题目内容：

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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.

1 , at school I had to spend all day in the company of others. My 2 was studying. It was something I could do 3 and by myself. I spent a lot of time studying and was 4 with good grades.

Eventually I went to college. I came to realize that some people were rather fun to 5 with. Yet my childhood 6 carried over and I found myself tongue-tied and 7 whenever I found myself in a conversation.

One day while on campus, I 8 an advertisement for a position on the local classical music 9 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 10 me. I didn’t really want the job. I just wanted to prove that I could talk to a(n) 11 .

Two weeks 12 , I was even more terrified to discover and I had actually landed the job.

It was a 13 job, but I grew to enjoy it. I announced music to thousands of 14 in the city, sometimes answering their calls and 15 to their requests. I began to feel comfortable talking to these people, these strangers who I couldn’t even 16 .

Although I now spend much time talking with people, I’m still basically a 17 person. My former shyness is a gift, as I can 18 people who feel discomfort when they talk to strangers. I still enjoy moments of being 19 . But I’m also glad I decided to make a 20 in my life that has opened many doors and opportunities that I never knew existed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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