For most of us, the purpose of the holidays is to bring peace, love, and goodwill towards all. Yet, for many, the holiday season

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问题     For most of us, the purpose of the holidays is to bring peace, love, and goodwill towards all. Yet, for many, the holiday season often means stress, 【B1】______, pressure, disappointment and loneliness.
    These feelings, often known as the "holiday blues," may be even more 【B2】______, due to the emotional 【B3】______of the past few months, not to 【B4】______the unsteady economy. Experts say even the more 【B5】______tasks of shopping, decorating, late-night parties, cooking and planning can he holiday stressors.
    "【B6】______just because it’s the holidays doesn’t mean people are going to be happy," says Dr. Doug Jacobs of Harvard University. "And this will be a particularly hard holiday for some who are 【B7】______ with a lost job, debt, or even a lost loved one."
    With family 【B8】______becoming less frequent events over the years, there is now the added pressure of getting just one chance to get it all right. "Families are much more disparate now," says John Stutesman, a clinical psychologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. 【B9】"______."
    Still, say experts, the blues should be addressed. Stutesman says that 【B10】______. Denial will only compound the stress they’re feeling. Stutesman recommends 【B11】______. If they’re feeling a little blue, they should try to do things personally satisfying for them. Maybe this is exercise, cooking, reading a book, or massage.
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答案ritual

解析 语义推断题。空格处位于比较级more后面,故空格处填入形容词原形。从意思上来看,后文提到的购物、布置房间、深夜晚会、做饭和计划都是一些生活中经常做的事情。结合录音可知,答案为ritual。
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