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BankedClozeUnit1Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.Thisproverbmeansthatifyouarereallydeterminedtodosomething,howeverdifficultitmightbe,youwill1)eventuallyfindawaytodoitwell.The2)premierpointisthatyoumusthavethewilltoachievesuccess.Ninetypercentofthefailuresthatoccurareduetothefactthatthereisnostrongwillinvolved.Manypeoplesimplysaythattheywantsomething,buttheydonotmakeany3)endeavortoachieveit.So,insteadofgettingit,theyusethepoorestexcusetoexplainthesituationaway.Onmanyoccasions,peopletendto4)bypasseveryminuteobstacle,makingtheobjectiveimpossibletoattain.Inreality,iftheyhavethewilltosucceed,theycangetridofthe5)handicapsandachievetheirgoals.Onlythosewitha(n)6)committedandfocusedwillandspiritcanfighttheirwaytofinalvictory.Manyafamousmanhasthesameexperience.Theyhave7)attainedtheirprestigebecausetheyhavehadthewillto8)transcendapparentlyinsuperable()obstacles.Manyartists,statesmen,writersandinventorshavemangedtosucceedbecausetheypossessafiercewill,whichhashelpedthemtoaccomplishmajor9)feats.Therefore,wecanseethatthemainthingwhichoneneedsisastrongwill.Weak-willedpeopleneverclimbtothetop.Theycollapseatthe10)slightestuseofforceagainstthem.Strong-willedpeople,ontheotherhandwillstandupagainstalloddsandwillmakeitapointtosucceed..Unit2Socialanxietysymptomsoftenbeginduringadolescence.It'sadevelopmentalprocessthatis1)characterizedbyprofoundpsychologicalchanges,especiallyintermsofhowwerelatetoothers.Oneofthemostfrustrating2)aspectsoftheadolescentyearsisthetendencyforself-focusandadecreaseinthe3)amountoffocuswehaveforthefeelingsandneedsofothers.Whilethesechangesarefairlyuniversal,thoseofuswhowerebornwithashytemperament()cancarrytheadolescentfears,whichmaynever4)recede,intoadulthood.Ananxioustemperamentcausesourbrainstoreactforciblywhen5)exposedtothestressofsuddenawarenessofourpeersandgraduallywebecomemoreandmorevulnerable.Ourbrainslabelthefearofexposureorembarrassmentashighlydangerous.Thismayresultina(n)6)viciouscircleformanyyears:excessiveself-consciousnessandinhibitionwhenyoufeelyouarebeingobserved.Tocopewiththeproblem,Iwouldliketo7)challengeyoutostriveforincreasedfocusonotherpeople,inplaceofyour8)excessivefocusonyourself.Yes,Iknow,thisiseasiersaidthandone.Thefearmaycauseyoutofeelthatyouwilllosecontrolormakeafoolofyourselfwhenyouareinthespotlight().Butifyoubegintobuildanewresponse,in9)reactiontoyourfears,youwillgraduallybuildupastrongerandmorepositiveresponse.Remember,don'tletself-consciousness10)paralyzeyou!Becourageous!Unit3AudreyHepburnwasabeautifulactressandmodel,whobecameoneofthemostsuccessfulandwell-knownactressesinthefilm1)domain.Shewasafashioniconandrolemodelforwomenallovertheworld,helpingto2)defineaparticulartypeoffresh,vulnerable,elfin()beauty.Today's3)popularityoftheslimfashionmodelisduetoAudreyHepburn'sinfluence.Althoughsheappearedfrail(),shewas4)mentallystrong.Attheendofheractingcareerwhensheentereda(n)5)diplomaticcareerasaGoodwillAmbassadorforUNICEF,shewassosolidly6)committedtohercausethatshewasheldinhighestesteem()byeventhemosthardenedpoliticians.AudreyoriginallystartedworkingforUNICEFin1954,doingradiopresentations.Shealwayssaiditwashappyto7)devoteherlifetohelpingimpoverished()childrenafterherowngoodfortunein8)survivingthehardshipoftheNazioccupationofHolland.Shebeganherpermanentambassadorshipin1988and9)embarkedontripstomanycountries.Shewasalwayspositive:Peopleintheseplacesdon'tknowAudreyHepburn,buttheyrecognizethenameUNICEF.WhentheyseeUNICEFtheirfaceslightup,becausetheyknowthatsomethingishappening.In1992,her10)humanitarianworkwiththoseinneedwasrecognizedwhenshewasawardedtheJeanHersholtHumanitarianAwardbytheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesforhercontributiontohumanity.195419881992Unit4Whywouldyouleavebehindyourcomfortablebed,yourhome,yourfamilyandfriends?Whydoyouwanttogoalone?Whenyouarelivingoutofabackpackforaperiodoftime,youmayoftengetquestionedwhy.Iseldomgettimetositdownand1)contemplatethereasonItravel,butIbelievethatyouonlybegintotrulyliveonceyoustepoutsideofyour2)comfortzone.Myfirstoverseastripwasat14yearsold,which3)sparkedmycuriosityfortheworld.SincefinishinghighschoolIhave4)venturedthroughvariouscountriesandbeenamazedbyallthe5)diverseculturesscatteredaroundtheglobe.Myeyesaremygreatestassetastheyhave6)witnessedthemostbeautifulscenesthatreplayinmymindeveryday:7)stunninglandscapes,friendlylocals,breath-takingarchitecture,andfoodthatmakesyourmouthwateronceyoureyescatcha(n)8)glimpse.Travelingteachesyoutobeindependentinthemost9)positiveway.Iknowhowtodependonmyself,gooutandmeetpeople,andnotletanyoneelse'sexpectations10)dictatemylife.EverydayIseemydreamandeverydayit'sinanewplace.Iam22yearsyoung.IquiteagreewithAnthonyBourdain,Ifyou're22,physicallyfit,hungrytolearnandbebetter,Iurgeyoutotravel.Findouthowotherpeopleliveandeatandcook.Learnfromthem,whereveryougo.142222Unit7Americaneconomyisbuiltoncredit.Inthelastdecade,however,cheapcreditmadeittooeasyforpeopletobuyhousesbasedonpurespeculationthatrealestatevaluewouldend-lesslycontinuetoincrease.Butthehousing1)slumpsetoffachainreactioninoureconomy.Individualsandinvestors