问题补充：
In the past few years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something less 【小题1】(compete). They are afraid that the stress of work robs them of joy and happiness and 【小题2】(bring) them harm both physically and mentally.
In fact, however, stress isn’t such a bad thing 【小题3】it is often supposed to be. Above all, 【小题4】it gets out of control, a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and challenge, and to give 【小题5】,purpose and significance to otherwise meaningless, idle life.【小题6】, people under stress tend to express their full range of potential and to actualize their own 【小题7】(person) worth — the very aim of a human life. Last but not least, research from the universities of Kentucky and British Columbia has showed that moderate amounts of stress can actually 【小题8】(strong) the immune system and be good for health.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to escape. Developing our adaptive abilities to
deal with 【小题9】can prevent us from
【小题10】(defeat) by the competitive society. competitive
答案：
(答案→)competitive
解析：
【小题1】competitive形容词competitive有竞争力的；less competitive修饰不定代词something，放在后面。
【小题2】 brings这里的动词bring与前面的rob构成并列关系，都使用单数形式。
【小题3】as本句是定语从句，as指代先行词作为be后面的表语。
【小题4】 unless连词unless除非,如果…不…；如果压力不失控，一定的压力会成为动力的。
【小题5】an后面的名词purpose是可数名词，用a进行修饰，表示泛指。
【小题6】Moreover/ Furthermore/Besides 上下文是递进关系，故使用Moreover/ Furthermore/Besides表示而且。
【小题7】personal 形容词personal个人的，修饰名词worth。
【小题8】strengthen 动词加强strengthen，后面的宾语是the immune system;指加强免疫系统。
【小题9】it这里的it就是指上句的stress，指处理压力的能力。
【小题10】 being defeated 介词from后面要接动名词的形式，根据句意使用被动形式。
