1 . Like many people, public speaking once filled me with fear As a writer, I felt much more ________ expressing myself on the page, rather than on the ________. Strangely, I found that the feelings of ________ to be perfectly tolerable; ________, I was concerned with the ways that others would perceive my nervous energy. A slight change of ________, the unconscious biting of my lip — I assured that I’d be ________ for any nom-verbal signal that showed my lack of ________. I was experiencing anxiety about my anxiety—consequences that made the whole task feel much more ________.

You might have ________ this yourself before a job interview or important work meeting in front of senior colleagues. And the more you try to ________ your feelings, the more obvious they appear to others.

According to a striking new study, however, these concerns may be ________. Jamie Whitehouse, a research fellow at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, has shown that visible signs of stress are often ________, leaving others more likely to like us and treat us ________. If so, then we need not try so hard to ________ a calm-and-collected poker face, safe in the knowledge that people will relate well to our ________.

1.

A．anxious

B．comfortable

C．cautious

D．hesitant

2.

A．exam room

B．video call

C．stage center

D．teacher’s desk

3.

A．burden

B．loneliness

C．conflict

D．anxiety

4.

A．besides

B．instead

C．therefore

D．otherwise

5.

A．voice

B．appearance

C．attitude

D．routine

6.

A．paused

B．rejected

C．assessed

D．warned

7.

A．knowledge

B．experience

C．process

D．confidence

8.

A．astonishing

B．terrifying

C．pressing

D．confusing

9.

A．noticed

B．refreshed

C．mentioned

D．supposed

10.

A．permit

B．declare

C．hide

D．deserve

11.

A．practical

B．inaccurate

C．unpredictable

D．unnecessary

12.

A．appealing

B．annoying

C．frustrating

D．convincing

13.

A．warmly

B．apparently

C．curiously

D．casually

14.

A．remind

B．require

C．wander

D．maintain

15.

A．attention

B．expectation

C．emotions

D．appreciation

2 . “BARBARA,” my husband, Bill, announced, “your birthday present is in the freezer.” _________ , I went to the freezer—and broke out _________ . Inside was a well-wrapped ice cream container. My _________ of ice cream is well-known in our home.

Then, _________ the wrappings, I laughed even harder. Instead of ice cream, the container _________ four large, hand-crafted wooden numbers. Bill had heard me say months earlier that I’d always wanted easy-to-read house numbers. I was _________ . The fun of his double _________ was what I loved.

The gift _________ me of a conversation I’d overheard at a department store. A woman was _________ a gift from her husband. “Wouldn’t you think that after 20 years George would know I never wear gold?” she joked—but I noted a bit of __________ .

I couldn’t help __________ the two styles of gift giving. George had __________ spent several hundred dollars on jewelry his wife didn’t __________ . Bill had spent perhaps $20, but, thinking carefully, he had chosen a gift that was just __________ for me. This is what gift-giving is all about. The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than its __________ . Choosing a gift needn't be a chore(琐事); it can be fun for both the receiver and the giver.

1.

A．Confused

B．Shocked

C．Annoyed

D．Depressed

2.

A．dancing

B．crying

C．singing

D．laughing

3.

A．choice

B．concern

C．love

D．sense

4.

A．staring at

B．pulling off

C．throwing away

D．putting back

5.

A．held

B．cost

C．shaped

D．counted

6.

A．nervous

B．touched

C．stressed

D．guilty

7.

A．reward

B．character

C．surprise

D．standard

8.

A．reminded

B．convinced

C．informed

D．warned

9.

A．selecting

B．expecting

C．wrapping

D．returning

10.

A．delight

B．hurt

C．envy

D．shame

11.

A．describing

B．sharing

C．comparing

D．displaying

12.

A．probably

B．frequently

C．secretly

D．merely

13.

A．mention

B．like

C．refuse

D．order

14.

A．unusual

B．novel

C．unique

D．right

15.

A．function

B．quality

C．value

D．appearance

3 . 请根据下面的写作内容和要求写一篇作文。
很多青少年因和父母关系紧张感到很痛苦，请你对此发表你的看法。要点如下：
1.和父母看法不一致在青少年中很常见，身体变化和发展的精神需求都会造成，不必为此而烦恼；
2.和父母有不同意见时要冷静下来，和父母及时沟通，学会从父母的角度理解问题；
3.无论发生什么，我们都应知道父母是最爱我们的人。
写作要求：
1. 字数：100左右。       
2. 可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯。
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Yours,

Li Hua