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Today, many Americans are under stress. They (move) (1) at a fast pace. They (work) (2) long hours. They often (work) (3) overtime. Some Americans (need) (4) two or three jobs to pay their bills. People (have) (5) time for themselves or their families. An average worker (have) (6) too much work and (have) (7) enough time to finish it. As a result, many Americans (take) (8) vacations. Why are Americans so busy all the time? One reason is that they (want) (9) many things. They (believe) (10) that money brings happiness. Another reason is modern technology. Modern technology (keep) (11) us busy and (give) (12) us stress. Technology (let) (13) us relax. We (wear) (14) beepers. We (carry) cell phones. We (use) (15) fax machines to send messages fast. We even (check) (16) our e-mail on vacation! We (take) (17) time to rest. Even on Sundays, many stores (stay) (18) open and people (go) (19) shopping. Today, stress is one of the top reasons why Americans (get) (20) sick.
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Today, many Americans are under stress. They move at a fast pace. They work long hours. They often work overtime. Some Americans need two or three jobs to pay their bills. People don't have time for themselves or their families. An average worker has too much work and doesn't have enough time to finish it. As a result, many Americans don't take vacations. Why are Americans so busy all the time? One reason is that they want many things. They believe that money brings happiness. Another reason is modern technology. Modern technology keeps us busy and gives us stress. Technology doesn't let us relax. We wear beepers. We carry cell phones. We use fax machines to send messages fast. We even check our e-mail on vacation! We don't take time to rest. Even on Sundays, many stores stay open and people go shopping. Today, stress is one of the top reasons why Americans get sick.