He has been under a great deal of ___ at work lately.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. pressure
- Step 1: Read the sentence and decide what kind of word the gap needs. Step 2. 'Under pressure' is the collocation for stress from demands. Answer: pressure. Why not the others: 'Force', 'weight' and 'load' are physical and do not collocate with 'under ... at work'.
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