Success, in any field, is often a matter of how well a person is (1) __________ to control the amount of stress they experience. As (2) __________ increases, the pressure on an athlete often improves
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STRESS AND ATHLETIC SUCCESS
Success, in any field, is often a matter of how well a person is (1) __________ to control the amount of stress they experience. As (2) __________ increases, the pressure on an athlete often improves, but there is a certain point beyond which their performance begins to decline sharply. Sports psychologists now help Olympic (3) __________, among others, balance the good and bad effects of stress.
Before an athletic event, a high level of excitement can actually have a positive (4) __________ on the athletes. This excitement becomes harmful, though, if negative thoughts take over. (5) __________ such as "What if I fail?" or "I know the others are better than me" should definitely be avoided. Psychologists help athletes manage to replace negative thoughts with positive ones.
Another useful technique before competing (7) __________ to recognize your level of excitement and adjust it if necessary. Music may be helpful (8) __________ these cases. If you feel you're not excited enough, you may want to listen to fast, powerful music to raise your spirits.
The key to (9) __________, in other words, is a person's knowledge of their ideal level of excitement. An imbalance either way could mean the difference (10) __________ success and failure.
SECTION 5: WRITING (4.0 points)
X. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in bold given in brackets. You must use between three and eight words. DO NOT change the word given. (1.0 point)
1. I always think about transport cost when job hunting. (consideration)
→ I always __________ when job hunting.
2. She was going to hand in her notice when the boss decided to promote her. (point)
→ She __________ notice when the boss decided to promote her.
3. He is too irresponsible to run the department. (charge)
→ He isn’t __________ of the department.
4. The war has caused the emigration to increase. (resulted).
→ The war __________ emigration.
5. The new manager wants us to call him “Sir”. (addressed)
→ The new manager __________ as “Sir”.
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STRESS AND ATHLETIC SUCCESS
Success, in any field, is often a matter of how well a person is (1) __________ to control the amount of stress they experience. As (2) __________ increases, the pressure on an athlete often improves, but there is a certain point beyond which their performance begins to decline sharply. Sports psychologists now help Olympic (3) __________, among others, balance the good and bad effects of stress.
Before an athletic event, a high level of excitement can actually have a positive (4) __________ on the athletes. This excitement becomes harmful, though, if negative thoughts take over. (5) __________ such as "What if I fail?" or "I know the others are better than me" should definitely be avoided. Psychologists help athletes manage to replace negative thoughts with positive ones.
Another useful technique before competing (7) __________ to recognize your level of excitement and adjust it if necessary. Music may be helpful (8) __________ these cases. If you feel you're not excited enough, you may want to listen to fast, powerful music to raise your spirits.
The key to (9) __________, in other words, is a person's knowledge of their ideal level of excitement. An imbalance either way could mean the difference (10) __________ success and failure.
SECTION 5: WRITING (4.0 points)
X. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in bold given in brackets. You must use between three and eight words. DO NOT change the word given. (1.0 point)
1. I always think about transport cost when job hunting. (consideration)
→ I always __________ when job hunting.
2. She was going to hand in her notice when the boss decided to promote her. (point)
→ She __________ notice when the boss decided to promote her.
3. He is too irresponsible to run the department. (charge)
→ He isn’t __________ of the department.
4. The war has caused the emigration to increase. (resulted).
→ The war __________ emigration.
5. The new manager wants us to call him “Sir”. (addressed)
→ The new manager __________ as “Sir”.