director at the North Shore Stress & Anxiety Clinic in North Vancouver and co-author of The Worry Workbook, 【3】 the differences.

Worry is a negative thought you have about an uncertainty in life. Worries tend to focus on the assumption that something negative will come from future events or from the results of 【4】 that happened in the past.

Stress involves your reaction to pressures placed on you. You feel overwhelmed because life is demanding too much of your limited time, energy or some other personal resource. While worries are thoughts, stress is a feeling.

Anxiety is your mental and physiological response to a perceived threat. It’s like the body’s smoke detector—it 【5】 danger and signals your body to run to deal with it. While worry takes place only in the mind, anxiety can have physical effects, like speeding up your pulse rate. Worry, however, 【6】 anxiety when your mind perceives imagined uncertainties as real threats.

While worry, stress and anxiety are normal, intense and 【7】 anxiety can become a problem. You might have a behavioral 【8】 if, for instance, you have regular sleep issues or you’re skipping out on your accustomed activities. Excessive anxiety can be focused on a fear of something specific, like social gatherings (known as social anxiety) or a host of experiences (known as generalized anxiety disorder).

The best way to avoid risk is getting it all out. Telling a friend or family member what’s worrying you, or even saying it aloud to yourself or writing it down, can allow you to see the 【9】. “It’s a little easier to challenge worries—to recognize that if there is a negative outcome. It’s more of a struggle than a horror—when your worries are on paper or said out loud, rather than 【10】 around in your head,” says Buhr.