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  3. Starting a conversation is as easy for some people as eating and breathing. H

Starting a conversation is as easy for some people as eating and breathing. H

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问题    Starting a conversation is as easy for some people as eating and breathing. However, if you suffer from social anxiety disorder (SAD), a room full of strangers can be as frightening as moving to a foreign country. If the stranger that you are looking to start a conversation with is an authority figure, this just adds to your anxiety. Here are helpful tips when trying to start a conversation.
   Often the person you are trying to start a conversation【C1】______ will have some item of jewelry, an unusual shirt or maybe even a tattoo; something distinctive that tells a story about the【C2】______. Items like this give you a starting【C3】______ for conversation.
   After you receive a【C4】______, the key is to have something else to say that will give you a【C5】______ platform on which to build a conversation and a relationship. You need to think of a follow-up【C6】______ before you start. This is the key to building a conversation. Follow up with something personal that【C7】______ to the other person and that tells them something interesting about you.
   Try the old standby, "Haven’t I seen you somewhere before?"【C8】______ the right circumstances, this conversation starter can work. If you【C9】______ to someone, "You seem really familiar. Do I know you from somewhere?", it makes it very easy to start a conversation.
   All these help【C10】______ you to the person and keep the conversation moving: What high school did you【C11】______? Did you play an instrument? Where do you work? I’ve been to that Starbucks.
   As you go through the details of the other person’s life story, you should feel 【C12】______ to change subject. Remember, you don’t really want to find out if you’ve met before; you want to get to【C13】______ each other.
   One of the best ways to start a conversation is to make a funny【C14】______ about your surroundings. "Hey, doesn’t our instructor look like Harry Potter?" or, "Is the guy in the front row asleep?" The goal is not to be mean-spirited or judgmental, so be sure to 【C15】______ your comments light-hearted.
   Try to invite the other person in on the joke. "Where do you think he keeps his magic wand, in his briefcase?" or "Do you think he’s going to sleep through the whole class?" This 【C16】______ of starting a conversation can be risky. Humor is difficult with an audience whom you don’t know well. However, if you find【C17】______ that shares your sense of humor, chances are that it will be the start of a great friendship.
   Remember that any of these tricks is【C18】______ to fail some of the time. If you don’t get a positive response from somebody, there are always other people that you can approach. If you are【C19】______, you will find that over time it will get easier to speak with strangers. As you become more【C20】______ and at ease you won’t need to rely on tricks to start conversations. [br] 【C20】
选项 A、lyrical
B、confident
C、brave
D、enthusiastic
答案 B
解析    本题考点为语义推理。
   (1)句式分析。
   原句As you become more______and at ease you won’t need…是一个带有时间状语从句的复杂句。本题要填入的词和at ease作从句的表语。
(2)句意判断。
根据上下文，这句话意为“随着你越来越自信、放松，你就不需要依靠技巧来开始搭讪了”。
【知识拓展】词汇拓展。
①与lyrical有关的表达：to wax lyrical on／about／over sth．兴高采烈地谈论某事。
②与brave有关的表达：to be brave about sth．／doing sth．在某事／做某事上很勇敢；to put on a brave face／front硬着头皮；a brave new world美好新世界。
③与enthusiastic有关的表达：to be enthusiastic about sth．／sb．对某事物／某人很感兴趣；an enthusiastic supporter热心的支持者。
④与confident有关的表达：To be confident that…确信……；to be confident of sth．／doing sth．对某事物／做某事有把握。“自信”的其他表达方式：self-confidence，self-confident，believe in oneself, assuredness，be sure of oneself。
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