공통영어1 천재 조수경 1과 본문 빈칸 테스트

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

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

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

The first case is ____ a student named Hajun.

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

At that time, Hajun ____ have a particular preference for any of them.

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

Can you guess ____ happened on the day of choice?

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

____, a few days before submitting his application,

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

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

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

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

In the ____, he regretted his decision.

Why do you ____ this happened?

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

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

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

This ____ is called the “bandwagon effect.”

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

So, how can you make your own ____?

The first thing is to know what you really ____.

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

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

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

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

Science was the subject that she ____ with the most.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This ____ eventually stop your self-handicapping.

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

It is not unusual because everyone goes through difficult ____.

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

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

It will make your ____ life much more enjoyable.

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

____ have friends, teachers, and me.

Good luck in this exciting ____ chapter of your life.