공통영어1 천재 조수경 1과 본문 빈칸 테스트

Hello, first-year students. I’m your school counselor, Hannah Kim. How is your ____ school life?

You may have experienced a situation where things didn’t ____ as you expected at school.

Have you ever wondered why this happens? Let’s take a look at the following ____ cases.

The first case is about a student named ____

On the first day of school, ____ homeroom teacher introduced several school clubs.

At that time, Hajun didn’t have a particular preference for any ____ them.

He thought that any indoor club ____ be okay since he was not an outdoor person.

Can you guess ____ happened on the day of choice?

He joined the ____ club. What made him choose soccer?

____ a few days before submitting his application,

he heard that the soccer club was so popular that half ____ his classmates were applying for it.

This made him think ____ the soccer club was something special.

With this in mind, he signed up for the soccer club ____ because others did so.

However, after he had joined the club, ____ realized that soccer was not for him.

In the end, he regretted his ____

Why ____ you think this happened?

Psychologists say that people tend to engage in certain behaviors just because others are ____ them.

____ people don’t want to be excluded from their peers.

These psychological factors cause people to follow ____ crowd, rather than act on their own.

This phenomenon ____ called the “bandwagon effect.”

Following the crowd, of course, does not always lead to negative consequences, but ____ can lead to regret.

So, how can you ____ your own choices?

The first thing is ____ know what you really want.

Although it might be different from your friends’, ____ be afraid to make your own choice.

As long as ____ make the right choice for you, you will be happy about your decision.

Now, let’s look at another case, one about ____

____ day, Yubin told me about her first science quiz.

Science was the subject that she ____ with the most.

Since she wanted ____ get a good grade, she made a thorough study plan for herself.

Yet, every time she tried to concentrate on science, she found herself doing other things ____

For ____ she cleaned her desk or texted her friends.

These activities distracted her from studying, and in the end, she got a ____ grade.

She was frustrated that she continuously engaged in behaviors unhelpful for accomplishing ____ task.

When people do not have the confidence ____ perform tasks well, they are likely to create obstacles to success.

This type of ____ is referred to as “self-handicapping.”

Self-handicapping enables people to make excuses for their ____ performances.

These ____ prevent the poor result from lowering their self-esteem.

This might ____ in the short term. However, be careful!

It could lead to repeated failures in certain tasks that you are not confident ____ doing.

If you are self-handicapping, it might be because ____ consider the results more important than the process.

Focusing more on the process than the outcome may ease the pressure to ____ well.

Accordingly, you may feel more ____ to try to do the challenging tasks.

____ can eventually stop your self-handicapping.

As first-year students ____ high school, you’ll sometimes face difficult moments.

It is not unusual because everyone goes through ____ times.

Even ____ you feel disappointed with your choices or behaviors, don’t let yourself feel down.

The most important thing is ____ out your own way to overcome your negative feelings.

____ will make your school life much more enjoyable.

If you feel worried, remember that you are ____ alone.

You ____ friends, teachers, and me.

____ luck in this exciting new chapter of your life.