填空题Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage three
times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully
for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are
required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you
have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in
the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words
you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally,
when the passage is read for the third time ,you should check what you have
written. A variety of strategies can help
reduce your feelings of uncertainty towards other people. Observing another
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person since people are less {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}to
observe their behaviors and more likely to reveal their true selves in informal
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more revealing {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Employment
interviews, theatrical auditions (试听戏剧), and student teaching are some
of the ways that situations can be created to {{U}} {{U}} 6
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7 {{/U}} {{/U}}to reduce uncertainty about the person.
When you log on to an Internet chat group for the first time and you {{U}}
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9 {{/U}} {{/U}}, you're learning about the people in the group and about
the group itself and thus reducing uncertainty. {{U}} {{U}} 10
{{/U}} {{/U}}and less likely to violate any of the group's norms; in short,
you're more likely to communicate effectively. Another way to
reduce uncertainty is to collect information about the person through asking
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