题目内容：

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.

____, at school I had to spend all day in the company of others. My ________was studying. It was something I could do ______and by myself. I spent a lot of time studying and was ________with good grades.

Eventually I went to college. I came to realize that some people were rather fun to _______with. Yet my childhood _______carried over and I found myself tongue-tied and ______whenever I found myself in a conversation.

One day while on campus, I ________an advertisement for a position on the local classical music ______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 ______me. I didn’t really want the job. I just wanted to prove that I could talk to a(n)______.

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

It was a ______job, but I grew to enjoy it. I announced music to thousands of ________in the city, sometimes answering their calls and _______to their requests. I began to feel comfortable talking to these people, these strangers who I couldn’t even _______.

Although I now spend much time talking with people, I’m still basically a _______person. My former shyness is a gift, as I can ______people who feel discomfort when they talk to strangers. I still enjoy moments of being _______. But I’m also glad I decided to make a ______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