공통영어1 천재 조수경 1과 본문 빈칸 테스트

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

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

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

The first case is ____ a student named Hajun.

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

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

He thought that any indoor club would be okay since he was ____ an outdoor person.

Can you guess what happened on the ____ of choice?

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

Well, a few days ____ submitting his application,

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

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

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

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

In the end, he ____ his decision.

____ do you think this happened?

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

Also, people don’t want to be excluded ____ 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, ____ not always lead to negative consequences, but it can lead to regret.

So, how can you make your own ____?

The first ____ is to know what you really want.

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

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

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

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

Science was the ____ that she struggled with the most.

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

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

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

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

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 ____ to create obstacles to success.

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

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

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

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

It could ____ to repeated failures 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 ____ on the process than the outcome may ease the pressure to perform well.

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

This can ____ stop your self-handicapping.

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

It is not ____ because everyone goes through difficult times.

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

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

It will ____ your school life much more enjoyable.

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

____ have friends, teachers, and me.

Good luck in this exciting new chapter of your ____.