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Exercise 8. Choose the correct answer that best fits the blank space.
We know that nowadays students (1) ______ from test stress, and there are a few of the biggest causes. First, it is important to do your best and study hard, but you may push yourself too much to get a high grade, and (2) ______ can be hard to deal with. Second, many schools want to show their students' high test grades to prove that they are doing a good job of educating them; (3) ______ they have high expectations for the teachers, who then have high expectations for the students. In addition, most parents want to see great school reports, and they can start pushing their children when test time comes around. Moreover, if you had a bad time with a test in the past, or if you have (4) ______ poorly on one or more tests, you could feel anxious about the next one. Finally, sometimes other students can spread rumours about a test. (5) ______ you might hear things from older friends or siblings. Rumours like “That teacher's tests are totally impossible to pass!” can make you a lot more nervous.

1. A. prevent B. suffer C. experience D. show
2. A. force B. causes C. grades D. pressure
3. A. therefore B. however C. otherwise D. but
4. A. come B. taken C. made D. done
5. A. or B. and C. so D. but