题目内容：

Don’t Be Afraid to Make a Fool of Yourself and Reach out to Strangers

Growing up, I was glued to my mother’s hip, ready to follow her wherever the world took us. I used to sleep at her __________  on the floor of her law school lecture halls while hundreds of __________  poured over scores of legal terms and historical court __________. When my mother and I would travel to different countries together, she always talked to __________ . She would tell our life story and I was often __________ . I figured that people thought she shared too much and it was _________.

I now recognize the importance of the ____________  my mother made. After she died, I received hundreds of phone calls from people all over the world. They __________ to offer their condolences (吊唁), but __________ to share how much my mother had meant to them.__________  she offered legal advice or simply shared a story, they _______their heart to me about how she _________ their lives.

When she first decided to buy an apartment and settled down in Paris, she  ___________  the writers of her favourite blogs and instantly began to form their own French __________ . They spent hours eating carefully selected cheeses and sipping (啜饮) coffee while __________ favorite Parisian restaurants. These are the people I now call my ______ aunts and uncles.

What I judged as my mom making a __________ of herself was her way of sharing her __________ and charm. This taught me to  ___________  into fear and not to let self-criticism govern anything I do. Now, I speak up. I talk to strangers. I  _____ myself and because of it, I receive.

1.A. tops    B. arms    C. elbows    D. feet

2.A. teachers    B. students    C. audience    D. views

3.A. accidents    B. events    C. cases    D. stories

4.A. foreigners    B. strangers    C. neighbors    D. learners

5.A. embarrassed    B. excited    C. disappointed    D. surprised

6.A. fortunate    B. inappropriate    C. proper    D. reasonable

7.A. connection    B. inventions    C. decision    D. possessions

8.A. wrote    B. planned    C. called    D. attempted

9.A. purposely    B. usually    C. mainly    D. accordingly

10.A. Whenever    B. Wherever    C. However    D. Whether

11.A. turned out    B. poured out    C. figured out    D. found out

12.A. made    B. saved    C. earned    D. changed

13.A. contacted    B. became    C. named    D. investigated

14.A. community    B. class    C. restaurant    D. organization

15.A. entering    B. searching    C. exploring    D. discussing

16.A. American    B. English    C. French    D. British

17.A. show    B. fool    C. goal    D. dream

18.A. weakness    B. shortcomings    C. strength    D. disadvantages

19.A. back off    B. live up    C. get down    D. step forward

20.A. extend    B. understand    C. trust    D. share