【正文】 selfexposure and failing to appeal to the audience e a close second. Women hate it most, since girls are 外教社 四八級在線 pressurized from an early age to be concerned with appearances of all kinds. Most people have plenty of insecurities, and this seems like a situation that will bring them out. If you were under pressure to be perfect, you are terrified of falling in the most public of ways. While extroverts will feel less fear before the ordeal, it does not mean they will necessarily do it better. Some very shy people manage to shine. When I met the British edian Julian Clary, he was shy and cautious, yet his TV performances are perfect. In 。t been confirmed yet. B. she had been held for only one hour and a half. C. there were other families in the waiting room. D. she couldn39。ll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard. 90. The author was held at the airport because _____. A. she and her husband returned from Jamaica. B. her name was similar to a terrorist39。re born in and the place where you39。t stick me in what he called the ethnic ghetto a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstore. But a name is an integral part of anyone39。d seen all day. Absolutely nothing. After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I39。t know of anyone who39。t happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency. Will they respond? I asked. I don39。 l probably teach English literature to your children. Or would that all be counted against me? After two hours in detention, I was approached by one of the officers. You39。m an American citizen。t you just look me up? Just a few more minutes, they assured me. After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. No phones! he said. For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information. I39。t decided anything about me. Isn39。ll call you when we39。s on our wanted list. We39。t quite ready to let me in yet. Please wait in here, Ms Abujaber, the immigration officer said. My husband, with his very American last name, acpanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada when I39。 interest in hieroglyphics. C. to lead readers onto the main theme. D. to link the preceding part to the present one. 86. We learn from the passage, all English dictionaries include _____. 外教社 四八級在線 A. legends. B. mythology. C. word origins. D. word definitions. 87. The example of tantalize is to show _____. A. how the word came into existence. B. how Tantalus was punished in the lower world. C. how all English dictionaries show word origins. D. how the meaning of the word changed over the years. 88. According to the passage, which of the following does NOT have origins in myths or legends? A. Jovial. B. Wednesday. C. Earth. D. March. 89. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? A. Greek and Roman Mythology in Language. B. Mythological Origins of English Words. C. Historical Changes in Word Meanings. D. Mythology and Common Words. TEXT C My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. l39。t hear the dangerous voices of the sirens, creatures who were half bird and half woman and who lured sailors to their deaths on sharp rocks. So the word came to be associated both with a loud sound and with danger! When someone speaks of a jovial mood or a herculean effort, he or she is using words with origins in mythology. Look these words up to find their meaning and relationship to myths. Many mon words, such as the names for the days of the week and the months of the year, also e from mythology. Wednesday derives from the ancient Norse king of the gods, Woden, and Thursday was originally Thor39。s origins, and if you do, you will find out that in Greek mythology, Tantalus was a king who was punished in the lower world with eternal hunger and thirst。 to tease by arousing hope. Many (but not all) English dictionaries give you a brief indication of a word39。ll notice that half the people in the streets are on bicycles. They rent for US$17 to $20 for a whole day. Amsterdam also has a good canal system. From anywhere between U852 and $, you can use the canal bus or a water taxi to cruise the Venice of the North. You can take in the picturesque canal house architecture: The rows of neat, narrow fourstory dwellings of brownstone with large windows are well worth seeing. Many of them are several centuries old. You might also want to jump out of the canal bus at the Museum Quarter and start walking. Masterpieces by Dutch artists such as Rembrandt, Bruegel, Van Gogh and others are on display at the Van Gogh Museum, Rembrandt House and others. The city has an appreciation of its historic past. One place to visit is the Anne Frank House in Nine Streets. It was there that the young Jewish girl wrote her famous diary during World War II. Visitors can view Anne39。t shut down until 4 am. And while you are there, check out the various inexpensive ways to tour the city. Don39。 it may e in _____ one day. A. handy B. useful C. convenient D. helpful 72. The questions that the speaker raised were well ____ the average adult. A. past B. on C. beyond D. through 73. Teachers in this school were encouraged to use drama as a(n) _____ of learning. A. design B. instrument C. agency D. tool 74. First, we need to find out what his scheme is, and then act _____. A. sensitively B. imaginativel