About 40 percent of Americans think of themselves as shy, while only 20 percent say they have never suffered from shyness at some point in their lives. Shyness occurs when a person’s apprehensions are so great that they (1) his making an expected or desired social response. (2) of shyness can be as minor as (3) to make eye contact when speaking to someone, (4) as major as avoiding conversations whenever possible.
"Shy people tend to be too (5) with themselves, "said Jonathan Cheek, a psychologist, who is one of those at the forefront of current research on the topic." (6) , for a smooth conversation, you need to pay attention to the other person’s cues (7) he is saying and doing. But the shy person is full of (8) about how he seems to the other person, and so he often (9) cues he should pick up. The result is an awkward lag in the conversation. Shy people need to stop focusing on (10) and switch their attention to the other person."
(11) ,shy people by and large have (12) social abilities than they think they do. (13) Dr. Cheek videotaped shy people talking to (14) ,and then had raters (评估者) evaluate how socially skilled the people were, he found that, in the (15) of other people, the shy group had few (16) problems. But when he asked the shy people themselves (17) they had done, they were unanimous in saying that they had been social flops(失败).
"Shy people are their own (18) critics, "Dr. Cheek said. (19) , he added, shy people feel they are being judged more (20) than they actually are, and overestimate how obvious their social anxiety is to others.

Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.16（）

A:oblivious B:obvious C:oblique D:obscure

About 40 percent of Americans think of themselves as shy, while only 20 percent say they have never suffered from shyness at some point in their lives. Shyness occurs when a person’s apprehensions are so great that they (1) his making an expected or desired social response. (2) of shyness can be as minor as (3) to make eye contact when speaking to someone, (4) as major as avoiding conversations whenever possible.
"Shy people tend to be too (5) with themselves, "said Jonathan Cheek, a psychologist, who is one of those at the forefront of current research on the topic." (6) , for a smooth conversation, you need to pay attention to the other person’s cues (7) he is saying and doing. But the shy person is full of (8) about how he seems to the other person, and so he often (9) cues he should pick up. The result is an awkward lag in the conversation. Shy people need to stop focusing on (10) and switch their attention to the other person."
(11) ,shy people by and large have (12) social abilities than they think they do. (13) Dr. Cheek videotaped shy people talking to (14) ,and then had raters (评估者) evaluate how socially skilled the people were, he found that, in the (15) of other people, the shy group had few (16) problems. But when he asked the shy people themselves (17) they had done, they were unanimous in saying that they had been social flops(失败).
"Shy people are their own (18) critics, "Dr. Cheek said. (19) , he added, shy people feel they are being judged more (20) than they actually are, and overestimate how obvious their social anxiety is to others.

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A:oblivious B:obvious C:oblique D:obscure

It doesn't {{U}}stand to reason{{/U}} that he would lie.

A:seem logical B:look pleasant C:appear obvious D:sound important

The first thing you have to prepare for a job interview is to write your resume. Most of all, the resume should emphasize all the related experience you have had. The resume should be clear and you should keep in mind that the person reading it will probably be reading many (51) resumes. The best thing you can do is to (52) it obvious why you can do the job better than (53) else. Your resume should be neat and if (54) , typed, the biggest advantage of a (55) resume is that it is easy to read.
(56) you have organized your resume, check your closet. Special attention should be (57) to what you will wear for the interview. You don’t want to (58) as if you were going to a party, but you also don’t want to be (59) . You should consider setting your hair trimmed before the interview. Remember that neatness (60) . You should be neat in your (61) as well as in resume.
(62) , you must keep in mind that (63) do not like people to smoke or (64) gum during an interview. The basic reason for this may be that you appear too relaxed. Remember you are not visiting a friend; you are trying to get a job. If you (65) all of the above advice, you have a good chance of getting the job you desire.

A:appear B:consider C:be dressed up D:regard

It doesn’t stand to reason that he would lie.

A:seem logical B:look pleasant C:appear obvious D:sound important

It doesn't {{U}}stand to reason{{/U}} that he would lie.

A:seem logical B:look pleasant C:appear obvious D:sound important

You can’t choose the name you are given at birth, but in many countries you can change it legally when you reach adulthood. Of course, most people never change their names (51) they feel unhappy about them. However, some people do (52) this course of action--particularly artists! What makes an artist want to change their name Sometimes it’s for purely (53) reasons, such as the Nobel Prize winning poet from Chile, Neftalii Reyes. He didn’t want his father to (54) he was writing poetry, so he changed his name to Pablo Neruda when he was a young man. (55) other times the reason may appear strange ~ take the case of the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa, (56) wrote under 75 different names. The reason "When I use a different name, I always write in a different way," he explained. In most cases, (57) , people change their names for social, historical, political, or cultural reasons. Here are some of the most (58) :
The person’s real name is just (59) long and difficult to remember. Let’s be honest, Madonna Louise Ciccone is not as (60) to remember as just plain "Madonna". And short names are much easier to remember: William Bradley became Brad Pitt and Edson Arantes do Nascimento became Pelt.
Sometimes names are changed for marketing (61) . For example, if a name sounds too "foreign" ,it may be changed to something that is more recognizable in a (62) . So in the film world, Ram6n Estevez adopted the name Martin Sheen. Or maybe the artist’s real name doesn’t sound very attractive—Chad Everett does (63) a lot better than Raymond Cramton. Artists sometimes (64) the name of someone they admire. Robert Zimmerman changed his name to Boo Dylan because of his admiration for the Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas.
Another reason may be practicality: in the past, women found it very difficult to get published. To (65) this situation, they sometimes gave themselves men’s names. So the English author Mary Ann Evans became George Eliot, and she did get her books published!

A:obvious B:economic C:own D:personal