填空题

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under (47) circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people (48) on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a (49) of illnesses from depression to heart disease, (50) that the presence of social support helps people fend off illnesses, and the (51) of such support makes poor health more likely.
Social support cushions stress in a number ways. First, friends, relatives and co-workers may let us know that they (52) us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find (53) to them. Third, we typically find social (54) supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time (55) us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support, financial aid, material resources, and needed services that reduce stress by helping us (56) and cope with our problems.

• A) range
• B) value
• C) concentrated
• D) solutions
• E) absence
• F) disappearance
• G) reveal
• H) resolve
• I) distracting
• J) stressful K) protecting L) companionship
  M) ways N) based O)assess