I remember the day shyness took over my life. I was 14 and having a French lesson. The teacher told us to _______ ourselves speaking about a holiday. Perfect ! I recorded myself with ______. Then, I pressed “play” to listen back. All I heard was a little kid talking. My immediate ______ was to assume I was listening to someone else’s recording. But that was my voice. I ______ there was something strange about myself. My little voice has made me feel really shy. And my ______ has caused me to avoid attending events,______ ideas to myself and not to make important connections. As a shy person, I think working from home, hiding behind my computer was ______. But the more time I spent ______, the more my comfort zone shrank (缩小). Everyday interactions, like ordering a coffee, became ______ awkward and uncomfortable. And then, one day I was at a big conference and it suddenly ______ me like lightning. All speakers were confident, comfortable with being seen. There were no quieter _______. But the ______ is, if the loud voices are the only ones you hear, we quiet people feel even more_______. The world needs a mixture of _______. Success is not just about who can shout the loudest. The world needs quieter people, too. That day I chose to stop hiding and _______ my shyness. No more feeling like I needed to change who I am in order to succeed. No more living a small life. Then I created the Shy and Mighty Society, a _______ for shy people like me to _______and _______ the process of helping others, I could also push myself _______, bit by bit. Now, I’m happy to tell people I feel shy. I’m not ashamed any more. And I know that I’m not _______. 【小题1】 A．absorb B．commit C．record D．focus 【小题2】 A．confidence B．anxiety C．intention D．respect 【小题3】 A．belief B．attitude C．measure D．reaction 【小题4】 A．argued B．sensed C．appreciated D．remarked 【小题5】 A．embarrassment B．timidness C．excitement D．tiredness 【小题6】 A．keep B．figure C．stick D．limit 【小题7】 A．important B．inspiring C．brilliant D．frightening 【小题8】 A．given away B．hidden away C．put away D．broken away 【小题9】 A．truly B．briefly C．exactly D．increasingly 【小题10】 A．lit B．fit C．hit D．beat 【小题11】 A．judgments B．voices C．disagreements D．responses 【小题12】 A．content B．defence C．issue D．desire 【小题13】 A．cheerful B．reliable C．guilty D．distant 【小题14】 A．permissions B．personalities C．professions D．profits 【小题15】 A．regret B．confirm C．embrace D．determine 【小题16】 A．statement B．community C．comment D．destination 【小题17】 A．shine B．drill C．harvest D．pause 【小题18】 A．for B．over C．in D．on 【小题19】 A．inward B．outward C．backward D．forward 【小题20】 A．mild B．fortunate C．discouraged D．alone