314. Originally, he suffered from the stage fright, but soon he overcame the____ , winning lots of compliments from the critics.
(A) attendance
(B) claim
(C) barrier
(D) defense
In Western civilization, kissing has been accepted for many thousands of years. In Greece it was called “the key to Paradise.”
But other cultures have often (261) kissing as vulgar. For example, for many years, in India, it was forbidden for movie stars to kiss in a movie. In China, kissing in public has been and is still frowned on by many people.
Kissing is (262) to have originated with the kiss of a primitive caveman, who believed that the air he breathed out had magic power.
It (263) part of his soul, he thought, so that by kissing men and women could mix their souls. Others say that kissing started with face touching, just as the Eskimos and New Zealand Maoris rub noses even today.
Different (264) the versions of the origin of kissing are, kissing is now thought to be a normal part of romantic love in many cultures of the world.
(265) that they can naturally express a person’s deep affection for another. 【題組】263.
(A) attained
(B) contained
(C) maintained
(D) sustained
35 Laughter has the same stress-relieving effects as exercise; a good hearty laugh is the _____ to several minutes of
exercise. (A) consensus (B) equivalent (C) prescription (D) symptom