공통영어1 천재 조수경 1과 본문 빈칸 테스트

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

You may have experienced a situation where things ____ go as you expected at school.

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

The first case is about a ____ named Hajun.

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

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

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

Can ____ guess what happened on the day of choice?

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

Well, a few ____ before submitting his application,

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

This made ____ think that 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, he realized that ____ was not for him.

In the ____, he regretted his decision.

Why do you ____ this happened?

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

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

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

This phenomenon is called the “bandwagon ____.”

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

So, how ____ you make your own choices?

The first thing is to know what you really ____.

Although it might be different from your friends’, don’t be ____ to make your own choice.

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

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

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

Science was the ____ that she struggled with the most.

Since she ____ to 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 ____ things instead.

For instance, she cleaned her desk or ____ her friends.

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

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

When people do not have the confidence to perform tasks ____, 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 poor ____.

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

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

It could lead to repeated failures in certain tasks that you are ____ confident in doing.

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

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

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

This ____ eventually stop your self-handicapping.

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

It is not ____ because everyone goes through difficult times.

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

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

It ____ make your school life much more enjoyable.

If you feel worried, remember that you are not ____.

____ have friends, teachers, and me.

Good luck in this ____ new chapter of your life.