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Unit 5

Fast-paced World

Before You Read

1. What are some benefits of having pets?

2. What are some ways to reduce stress?

Vocabulary

Match the words with their definitions.

a. stabilize 1. to hold firm or steady

b. particularly 2. a state of being separated from others

c. hypertensive 3. a plan or method of obtaining a specific
result

d. acquaintance 4. also, similarly

e. isolation 5. having high blood pressure

f. likewise 6. a person known to one, but not a close

friend

g. strategy 7. especially

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