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Quiz 3

Cloze: Each blank in the following passage is provided with four possible choices. Read the whole passage and choose the best answer for each blank.


Everyone is under some sort of (tense/ tension/pressure/ burden) in today’s world because the society is (so/such) fast-paced. To prevent yourself from being (pressured-out/stressed-out/ burdened-out/tensioned-out), you must (cost/spend/expense/ expensive) a certain amount of time relaxing. You can go (sight-seeing/view-seeing/scene-seeing/scenery-seeing) in the vicinity of Taipei by yourself or with your family, go swimming with a friend, or even go to a bookstore. These activities will not (cost/spend/take/expense) you much, and they will release your everyday (tense/ tension/pressure/ burden). If you have (yet/still/though) set aside (sometimes/ sometime/ some time) every week to be away from your work, do make your own schedule now. Note that the key is to (hang on/stick to/persist in/ insist on) your plan spending some time outside.