第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为31-40的相应位置上。
“The most successful students have no worries in exams.” This is ____31____ common assessment made of students with high scores in school. In fact, these students do suffer stress just like ____32____ with average or below average scores. In the UK, a database in 2004 showed that doctors provided more calming prescriptions(处方，药方) for students ____33____(age) between sixteen and eighteen than they had ever done before. In 1995, 46,000 such prescriptions were given, ____34____ by 2004 this number ____35____ (rise) to 110,000. Many of these drugs were ____36____ very able students to help them deal with stress and exam pressure. Sometimes even medicine was not enough and some of these students killed themselves. From notes left behind, it seems clear ____37____ fear of failure combined with pressure from their family and school was just too great. These excellent students really didn’t want to let their parents and teachers ____38____. If they had only been ____39____ confident, and more realistic about their abilities, these deaths might have been avoided. So remember, be content to do your best. Keep your life in proportion so that things don’t get you down. Set your own goals and don’t try to fulfill other people’s ____40____ (expect).