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

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.
【B3】
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答案turmoil
解析 句意推断题。从语法上推测，空格处应该填名词。由句意可知，导致这种情感更普遍的原因应该是情绪上的不稳定、波折等。结合录音可知，答案为turmoil“混乱”。
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