Nearly everyone is shy in some ways. If shyness is making you 21 , it may be time for a few lessons in self-confidence. You can 22 your confidence by following some 23 from doctors and psychologists.
Making a decision is not to hold back in conversations. What you have to say is just as important as what other people say. And don’t 24 party invitations just because of your 25 .
Prepare yourself for being with 26 in groups. Make a list of the good qualities you have. Then 27 a list of ideas, experiences, and skills you would like to 28 with other people. Think about what you would like to say in 29 . Then say it.
If you start 30 shy in a group, take a deep 31 and focus your attention on other people. Remember, you are not 32 . Other people are concerned about the 33 they are making, too.
No one ever gets over being shy 34 , but most people do learn to 35 with their shyness. Even artists 36 that they often feel shy. They work at fighting their shy feelings so that they can 37 the cameras and the public. Just making the 38 to control shyness can have many rewards. 39 perhaps the best reason to fight shyness is to give other people a 40 to know more about you.
21. A. comfortable B. uncomfortable C. conscious D. unconscious
22. A. take B. throw C. build D. lose
23. A. suggestion B. admission C. requirement D. rule
24. A. turn off B. turn up C. turn in D. turn down
25. A. shyness B. confidence C. braveness D. fondness
26. A. parents B. others C. friends D. workmates
27. A. accept B. receive C. make D. show
28. A. do B. get C. exchange D. share
29. A. advance B. time C. heart D. haste
30. A. looking B. falling C. gaining D. feeling
31. A. rest B. breath C. chair D. bath
32. A. alone B. lonely C. selfish D. brave
33. A. advice B. dress C. impression D. request
34. A. simply B. especially C. completely D. basically
35. A. bring B. live C. disagree D. talk
36. A. admit B. deny C. ignore D. pretend
37. A. challenge B. experience C. break D. face
38. A. affection B. effort C. effect D. balance
39. A. And B. Or C. So D. But
40. A. hope B. demand C. chance D. trust
21-25 BCADA 26-30 BCDAD 31-35 BACCB 36-40 ADBDC
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all ___36____ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ___37____ that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought ____38___ for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __39_____ me the ticket. I was really ___40____!
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our __41____ . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became ___42____. I could barely make out the stage in the ___43____. We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band ___44____ the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t ____45___ what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as ____46___ a jet engine. I could ___47____ the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just __48_ that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to _ 49_. But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50_ and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51_from a long sleep. My ears were still 52_with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54_, I listen to one of their songs and 55_I’m back at that first show.
40. A. relaxed B. embarrassed C. excited D. encouraged
41. A. seats B. entrance C. spots D. space
42. A. comfortable B. quite C. serious D. nervous
43. A. silence B. noise C. darkness D. smoke
44. A. fell upon B. got through C. broke into D. stepped onto
45. A. forget B. hear C. repeat D. bear
46. A. loud B. heard C. sweet D. fast
47. A. feel B. touch C. enjoy D. digest
48. A. realize B. understand C. believe D. remember
49. A. continue B. delay C. finish D. change
50. A. party B. theatre C. opera D. stage
51. A. escaped B. traveled C. benefited D. woken
52. A. aching B. burning C. ringing D. rolling
53. A. competition B. performance C. interview D. celebration
54. A. though B. otherwise C. instead D. besides
55. A. decide B. regret C. conclude D. imagine