Question

Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood- stream.

    Although the cat doesn’t   21   this, its body is getting ready for action.

    If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things. It will   22   itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

  23  , when people are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many   24   changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves   25   run.

Human beings,   26  , have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them   27  , we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then  28   later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always   29   to express your feelings freely.

Does this mean that it’s smarter always to   30   our feelings? No! If you   31   feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays   32  . Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be   33  for your health.

Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside don’t just   34  . It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but   35    you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you’d   36  little fruit flies hovering (盘旋) all over them. They’d be rotten.

You can try to treat emotions   37   they were bananas in the cupboard. You can   38    they don’t exist, but they’ll still be   39  . And at last you’ll have to   40   them. Just like those bananas.

21. A. mind               B. admit                  C. realize                 D. remember

22. A. save              B. help                    C. defend                 D. hide

23. A. Truly              B. Frequently            C. Similarly                D. Differently

24. A. chemical          B. physical                C. health                  D. ill

25. A. and               B. or                      C. but                     D. yet

26. A. therefore          B. but                     C. besides                D. however

27. A. take off           B. take on                 C. take over              D. take up

28. A. wished            B. hoped                  C. blamed                  D. shared

29. A. useful              B. right                     C. easy                     D. wise

30. A. handle             B. hurt                           C. hide                    D. prevent

31. A. keep             B. find                     C. control                 D. let

32. A. relaxed           B. tense                  C. same                  D. different

33. A. good             B. harmful                 C. helpful                 D. useful

34. A. go away          B. go on                  C. go up                 D. go out

35. A. long before      B. as usual               C. before long           D. right away

36. A. meet             B. observe                 C. catch                 D. see

37. A. as if               B. just as                  C. just after               D. even though

38. A. pretend           B. expect                 C. decide                 D. assume

39. A. in                  B. around                        C. over                  D. beyond

40. A. eat up             B. deal with                C. throw away            D. send out

Answer 1

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