Read the passage and fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word. True relaxation is most certainly not a matter of flopping down in front of the television with a welcome drink. Nor is it about drifting (1)______ an exhausted sleep. Useful though these responses to tension and over-tiredness (2)______ be, we should distinguish between them and conscious relaxation in (3)______ of quality and effect. (4)______ of the level of tiredness, real relaxation is a state of alert yet at the same time passive awareness, in which our bodies are (5)______ rest while our minds are awake. Moreover, it is as natural for a healthy person to be relaxed when moving as resting. (6)______ relaxed in action means we bring the appropriate energy to everything we do, so as to have a feeling of healthy tiredness by the end of the day, (7)______ than one of exhaustion. Unfortunately, as a result of living in today’s competitive world, we are under constant strain and have difficulty in coping, (8)______ alone nurturing our body’s abilities. What needs to be rediscovered is conscious relaxation. With (9)______ in mind we must apply ourselves to understanding stress and the nature of its causes (10)______ deep-seated.