Question

review the first and second paragraphs.
test anxiety
1 anxiety is a basic human emotion characterized by fear and uncertainty that typically appears when an individual perceives an event as being a threat to the ego or self - esteem. in some instances, such as avoiding dangerous situations, anxiety can be helpful. when taken to extremes, however, it may produce undesirable results.
2 one of the most threatening events that causes anxiety in students today is testing. when students develop an extreme fear of performing poorly on an examination, they experience test anxiety. test anxiety contributes to a variety of negative outcomes, including psychological distress, academic
how do the first and second paragraphs work together?
they describe a general phenomenon and then a specific version of it.
they describe a generally harmful phenomenon and then a harmless one.
they describe a general phenomenon and then an uncommon case.

Explanation:

第一段先介绍焦虑（Anxiety）这一普遍现象，第二段指出考试焦虑（Test Anxiety）是焦虑的一种具体形式，符合“描述一个普遍现象，然后描述它的一种具体形式”。

Answer:

They describe a general phenomenon and then a specific version of it.