Hot words on the Internet don’t stay hot for
long. “Geili” and “Fuyun”, last year’s biggest creations, are actually
____36____ on Internet now. What’s popular now is “hold steady”.
The term（術(shù)語）comes from the very Taiwanese TV show ____37___ includes Miss Lin
(Xie Yilin) giving a lecture on how to ____38___ like a fashion queen at
parties or on the bus. Although the lecture is mainly a mockery（嘲笑）of the fashion world, ____39____ Miss Lin makes a point: We need to
hold steady in pressure-filled or embarrassing situations.
____40___ steady is one of the qualities the
public has been ____41____ lately ____42___ pressures on marriage, work and
money can easily drive people crazy.
The quality was ____43____ by a girl named Su
Miaoling this year, who ____44___ in the TV singing competition “Super Girl”. ____45____
herself with confidence on stage, she kept ____46____ when others got anxious.
“I like your poise(淡定). Very few people on
this stage can keep calm like you do,” said one of the show’s judges, Hu
Haiquan, to Su. Internet users named Su “Sister Poise”.
Poise is also appreciated in Western culture
as an essential quality of a ____47____ person.
Each year, the National League of Junior
Cotillions of the US releases a list of the Ten Best Mannered People. Kate
Middleton was ____48____ as the one of the Ten Best Mannered People for the way
____49____ she showed herself in the public. The Duchess of Cambridge was also appreciated
____50____ this year for her remarkable poise at the royal wedding. That is good
news for many because she has prove ____51____ true that poise is not born, but
it can be got with a bit of ____52____.
About-personal-growth.com, a foreign website
on personal growth guidance, gives ____53___ on how to stay poised.
“Take a few deep breaths when you are
facing a situation that tests your patience; practise yoga ____54___; say to
yourself “I choose to be calm in any situation”; write down your encouragement
daily to ____55____ the goal,” reads the site.
1.A. fashionable B.
outdated C. hot D.
popular
2.A. which B.
where C. that D.
who
3.A. sound B.
feel C.
look D. act
4.A. yet B.
however C. but D.
and
5. A. Held B.
Hold C. Holding D. Being
held
6.A. looking for B.
looking back on C. looking at D. looking down
7.A. as B.
so C. with D.
though
8.A. explained B.
exhibited C. equipped D.
exchanged
9.A. turned down B.
turned around C. turned on D. turned up
10.A. Taking B.
Giving C. Carrying D.
Earning
11.A. nervous B.
upset C. frightened D.
cool
12.A. well-behaved B. well-organized C.
well-done D. well-balanced
13.A. called B.
elected C. chose D.
selected
14.A. which B.
in that C. how D.
in which
15.A. early B.
earlier C. earliest D.
former
16.A. that B.
what C. it D.
this
17.A. effect B.
effort C. affect D.
afford
18.A. advices B.
lectures C. tips D.
courses
19.A. regularly B. commonly C.
usually D. normally
20.A. set B.
make C. have D. achieve
