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READING-WRITING

What does the following expression mean?

“Stop the world, I want to get off!”

1 READING

a Read the text and choose the best title for it.
1. Can you get rid of stress or not?
2. Effects of stress on the body

Many people suffer from the stress. Many
factors can cause this. Working hard and
working conditions are only two reasons of
stress.
An English expression says “Stop the world,
I want to get off!” This expression refers to b Read the text again and answer the following
questions.
stress or a feeling of panic that makes people
want to stop whatever he or she is doing. 1. What does stress mean?

What is stress? Stress is a condition of feeling
worried and nervous. It causes pressure and 2. What kind of health problems can stress
tension. The effects of too much stress can cause?
cause physical, emotional, and mental health
problems such as high blood pressure, stomach 3. If a person has an anxiety disorder, how
aches, and problems with digesting food. does he or she feel?
Besides, it can cause respiratory disorders

like asthma.
4. When does depression happen?
People suffer from anxiety disorder as the result
of too much stress. They may feel tired all the
time. People being under pressure can’t stand 5. How do you reduce stress according to the
little problems. For example, a gentle parent can writer?
overreact to her/ his children for making noise
if he or she works at a stressful atmosphere. c Match the highlighted words in the text with
Stress can make people moody or nervous. their definitions.
Chronic stress can cause a variety of serious 1. ____________________ someone’s memory or their
mental illnesses such as depression. Over
eating is the result of long-term stress as well. ability to think
2. ____________________ to experience physical or
There is no doubt that stress is a serious
problem. It affects not only the body, mental pain
emotions, and people’s minds, but also our 3. _________ ___________ changing food in your
immune system. Some ways of reducing stress stomach into substances that your body can
are listening to music, avoiding negative use
thinking and taking up a new hobby.
4. _________________ getting angry or unhappy easily
The best thing you can do is to stop the world
and rest for a while. 5. ____________________ the result of a particular
influence

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