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

Last year, my mom found out that she had stomach cancer. I thought she’d be fine after she got 　36 as she was diagnosed(诊断)early. She had an operation to 37 a third of her stomach to stop the cancer from spreading. And for two months she went back and forth to the 　38 . But I never visited her because I was 　39 with school abroad and didn’t fully know what was 　40 . After her treatment, she 　41 working because of her poor health and ate a(n) 　42 diet. I visited her in the summer holiday. She seemed better, so I forgot that there was a possibility of cancer 　43 .

　When school 　44 , I said goodbye to my family. My mom called me from home every day. 　45 in early November, my dad called instead. He sounded 46 .

　 “What’s wrong? How come Mom’s not calling me today?” I asked. After a few seconds, he said my mom’s cancer had returned and spread throughout her 　47 . Her survival rate was less than 30%.

　 After I put down the phone, I 　48 . Tears kept coming out. I didn’t want to 　49 it. I couldn’t accept the 　50 that my mom might not have much time left. I cried and cried and at last, I stopped crying. I thought I should stop acting like a 　51 and pull myself together.

　 Looking back to when my mom first got cancer, I 　52 how stupid I was for not appreciating her. I feel bad that I didn’t visit her in the hospital. I should have cared. She’s my mom. 　53 , it’s not too late. She recovered. I’ll try to spend more time with my mom 　54 . I hope you will do the same for your mom. Spend some time with your loved ones 　55 it is too late.

36. A. medicine　　　　　　 B. attention　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. treatment

37. A. remove　　　　　　　 B. rescue　　　　　　　 C. check　　　　　　　 D. protect

38. A. school　　　　　　　 B. house　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　　　　 D. office

39. A. content　　　　　　　 B. careful　　　　　　　　　　 C. popular　　　　　　　　　 D. busy

40. A. going up　　　　　　 B. going on　　　　　 C. taking on　　　　　 D. showing up

41. A. continued　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hated

C. considered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stopped

42. A. special　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. delicious

C. normal　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

43. A. changing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. returning

C. destroying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. appearing

44. A. ended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. required

C. responded　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. started

45. A. Since　　　　　　　　 B. Although　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

46. A. bored　　　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　　　　　 D. angry

47. A. back　　　　　　　　　 B. skin　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. body　　　　　　　　 D. head

48. A. went through　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked down

C. broke up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. broke down

49. A. say　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　　　　　 C. believe　　　　　　　　　　 D. remember

50. A. report　　　　　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　 D. lie

51. A. stranger　　　　　　　　　　 B. doctor　　　　　　　 C. man　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. child

52. A. realize　　　　　　　　 B. pretend　　　　　　　　　　 C. imagine　　　　　　　　　 D. ask

53. A. Luckily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unfortunately

C. Surprisingly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Strangely

54. A. in the past　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from now on

C. at times　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the future

55. A. if　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. when

Every time Lionel Messi breaks a record, it seems appropriate to compare him to the legends that came before him.

In 2012, he rewrote soccer history on multiple occasions, and his latest record came when he scored his 86th goal of the calendar year, breaking Gerd Muller’s previous mark, before wrapping up the year with 91 goals.

All statistics indicate that Messi is currently the best player in the world, and that he will go down in history as the top footballer of his generation. But when he is judged against all-time greats like Pele and Diego Maradona, he still has work to do.

We don’t know whether the Barcelona striker will have another year in which he records more than 90 goals, but he must still sustain(维持)a similar level of production for the next several seasons.

Messi has already taken part in three of Barcelona’s victorious Champions League(冠军联赛)campaigns, and he played an important role in two of them. In order to firmly establish himself as the greatest club football player in history, he must win the tournament a few more times.

Most importantly, the Argentine(阿根廷人)needs to win on the international stage. Regardless of what Messi does for Barcelona, his legacy will be incomplete if he cannot win the World Cup with Argentina.

Both Pele and Maradona led their countries to the top of international soccer during their careers, and Messi’s performances for his country have been severely disappointing.

While he was still a teenager in 2006 —and his lackluster(平淡的)showing is excusable due to his youth—he cannot brush off the disappointment that characterized Argentina’s performance in 2010.

But the 4-0 loss to Germany in the 2010 World Cup Quarter Final seems to have sparked Messi. He scored 12 times for Argentina last year, and the next World Cup could finally be Messi’s breakout performance in blue and white stripes.

Due to all of his accomplishments, it is easy to forget that the extraordinary footballer is just 25 years old. If he can avoid injury or lengthy slumps(低潮状态)until his speed and skills start to decline due to age, he may continue to break records and win trophies.

56. What will Messi have to do in order to be complete in his soccer career?

A. He must win the World Cup with Argentina.

B. He must win the tournament a few more times.

C. He must defeat Pele and Maradona.

D. He must avoid injury or lengthy slumps.

57. How was Messi’s performance in 2010 World cup?

A. Excellent　 　 B. Inspiring　 　　 C. Disappointing 　　D. Normal.

58. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Messi has firmly established himself as the greatest club soccer player in history.

B. Messi will try his best to win the next World Cup with Argentina.

C. Messi can avoid injury and lengthy slumps to break records and win trophies.

D. Pele and Maradona led their countries to the top of international soccer during their careers.

59. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Lionel Messi, the Best Soccer Player of All Time ?

B. Lionel Messi, the Greatest Soccer Player in History.

C. Barcelona and Lionel Messi.

D. World Cup and Lionel Messi.

America’s greatest technological achievement, the Hoover Dam, now has a companion piece, a bridge held up by the longest arch in the Western Hemisphere（半球）. The Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, which opened this month and connects the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, crosses the vast chasm（峡谷）890 feet above the Colorado River that is controlled by the dam.

The striking 1,900-foot-long structure will improve traffic in the region and help protect the dam from being destroyed. It is the seventh highest bridge in the world, behind four in China, one in Papua New Guinea and one in the US state of Colorado.

“The Hoover Dam is the greatest civil engineering achievement in America’s history,” said the bridge project manager Dave Zanatell. “Our goal was not to outdo or outshine it. Our goal was to, in a respectful way, do something that would be great for our generation and that would stand besides Hoover Dam in a respectful and quality way that would become a part of Hoover’s legacy（遗产）.”

Just as the Hoover Dam was built in the heart of the Great Depression（大萧条）and was seen as an example of the nation’s can-do spirit, some hope this project can also provide some uplift.

The bridge is surprising: at 1,050 feet, its support arch holds up a roadway that lies on 300-foot-long concrete pillars（柱子）, some of the tallest in the world. It contains 16 million pounds of steel.

　　The idea of the bridge came into being in the 1960s because the top of the Hoover Dam has been a narrow two-lane road that is the fastest route from Arizona to Las Vegas and then the Pacific Northwest and Canada.

  　Access to the dam from each direction is a dangerously winding route, but massive trucks and passenger vehicles shared it for decades. During the day, when thousands of tourists travel to the dam from Las Vegas three times as many accidents as on a normal road will happen.

  　The bridge has a sidewalk on the side facing the dam. The wall on both sides is 54 inches high, so walkers can take photos there.

Which of the following is true of the Hoover Dam?

   A. It was completed recently.

   B. It was built during the hard times.

   C. It has the longest arch.

   D. It’s the seventh highest dam in the world.

What is one of the purposes of building the bridge?

   A. To protect the dam.                                 B. To save the cultures.

   C. To outdo the dam.                                       D. To develop the tourism.

The underlined word “uplift” in Paragraph 4 means _____.

   A. lift of the heavy object                            B. support in money

   C. spiritual encouragement                           D. instruction in technology

Which of the followings shows the right position of the bridge and dam?

The text is mainly about ______.

   A. the Hoover Dam                                    

   B. American western development

   C. a tour along the Colorado River               

   D. a recently built bridge