a large group, your tone should be clear and loud. A. When addressed B. While addressing C. When you address D. On addressing Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. blame B. peak C. assess D. distinct E. experiences F. burden G. affects H. leisure I. suggests J. factor The stress of returning to work on a Monday morning can cause a dangerous increase in blood pressure, according to a study. The Tokyo Women’s Medical University study shows blood pressure readings are higher than at any other time of the week. It may explain why deaths from heart attacks and stroke tend to 41 on a Monday morning. There are 20% more heart attacks on Mondays than on any other day. Heart disease is Britain’s biggest killer. Around 270,000 people suffer a heart attack every year and nearly one in three die before they even reach hospital. High blood pressure, or hypertension, 42 one in five people in the UK and is a major risk 43 for heart disease. The higher it climbs, the greater the force exerted by blood on the walls of the arterieswhen the heart beats. To see how it changed over the course of a week, researchers from Tokyo Women’s Medical University in Japan, fitted 175 men and women with a device that would measure their blood pressure round-the-clock. A week later, the volunteers returned the devices so that researchers could 44 how blood pressure had changed. The results, published in the American Journal of Hypertension, showed a surge in readings in those getting ready to go back to work on a Monday morning. Volunteers who stayed asleep did not experience an increase, which 45 work-related stress is most likely to 46 . “Most people are free of the mental and physical 47 of work on Sundays and experience a more stressful change from weekend 48 activities to work activities on Mondays, said Dr. Murakami, who led the research.. “But anyway, there was a 49 peak on Mondays. 【查看更多】
