Much meaning can be conveyed with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.

Do you have such kind of 　36 ? In a bus you may look at a 　37 , but not too long. And if he is 　38 that he is being stared at, he may feel 　39 .

The same is true in 　40 life. If you are looked at for more than 　41 ,you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is 42 wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other’s 　43 at you that way.

Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and 　44 . But things are different when it 45 to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a woman for more than ten seconds and 　46 to avert (移开) his gaze, his intentions are 　47 , that is , he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is 　48　 her.

49 , the normal eye contact for two people 　50　 in a conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener 　51 , in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking about, to tell him that he is attentive. If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, 　52 he tries to dominate(控制) you, you will feel embarrassing.

In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to 　53 only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that 　54 cannot express.

Evidently, eye contact should be done according to relationship between two people and the specific 　55 .

36. A. experience　 B. thought　　　　　　 C. feeling　 　　　　　　 D. attitude

37. A. conductor　 　　　　　　 B. driver　　　　　 C. tourist　 　　　　　　 D. stranger

38. A. looking 　　　　　　 B. sensing　　　　 C. telling　　　　　 D. deciding

39. A. interested　　 　　　　　　 B. stupid　　　　　 C. uncomfortable　　　　 D. angry

40. A. social　　　　　 B daily　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. family 　　　　　　 D. school

41. A. friendly　　　 B. reliable　　　　　　 C. special　 　　　　　　 D. necessary

42. A. anything　　　　　　 B. somewhere 　　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　 D. anywhere

43. A. interest　　　 B. stare　　　　　　　　 C. appreciation D. notice

44. A. attentive　　　 　　　　　　 B. positive　　　　 C. aggressive　　 　　　　　　 D. active

45. A. comes　　　　 B. hopes 　　　　　　　 C. tries　　　　　 D. seems

46. A. starts　　　　　 B. refuses　　　 　　　　　　　C. manages　　　　　 D. aims

47. A. dirty　　　　　 B. unhealthy　　　　　 C. obvious　　　　 D. unfair

48. A. admiring　　　　　　 B. enjoying　　　　　 C. cheating　　　　 D. selecting

49 A. Therefore　　　　　　 B. Otherwise　　　　 C. Altogether　　　　　　 D. However

50. A. engaged　　　　　　 B. attracted　　 　　　　　　　C. trapped　　 　　　　　　 D. invited

51. A. all the time　 B. from time to time 　　　　 C. all the way　 　 　　　　　D. back and forth

52. A. in case　　　　 B. as if　　　　　　　　 C. even though　　　　 D. so that

53. A. mothers　　　　　　 B. children　　　　　　 C. lovers　　　　　 D. teachers

54. A. looks　　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　　　 C. smiles　　 　　　　　　　 D. words

55. A. situation B. circumstance　　 C. environment　　　　　　 D. condition

　I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop 　36　me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 　37　to earn my own pocket money and my parents 　38　interfered with how I spent it, even when I was spending it 　39　. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the 　40　, I would become more mature and 　41　 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

　　Like many 　42　parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 　43　a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 　44　. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 　45　for me. In the end, my father won the 　46　on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins 　47　through the country who could 　48　shelter and help if I needed them.

　　Three years later, my younger brother decided to 　49　a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not 　50　to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 　51　year working his way on trains and ships to 　52　passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

　　These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly 　53　. Most parents start 　54　their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have 　55　the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

　　36. A. taught　　　　 B. allowed　　　　C. treated　　　　 D. hired

　　37. A. anxious　　　　B. content　　　　C. proud　　　　　 D. hopeful

　　38. A. never　　　　　B. ever　　　　　 C. always　　　　　D. even

　　39. A. quickly　　　　B. foolishly　　　C. seriously　　　 D. honestly

　　40. A. work　　　　　 B. mistakes　　　 C. others　　　　　D. books

　　41. A. strict　　　　 B. reasonable　　 C. polite　　　　　D. responsible

　　42. A. American　　　 B. Japanese　　　 C. Chinese　　　　 D. British

　　43. A. helped　　　　 B. supported　　　C. shared　　　　　D. worried

　　44. A. Asia 　　　　　B. Africa　　　　 C. Europe　　　　　D. Oceania

　　45. A. journey　　　　B. experience　　 C. chance　　　　　D. possibility

　　46. A. argument 　　　B. game　　　　　 C. discussion　　　D. plan

　　47. A. send out 　　　B. give out　　　 C. carry out　　　 D. spread out

　　48. A. promise　　　　B. afford　　　　 C. provide　　　　 D. serve

　　49. A. leave　　　　　B. make　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　D. prepare

　　50. A. angry　　　　　B. eager　　　　　C. sorry 　　　　　D. sad

　　51. A. unusual　　　　B. hard　　　　　 C. strange　　　　 D. busy

　　52. A. accept　　　　 B. earn　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　D. search

　　53. A. welcome　　　　B. fit　　　　　　C. necessary　　　 D. common

　　54. A. bringing　　　 B. forcing　　　　C. pushing　　　　 D. protecting

　　55. A. selected　　　 B. admired　　　　C. afforded　　　　D. left

　 I grew up with my best friend, who was just like a sister to me. She was a little older than me. I 　36 to her. If ever I had a problem, she was always 　37 enough to help me out.

　 It wasn’t until the spring of“87” that I noticed a 　38 in her. She was quick to anger, and her attitude was 　39 . I asked her many times what was wrong. Her response each time was “I’m fine. ”

　 As time went on, she became more 　40 , and became a person I did not 　41 anymore. All I wanted was to help her. Every time I tried, she would get 　42 , and say she was fine.

　 The summer of“88”, I finally got my 　43 . My sister had changed due to the effects of 　44 . My mother 　45 put her arms around me, and told me my best friend had 　46 due to an over-dose (过度剂量). Well, for a minute my world stood still, along with my heart. There was nothing to say or do, just tears in the 　47 . Thinking over and over again, if only I had spent the time to notice the 　48 , maybe I could have saved her.

　 My mother, seeing my distress, sat me down and told me this.

　 Some things are not in our 　49 . Sometimes “signs” aren’t enough. You can’t 　50 yourself for the path your friend chose. What you can do is to learn from her mistake, 　51 at school for 　52 , let other children know what happened to your friend, and how it made you 　53 .

　 Since then I’ve never once blamed myself for her death. 　54 I volunteer my time to SADD and DARE. Each year, at an assembly I tell new students what happened and the 　55 of drugs.

36. A. came up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked up

C. looked forward　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. went over

37. A. quick　　　　　　　　 B. old　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. clever　　　　　　　 D. close

38. A. change　　　　　　　 B. disease　　　　　　　　　　 C. decline　　　　　　　　　　 D. habit

39. A. polite　　　　　　　　 B. acceptable　　　　 C. poor　　　　　　　　 D. rude

40. A. bitter　　　　　　　　 B. weak　　　　　　　　 C. proud　　　　　　　 D. cold

41. A. respect　　　　　　　 B. stand　　　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. know

42. A. polite　　　　　　　　 B. defensive　　　　　 C. vague　　　　　　　 D. impatient

43. A. surprise　　　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　　　　 C. answer　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn

44. A. drugs　　　　　　　　 B. loneliness　　　　　 C. illness　　　　　　　 D. sadness

45. A. tightly　　　　　　　　 B. tearfully　　　　　　 C. angrily　　　　　　　　　　 D. finally

46. A. passed　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. died　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. recovered

47. A. disaster　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　　　　 C. disturbance　　　 D. silence

48. A. signs　　　　　　　　 B. effects　　　　　　　　　　 C. causes　　　　　　　　　　 D. results

49. A. way　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. favor　　　　　　　　 C. control　　　　　　　　　　 D. side

50. A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. enjoy　 　　　　　　 C. destroy　　　　　　　　　 D. blame

51. A. attend　　　　　　　　 B. volunteer　　　　　 C. engage　　　　　　　　　　 D. settle

52. A. health-awareness B. self-improvement C. self-protection D. drug-prevention

53. A. feel　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. think　　　　　　　　 C. act　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. learn

54. A. Still　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Instead　　　　　　　　　　 C. Therefore　　　　 D. Anyhow

55. A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. consequence　　 C. danger　　　　　　　　　　 D. influence

Shyness or social anxiety can make socializing very difficult. Not 36 a pleasurable social life means the person is missing a lot in life.” It's not just about going to 37 , but going to social and educational events to learn and develop. Shyness is not allowing people to develop as they 38 , that is why overcoming shyness is so 39 .

　 You should not prevent yourself from having the great pleasures in life 40 you are shy. You must 41 get rid of the social anxiety. Experts will tell you that shyness is part of the growing up process in humans, but 42 for some people it never ends. It may be acceptable if you are shy as a 43 , but to be shy as an adult is going to 44 your social life very painful, if you have any social life at all.

　 The 45 of people suffering from social anxiety is that when social events come up, they respond with a feeling of fear. On the other hand, 46 people would be excited about it. If the shy person is not in control, fear of social events comes automatically.

　 Overcoming shyness is 47 ! In fact, 48 self hypnosis audios (自我催眠音) 49 great and fast for getting rid of the social anxiety.

　 Hypnosis audios will help you 50 and train your unconscious mind to be in control and slowly remove the feeling of fear and you can respond with 51 and pleasure when social events come up. 52 listening just a couple of times, you notice a visible 53 in your behavior. Anxiety levels will go 54 and you will be more relaxed socially and 55 socializing again.

36. A. lacking　 　　　　 B. having　 　　　　　　　 C. enriching 　　　　 D. missing

37. A. parties　 　　　　 B. school　 　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　 D. college

38. A. can　　　 　　　 B. may　　　 　　　　　　 C. should　　　　　 D. will

39. A. difficult　 　　　 B. likely　　 　　　　　　　 C. easy　　　　 　　　　　　 D. important

40. A. because　　　 　　　 B. so that　 　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　 　　 D. after

41. A. therefore　　 B. instead　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　 　 D. still

42. A. unimportantly 　 B. unbelievably　 　　　 C. unfortunately　 　　 D. undoubtedly

43. A. student　　　 B. baby　　　 　　　　　 C. worker　　　　　 D. teenager

44. A. make　　　　　 B. change　　 　　　　　 C. become　　　　　 D. go

45. A. question　　 　 B. problem　 　　　　　　 C. topic　　　　　　 D. solution

46. A. healthy　　　 　 B. usual　　 　　　　　　 C. ordinary　　　　 D. normal

47. A. necessary　　 　 B. possible　 　　　　　　 C. advisory　 　　　 D. troublesome

48. A. coming to　　 　 B. referring to　 　　　 C. listening to　 　　　　 D. applying to

49. A. works　　　　 B. runs　　　　 　　　　　　 C. leaves　　　　 　　 D. adapts

50. A. progress　　 　 B. relax　　　　 　　　　 C. live　　　　　　 　 D. switch

51. A. disappointment B. astonishment　 　　　　　　 C. excitement　 　　　　 D. amazement

52. A. Before　　　 B. After　　　　 　　　 C. Without　　　　 　 D. On

53. A. grades　　　 B. income　　　　 　　 C. difference　　 　　 D. happiness

54. A. down　　　　 B. up　　　　　　 　　 C. out　 　　　　　　 D. off

55. A. dislike　　　 　　 B. enjoy　　　　 　　 C. prefer　　　　 　　 D. avoid

I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that's a　 36　 thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to　 37　 it.

The　 38　 started when my friend Katy found Grandma's false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I　 39　 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and　 40　 to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and　 41　 her to shut up so my grandma wouldn't　 42　 and get hurt.

After that happened, I　 43　 there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing（令人窘迫）.

Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King.　 44　 ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, "They'll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. " Jill burst out laughing, but I almost　 45　.

After a while, I started wishing I could　 46　 Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel　 47　 in our home.

Then last Wednesday, something happened that　 48　 everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and　 49　 them about their　 50　 for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.

"Volunteer your grandmother," she whispered. "She's　 51　 and rich in experience."

That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.

This is how I ended up on　 52　 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly (集合). All my friends and teachers were listening to her　 53　 she was a great heroine. I was　 54　 of my grandma and hoped she would　 55　 know that I had been ashamed of her.

36. A. funny　　　　 B. common　　　　C. terrible　　 　D. clear

37. A. admit　　　　 B. receive　　　  C. refuse　　　　 D. show

38. A. quarrel　　　  B. accident　　　 C. trouble　　 　  D. adventure

39. A. already　　　  B. always　　　　C. simply　　　 　D. hardly

40. A. enjoying　　　 B. pretending　 　C. imagining　 　 D. continuing

41. A. warn　　　　　B. demand　　　　C. advise　　　  D. beg

42. A. mind　　　　　B. hear　　　　　C. see　　　　　 D. fall

43. A. expected　　 　B. declared　　　 C. realized　　 　D. doubted

44. A. Because of　　 B. Except for 　  C. Such as 　　 　D. Instead of

45. A. died 　　　　  B. cheered 　　　C. disappeared　　D. suffered

46. A. meet 　　　　 B. avoid　　　　 C. arrange 　　 　D. hide

47. A. independent　  B. inconvenient　 C. unwelcome　　 D. unfamiliar

48. A. changed 　　　B. finished　　　 C. stopped　　　　D. Prepared

49. A. interview 　　 B. report 　　　  C. tell 　　　　　 D. write

50. A. news 　　　　 B. lives　　　　 C. advantages　　  D. achievements

51. A. free　　　　 　B. popular　　　 C. interesting　　  D. embarrassing

52. A. show 　　　　 B. stage　　　　 C. duty　　　　　 D. time

53. A. and then 　　  B. even if　　　  C. so that　　　　 D. as if

54. A. sure　　　　 　B. proud　　　　 C. ashamed　　　 D. afraid

55. A. never　　　　  B. even　　　　　C. still　　　　　 D. once