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STRESS-----thattensefeelingfromhavingtoomuchtodotoomanybillstopayornotenoughtimeormoney-----isanemotionthatrecognizesnoborders.
Aboutthree-fourthsofpeopleintheUSAustraliaCanadaFranceGermanyItalySouthKoreaandBritainsaytheyexperiencestressonadailybasis(1) arecentsurvey(2)___(conduct)bytheAssociatedPressandIpsosaninternationalresearchcompany.Andtheanxious(3) (feel)getmoreintenseduringholidays.
Thepoll(民意测验)(4) coveredabout1000peopleineachofthe10countriesshowedthatthecausesofstressaregrowinginthemodernworld.Theyincludefinancesjobslongcommutesand(5) (increase)complextechnology.
(6) (Germany)feelstressmoreintenselythanthoseinothercountriespolled.PeopleintheUSsaid(7) (finance)pressurewastheirtopworry.AbouthalfthepeopleinBritainsaidtheyfrequentlyorsometimesfeltthatlifewas(8)_____theircontrolthehighestlevelinthe10countriessurveyed.
"Theidea(9)_____weFrenchleadthegoodlifeistotallyUtopian(空想主义)"saidPascaleMongayacounsellorataprivateParistutoringfirm."Weareasstressedasanyone."
Peopleusevariouswaystodealwithallthepressurebearingdownonthem.Manysaytheyturn(10)_____friends.Mongaysayshehasstartedtakingweeklypianoandswimminglessons.