One summer vacation in my college, my roommate Ted asked to me to work on his father’s farm in Argentina. The idea was exciting. Then I had second thoughts. I had never been far from New England, and I had been homesick my first few weeks at college. What about the language? The more I thought about it, the more the idea worried me.

Finally, I turned down the invitation. Then I realized I had turned down something I wanted to do because I was scared and felt depressed(沮丧). That experience taught me a valuable lesson and I developed a rule for myself: do what makes you anxious(焦虑); don’t do what makes you depressed.

In my senior year, I wanted to be a writer. But my professor wanted me to teach. I hesitated. The idea of writing was much scarier than spending a summer in Argentina. Back and forth I went, making my decision, unmaking it. Suddenly I realized that every time I gave up the idea of writing, that downhearted feeling went through me.

Giving up writing really depressed me. Then I learned another lesson. To avoid the depression meant having to bear much worry and concern.

When I first began writing articles, I often interviewed big names. Before each interview I would get butterflies in the stomach. One of them was the great composer Duke Ellington. On the stage and on television, he seemed very confident. Then I learned Ellington still got stage fright（害怕）. If Ellington still had anxiety attacks, how could I avoid them? I went on doing those frightening interviews. Little by little, I was even looking forward to the interviews. Where were those butterflies?

In truth, they were still there, but fewer of them. I had learned from a process psychologists（心理学家） call “extinction”. If you put an individual in an anxious situation often, finally there isn’t anything to be worried about, which brings me to a conclusion: you’ll never get rid of anxiety by avoiding the things that caused it.

The point is that the new, the different, is definitely scary. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.

1.We can infer from the passage that the author________. 

A．finds it difficult to make decision

B．has found out what causes anxiety

C．was encouraged by Duke Ellington’s stage fright

D．no longer feels anxious about new experiences

2.What does the word “extinction” in Paragraph 6 means?

A．a person’s loss of confidence little by little

B．the natural development of a child’s abilities

C．the inborn ability to avoid anxious situations

D．the process of losing fear by keeping facing anxiety

3.Which of the following opinions does the writer probably accept?

A．Anxiety can be a positive drive

B．Hesitation leads to depression.

C．Avoiding anxiety reduces depression.

D．Depression is a signal that one is growing up.

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A．Confidence: Key to Success

B．Anxiety: Challenge by Another Name

C．Depression: A Psychological Appearance

D．Success: A Trip Through Anxiety and Depression

When I was growing up, I was ashamed（羞愧）of being seen with my father．He was  1 and quite ugly（丑）．He used to   2   together with me and his hand was on my arm for __3  ．At this time, people would look at us very directly．I would feel   4   and was afraid to look at others．Dad noticed that, but he never   5   that he knew．

It was difficult to make our steps．We   6   said to each other as we went along．But each time we   7  , he always said," You set the pace, I'll follow you．"

We usually took the underground．That was   8   he went to his office．He almost never __9   to work late, even though he was ill or met with bad weather．

He never felt   10   that he was disabled and he never envied the lucky or able persons．He looked   11   a "good heart" in others．

Now I'm older and realize that it is not right to judge（判断）a person by his   12  ．I want to tell Dad how sorry I am that I was not   13   to walk with him in public and I ever felt ashamed to be his daughter．I think of him when I complain about something unimportant, envy another's good   14   or don't have a "good heart"．I want to   15   my hand on his arm and say, "You set the pace, I'll try to follow you．"

It is Dad who has helped me keep my balance, the balance of my lifetime．

1．A．patient               B．disabled            C．gentle               D．thin

2．A．ride              B．run                    C．drive                D．walk

3．A．balance       B．comfort             C．strength               D．fun

4．A．unwelcome          B．unhelpful             C．unfriendly            D．uncomfortable

5．A．showed                B．thought             C．found               D．replied

6．A．always               B．seldom            C．often               D．usually

7．A．started out           B．stayed out           C．looked out            D．cried out

8．A．how                 B．where              C．why                       D．when

9．A．stopped              B．came               C．got                   D．forgot

10．A．scared             B．sad                 C．excited             D．proud

11．A．for               B．after                 C．at                  D．like

12．A．advice              B．reward                     C．appearance           D．experience

13．A．able               B．sure                C．angry               D．willing

14．A．ideas                B．luck                  C．habit                  D．voice

15．A．raise              B．put                 C．give               D．shake

      What should we do to keep healthy? One important rule is to exercise _41__.  My parents try to exercise every day. My father _42_ exercise in the morning because he must get to work at exactly  seven o’clock. But he runs every morning. He walks a lot, _43__. He walks to school every day, and after school he _44__ different sports with his friends. My father goes to a yoga (瑜伽功) class_45__.

    But it wasn’t_46__ this  way. Last year my parents used to __47__ everywhere in their car ,even to shop two blocks away. They thought they had to use the car all the time. They wouldn’t walk.

     My parents _48__ better now. They believe they shouldn’t be lazy. We __49__ exercise every day, but we should try our __50___ to exercise as often as possible.

41A. often                       B. sometimes                     C. late

42A. may not                     B. can not                        C. would not

43A. either                       B. also                           C. too

44A. Watches             B. plays                          C. loves

45A. in two weeks               B. for two weeks          C. twice a week

46A. always                      B. even                          C. sometimes

47A. riding                B. drive                          C. walk

48A. had                 B. make                         C. feel

49A. needn’t              B. don’t                         C. won’t

50A. best                B. good                          C. well