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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。     Less is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, slow down instead of 1. Apply these 2 in your everyday life, and you will find yourself being on your journey to simplification.     When you concentrate on one task, you find you have 3 that you didn't even know you had. Just imagine: you are at a fair and you have to 4 two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep 5 one and then the other, it will take a long time, 6 one of them will keep slipping out of your hand and 7. But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your 8, make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run back, get 9 one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, and then you can be sure of success.     The stress of work is now 10 almost in all occupations. In the modern nuclear family, the stress that formerly would have been 11 among all the relatives is now 12 on the individual partner.     If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day is not 13, then it's not because the day has too 14 hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact is that 15 people tend to forget. The 16 is equally simple: refuse to accept so many assignments.     "I can handle stress" is regarded as a positive statement. People who can handle stress are given more—until one day they 17. Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you are under more stress than you can 18. These signs come from various 19 of life. You are ill, or your work efficiency is 20.     If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say openly, "I can't manage that." （1） A . bringing up B . taking up C . giving up D . speeding up （2） A . principles B . advantages C . operations D . relations （3） A . appetite B . gift C . energy D . excuse （4） A . carry B . fetch C . bring D . take （5） A . pushing B . enjoying C . grabbing D . exchanging （6） A . and B . because C . so D . but （7） A . running away B . turning off C . catching up D . lying down （8） A . labor B . strength C . power D . force （9） A . another B . others C . other D . the other （10） A . small B . true C . great D . wrong （11） A . shared B . given C . realized D . influenced （12） A . contracted B . concentrated C . constructed D . congratulated （13） A . enough B . short C . important D . proper （14） A . little B . much C . few D . many （15） A . overslept B . overdeveloped C . overcrowded D . overloaded （16） A . answer B . destination C . problem D . solution （17） A . break through B . break down C . break out D . break off （18） A . put with B . deal with C . suffer from D . come with （19） A . qualities B . quantities C . areas D . stages （20） A . improved B . advanced C . increased D . affected 答案：（1）D；（2）A；（3）C；（4）A；（5）C；（6）B；（7）A；（8）B；（9）D；（10）C；（11）A；（12）B；（13）A；（14）C；（15）D；（16）D；（17）B；（18）B；（19）C；（20）D；

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