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I was a shy kid. Nothing seemed harder than talking to people. I didn't even like to answer the phone for fear that I’d have to talk to somebody I didn’t know.

  41  , at school I had to spend all day in the company of others. My    42   was studying. It was something I could do   43  and by myself. I spent a lot of time studying and was   44    with good grades.

Eventually I went to college. I came to realize that some people were rather fun to   45   with. Yet my childhood   46   carried over and I found myself tongue-tied and   47  whenever I found myself in a conversation.

One day while on campus, I    48   an advertisement for a position on the local classical music   49  station. I had grown up listening to classical music, and I loved it.

In order to get the job, applicants needed to be interviewed. I had absolutely no background in radio, and the idea of listeners   50  me. I didn’t really want the job. I just wanted to prove that I could talk to a(n)  51  .

Two weeks    52  , I was even more terrified to discover and I had actually landed the job.

It was a   53  job, but I grew to enjoy it. I announced music to thousands of    54   in the city, sometimes answering their calls and    55  to their requests. I began to feel comfortable talking to these people, these strangers who I couldn’t even   56   .

Although I now spend much time talking with people, I’m still basically a   57   person. My former shyness is a gift, as I can   58  people who feel discomfort when they talk to strangers. I still enjoy moments of being    59  . But I’m also glad I decided to make a   60  in my life that has opened many doors and opportunities that I never knew existed.

41. A. However                    B. Therefore                       C. Otherwise              D. Besides

42. A. advice                       B. practice                           C. task                         D. escape

43. A. obviously                   B. simply                             C. quietly                      D. poorly

44. A. filled                          B. rewarded                         C. decorated                 D. faced

45. A. help out                    B. catch up                         C. put up                     D. hang out

46. A. happiness                   B. shyness                           C. kindness                   D. goodness

47. A. excited                      B. astonished                       C. embarrassed            D. interested

48. A. noticed                      B. posted                             C. realized                    D. believed

49. A. fire                            B. gas                                 C. TV                          D. radio

50. A. terrified                            B. pleased                            C. satisfied                   D. amazed

51. A. child                          B. singer                              C. interviewer               D. applicant

52. A. ago                           B. later                                C. before                      D. since

53. A. well-paid                    B. puzzling                           C. comfortable                     D. challenging

54. A. listeners                    B. followers                         C. viewers                    D. dancers

55. A. referring                    B. responding                       C. offering                    D. comparing

56. A. feel                           B. move                              C. hear                         D. see

57. A. busy                          B. warm                              C. quiet                        D. smart

58. A. look into                   B. relate to                          C. combine with           D. worry with

59. A. alone                         B. alive                                C. active                       D. awake

60. A. plan                          B. mistake                           C. change                            D. dream

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