完形填空 （ 共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分 ）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was recently invited to lecture on anxiety to several hundred mental-health professionals. My talk was scheduled to ____21__those of a number of famous psychiatrists. When my turn came, I was especially ___22__ because the speaker before me had been particularly impressive and charming. As I approached the podium(讲台)， my heart pounded and my mouth went completely ___23__.
What am I doing here? I asked myself. To make matters worse, my presentation partly __24___ with fear of public speaking. To ___25__ myself, I tried an unusual way. I asked the audience,” How many of you feel nervous__26___ you give a speech. Nearly every hand __27__. “Well, that’s exactly _28__ I feel right now!”
The audience___29__ with laughter. I relaxed and was able to get on with my __30__.
__31__, we all find ourselves in a __32___ that makes us nervous. Perhaps you’re afraid of saying __33___things at a drinking party, stumbling over a presentation at work or having your __34__go blank during a test. For some of us the anxiety is so __35__ that it is personally and professionally incapability.___36__ the years, my work with hundreds of patients has taught me that __37__ can increase his or her social ___38___, even in the most stressful situations. And I have a few simple but helpful___39__, such as tackling your fears one step at a time; focusing on others; ___40__anxity into energy and stopping comparing yourself, which I think are of great value to us in our work.
1. A. take B. follow C. observe D. learn
2.A. worried B. eager C. nervous D. anxious
3. A. sweet B. wet C. bad D. dry
4. A. dealt B. went C. stayed D. left
5. A. comfort B. calm C. enjoy D. delight
6.A. during B. while C. before D. when
7.A. went up B. raised C. lifted D. brought up
8. A. what B. how C. when D. why
9. A. shouted B. cried C. responded D. answered
10. A. job B. idea C. speech D. nervousness
11. A. At times B. At any time C. All the time D. At one time
12. A. state B. condition C. situation D. position
13. A. foolish B. wonderful C. believable D. false
14. A. head B. mind C. heart D. brain
15. A. important B. valuable C. difficult D. strong
16. A. For B. Through C. During D. Over
17. A. anyone B. someone C. none D. no one
18.A. position B. experience C. knowledge D. confidence
19.A. tips B. ideas C. means D. abilities
20. A. putting B. turning C. forcing D. getting
1. _______ we admit that there are still some problems about the system of modern education, we don’t mean that it is of no use.
A. Until B. While C. As D. Unless
1. All the employees except the manager _______ to work online at home.
A. encourages B. encourage
C. is encouraged D. are encouraged
1. The boss said to the secretary “If you work well, you ______ have a rise.”
A. must B. ought C. would D. shall
1. Not only _______ snacks and drinks, but _______ cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest.
A. they brought; they also brought B. did they bring; they also brought
C. brought they; did they bring D. did they bring; did they also bring
1. Based on some lawyers’ ideas, the more severe the punishment, ___________.
A. the less likely crime B. the less likely the crime
C. the crime less likely D. the less the likely crime
