Section A
There're three main types of financial stress people encounter. The first type is apparent in people being stressed about the 26______ups and downs of investunent markets actually not so much the ups,but 27______ the downs. These people are usually unable or unprepared to endure the long haul.
The next common type of financial stress is that caused by debt. In a 28______percentage of cases of debt- induced financial stress, credit cards and loans will be a central element. often there'll be a car loan and perhaps a mortgage, but credit cards often seem to be the gateway to debt related financial difculties for many.
The third type of stress and 29______ the least known is inherited fnancial stress, which is the most destructive. It is experienced by those who have grown up in households where their parents regularly 30______and fought about money. Money therefore becomes a stressful topic, and so the thought of sitting down and planning is an unattractive 31______
Those suffering inherited financial anciety 32______to follow one of two patterns. either they put their head in the sand: they would 33______exarmining their financial statements, budgeting,and discussing fnancial matters with those closest to them. Alternatiely,they would go to the other 34 ,and micro-analyze everything, to the point of complete35 . They're convinced that whatever decision they make will be the wrong one.
A) appearance
B) argued
C) avoid
D) considerable
E) definitely
F) extreme
G) inaction
H) incredibly
I) normal
J) possibly
K) proposition
L) rebelled
M) statement
N) tend
O) traditional
答案解析：
26. 根据空格后的“ups and downs of investment markets”(投资市场的起伏)可知，此处需要一个形容词来修饰“ups and downs”。选项中“normal”(正常的)符合语境，表示投资市场的正常起伏，所以选I。
27. 根据前文“not so much the ups”(不那么是上涨)和空格后的“the downs”(下跌)可知，此处需要一个副词来强调，表示“尤其是下跌”。选项中“definitely”(肯定地，尤其)符合语境。所以选E。
28. 根据空格后的“percentage of cases”(案例的比例)可知，此处需要一个形容词来修饰“percentage”。选项中“considerable”(相当大的，相当多的)符合语境，表示在相当多的情况下，所以选D。
29. 根据空格后的“the least known”，需要一个词体现这种压力类型相对不为人知的程度，“possibly”可表达这种可能性语气，所以选J
30. 根据空格后的“and fought about money”(并为钱争吵)可知，此处需要一个动词，与“fought”(争吵)并列，表示父母之间“争论”钱。选项中“argued”(争论，争吵)符合语境，所以选B。
31. 根据前文“Money therefore becomes a stressful topic”(因此钱成了一个有压力的话题)可知，坐下来做规划是一件没有吸引力的事情。空格前是“unattractive”(没有吸引力的)，此处需要一个名词。选项中“proposition”(主张，事情，提议)符合语境，表示一件没有吸引力的事情，所以选K。
32. 根据句子结构“Those suffering inherited financial anxiety ____ to follow one of two patterns”(那些遭受遗传性金融焦虑的人____遵循两种模式之一)可知，此处需要一个动词作谓语。选项中“tend”(倾向于)符合语境，表示“倾向于遵循”，所以选N。
33. 根据后文“examining their financial statements, budgeting, and discussing financial matters”(查看财务报表、做预算和讨论财务问题)可知，这是一种他们想要逃避的行为。空格前是“would”，此处需要一个动词原形。选项中“avoid”(避免，逃避)符合语境，所以选C。
34. 根据前文“they would go to the other...”(他们会走向另一个...)以及后文“to the point of complete ____”(到了完全____的地步)可知，此处需要一个名词，表示一种极端的状态。“extreme”表示“极端”，符合语境，所以选F
35. 根据“micro - analyze everything, to the point of...”，这里表示分析到极致，达到“完全不行动”的状态，“inaction”符合，所以35题选G。
