A. Determining the main idea.

   Choose the best answer. Do not refer to the text.

The main idea of the article is that _________________. ( C )

(a) shyness is beyond man's control

(b) there are seven types of shyness and seven ways to beat them correspondingly

(c) shy people can overcome their problems with some techniques

(d) the ratio of shyness among males differs from that among females

B. Comprehending the text.

   Choose the best answer.

1. Generally speaking, ______________. ( D )

(a) shy people are most insensitive

(b) shyness roots in one's childhood

(c) those suffering from situational shyness are fewer in number

(d) men are no shyer than women

2. If you are shy about dating, ___________. ( B )

(a) you'd better note down details of dating and forget them

(b) you can keep a journal on your dating experience and finalize the cause

(c) you have no way to specify the cause

(d) you are temperamentally shy

3. Concerning the role of acting in shyness, which of the following is Not true? ( C )

(a) It helps a person to create an unshy version of himself.

(b) In acting, some shy people can have a different experience from the real self temporarily and feel more at ease.  

(c) Scripting dissolves the real self and the role self.

(d) Rehearsing the possible encounters makes a person more confident and ready for answers.

4. As far as body language is concerned, it's right to say that____________. ( B )

(a) shy people consciously use body language in communication

(b) body language can create an immediate effect in communication

(c) the messages sent out by body language are often interpreted properly

(d) eye contact isn't a body language

5. In dealing with a shy person, you should ____________. ( D )

(a) talk all the while

(b) give your judgments directly

(c) listen to them and tell them what to do at the same time

(d) just listen to them without making judgments

6. It is suggested in the article that shy people ____________. ( B )

(a) think their problems are seriously dealt with by doctors

(b) care so much about the impression they're making that conversation becomes difficult for them

(c) tend to confide their inner feelings to others

(d) cannot identify the causes of their shyness

7. To overcome shyness, you are not supposed to ___________. ( C )

(a) do preparatory work beforehand

(b) join in a group that shares some interest with you

(c) keep silence about what your greatest fear is

(d) work up to your goal step by step

8. According to the article, __________. ( A )

(a) physical symptoms of shyness are not so conspicuous as shy people fear they are

(b) dealing with fellow shyness-suffers makes one shyer than before

(c) all the shy people can deal with their problems under instructions

(d) shyness is sure to be overcome if you practice the seven ways all at once

C. Understanding vocabulary.

   Choose the correct definition according to the context.

1. It was found that approximately 40 percent of this sample described themselves as shy. ( A )

(a) about

(b) over

(c) less than

(d) ultimately

2. One of McCullough's former patients, a single woman in her mid-30s, suffered severe shyness about dating. ( B )

(a) strict

(b) intense

(c) extraordinary

(d) shaggy

3. The woman noticed a recurrent theme. ( A )

(a) occurring many times

(b) singular

(c) apparent

(d) relating to the present

4. I discovered that my embarrassment vanished when I assumed a role in a play. ( B )

(a) increased

(b) disappeared

(c) decreased

(d) remained

5. During these activities they can temporarily "be" the unshy person. ( D )

(a) for good

(b) permanently

(c) simultaneously

(d) for a short time

6. Marjorie Coburn, director of a phobia and anxiety treatment center in California, helped the 43-year-old woman. ( B )

(a) happiness

(b) intense fear

(c) sadness

(d) a kind of physical disease

7. They interpret this body language as aloofness or conceit and stay away, making the shy person feel even more insecure. ( A )

(a) reservedness

(b) selfishness

(c) deceitfulness

(d) fear

8. By softening the image you send out to the world, you'll learn the friendliness and positive responses that make strangers seem less intimidating. ( A )

(a) frightening

(b) intimate

(c) friendly

(d) sincere

9. When conversation lags, ask open-ended questions. ( C )

(a) finishes

(b) digresses

(c) goes too slow

(d) becomes interesting

10. Christopher McCullough once counseled a man who liked his job but dreaded monthly meetings in which he had to participate. ( C )

(a) disagreed

(b) attended

(c) feared

(d) missed

11. Envision the worst-case scenario. ( B )

(a) Explain

(b) Anticipate

(c) Enlarge

(d) Explore

12. Next, she signed up for a seminar. ( A )

(a) workshop

(b) game

(c) competition

(d) speech

13. She enrolled for a bookkeeping course. ( B )

(a) played a role for

(b) signed up for

(c) managed

(d) prepared for

14. You're not going to wake up one morning transformed into the life of the party. ( B )

(a) transplanted

(b) changed

(c) diverged

(d) transcribed

D. Discussing the following topics.

1. What are the ways to overcome shyness according to the article? Do you have any other suggestion?

2. Discuss the ways to deal with a shy person in daily life.