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1. Like many emergency responders, Nicholas Groom is used to stress at work.  On the one hand, the stress can be helpful. “I find that when attending a serious incident, it helps me to maintain focus on the situation,” Nicholas Groom said. On the other hand, the work can be highly pressurized. “Too much stress can impair your ability to make decisions,” he adds. And Groom is not alone in his complicated relationship with stress.

2. Many people believe that there should be a balanced amount of stress. In other words, not too much stress so you’re not overwhelmed but not too little stress so you don’t feel unmotivated. After all, some anxiety is motivating; think of the adrenaline before a deadline or the excitement before a competition.  Sports fans sometimes even talk about a “gene” in some athletes who seem to play best in the decisive final moments of a match. Furthermore, many psychologists claim that performance in many situations increases with stress up to a point. Of course, any stress can cause harm when it’s prolonged. To take just one example, a long-term high heart rate is linked to cardiovascular diseases. And additional stressors, such as financial pressures or psychiatric issues, clearly affect how beneficially someone can respond to stress.  

3. So is there a way to harness stress to your advantage while being mindful of its detrimental long-term effects? One key factor is to avoid, whenever possible, the point when stress leads to mental and physical collapse. Crystal Wernicke, 30, has always used stress as a motivator. But juggling between parenting, a full-time job, a voluntary role and financial troubles at the same time became too much and eventually led to a two-month period of illness. Another factor is the presence of control. For those who feel powerless over their situation, stress is unlikely to be beneficial. But with some autonomy over stressful tasks, we are better able to convert that pressure into higher performance.

4. When it comes to stress and how it affects your performance, it’s helpful to recognize the variations in personality, type of stress and task that affect the level of pressure you are under, as well as understanding tools you can use to control and harness that stress. Ultimately, it’s not helpful to take a one-sided view, either demonizing or glorifying stress. As James C Quick, a management professor at the University of Texas, sums up: “Stress can be the kiss of death as well as the spice of life.”

Choose an option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each question from 46 to 52.

Câu 46:

Which of the following best serves as a title for the passage?

A. Maintaining A Balanced Level Of Stress Can Be Helpful

B. Getting Rid Of Stress Completely Is The Key To Success

C. The Different Types Of Stress-Related Diseases

D. How Prolonged Stress Affects Your Mental Health

Câu 47:

What does “it” in paragraph 1 refer to?

        A. stress        B. incident        C. focus        D. situation

Câu 48:

Which of the following is NOT TRUE, according to paragraph 2?

A. Financial pressures can encourage us to work harder in life.

B. A stressor can have negative impacts if it exists for too long.

C. Excitement before a competition can motivate people.

D. It is widely believed that a moderate level of stress is the best.

Câu 49:

What is “detrimental” in paragraph 3 closest in meaning to?

        A. positive        B. unfortunate        C. damaging        D. inconvenient

Câu 50:

Why was Crystal Vernicke sick for two months?

A. She didn’t have the money to take care of her health.

B. She was stressed out about too many responsibilities.

C. She worked too hard for a very long period of time.

D. She spent time and effort on parenting instead of healthcare.

Câu 51:

What is one way to harness stress to your advantage, according to the third paragraph?

A. By controlling stressful tasks to convert stress into motivation.

B. By avoiding the point where stress leads to mental and physical collapse.

C. By taking on as many responsibilities as possible to increase motivation.

D. By removing all control over your tasks to feel less pressure.

Câu 52:

Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Stress can lead to declined performance when people have control over their circumstances.

B. Stress can be both harmful and beneficial, depending on how it's managed.

C. There is a limit beyond which stress is both harmful and useful for one’s mental health.

D. The more stressful the situation, the more powerless people feel when facing it.

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