• 1.
  • (a) come up
  • (b) feel like
  • (c) get over
  • (d) run away
• 2.
  • (a) from having
  • (b) in something
  • (c) of seemingly
  • (d) with being
• 3.
  • (a) break
  • (b) fall
  • (c) stand
  • (d) way
• 4.
  • (a) Anytime
  • (b) Otherwise
  • (c) Somehow
  • (d) Whenever
• 5.
  • (a) despite
  • (b) due to
  • (c) having kept
  • (d) that result in

The stress of dealing with an illness like cancer can cause many uncomfortable feelings such as depression. Sometimes we are able to ( 1 ) "the blues" after a short time. But sometimes these feelings last a long time and can severely hurt the quality of a person's life. When a person is sad, discouraged, pessimistic, or despairing for several weeks or months, and when these feelings interfere ( 2 ) able to manage day-to-day affairs, we say that he or she is suffering from depression. Depression can last a long time if the person doesn't do something to stop it. In addition to feelings of sadness, the symptoms sometimes include problems with appetite, sleeping, having the energy to do things, and problems paying attention to things. Alcohol abuse, especially if it is new or worse since the illness, may be a sign of depression. Sometimes a depressed person also thinks about suicide as a ( 3 ) out. If the person with cancer is depressed, he or she will have problems coping with their illness and the impact it has on their life. Depression works like a downward spiral. The person feels down, so he or she doesn't put energy into solving problems. When the problems get worse, they can cause the person to feel worse. And so on and so on. ( 4 ) this has to be interrupted. Some kind of change has to happen, or the person will have these feelings for a long time. Depression can be a side effect of some medicines, or it can be caused by chemical imbalances in the body ( 5 ) the cancer. When this happens, changes in medical treatments may help the depression.