After Susan Joyce was laid off, she was horrified to hear of two suicides in her layoff group. Such cases may sound【C1】______, b

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问题     After Susan Joyce was laid off, she was horrified to hear of two suicides in her layoff group. Such cases may sound【C1】______, but being fired or laid off is undeniably one of life’s biggest blows and can lead to clinical depression, violence and alcohol【C2】______, and so forth. Even the fear of losing a job produces more doctor visits and health worries.
    Layoffs create a sense of hopelessness. Stress-related complaints such as insomnia(失眠)and headaches tend to follow,【C3】______even after victims find new jobs, says University of Michigan psychologist Richard Price.
    Your health can【C4】______simply from fear of losing your job, says Sarah Burgard, a sociologist at the University of Michigan. After【C5】______data from two large national surveys, she concluded that【C6】______job insecurity over a two-year period rivals the anxiety of a job loss or a major illness. Fears of poor job【C7】______may have similar consequences. When Swedish researchers asked 21-year-olds about their health during a recession, they reported more problems than a comparison group during a【C8】______.
    If your stomach starts churning(翻腾)when you hear bad economic news, Susan Joyce, who now runs a job-hunting Website, has some tips. Start a discreet search as soon as you see danger signs in your current position. Prepare【C9】______by cutting costs and building up disaster funds. Get help if you or a loved one can’t shake the blues. Watch for signs of depression: changes in eating and sleeping habits, significant changes in weight, loss of interest in some pleasures. And, if possible, make health insurance a priority, as you may be more【C10】______to illness.
A)deteriorate B)analyzing C)prospects D)occasionally
E)extreme F)lingering G)occupations H)boom
I)abuse J)chronic K)financially L)genuine
M)suffer N)vulnerable O)vanishing
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答案H

解析 不定冠词a表明此处需填入可数名词单数形式。more...than的比较结构表明对比的时期不同,故空格处应与上文recession(衰退期)的意思相反,所以boom“繁荣期”正确。
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