C．was afraid that she would find the course too hard

　　D．was unsure of her reasons for wanting to do the course

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段中的"although I had a taste for unusual clothing, I was painfully shy"可知，作者虽然外表另类，内心却很害羞。

　　3．The author was nervous because ________.

　　A．it was her turn to start first

　　B．she had never spoken in public

　　C．the other students were so excited

　　D．she didn't know what to talk about

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第四段中的"My worry grew as it came closer to my turn"和"I was too busy thinking about what I would say"可知，作者感到紧张是因为自己不知道要说什么。

　　4．What does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph 5 refer to?

　　A．All attention was on Tracy.

　　B．Tracy also seemed extremely worried.

　　C．Tracy hadn't said very much.

　　D．The other students reacted politely to Tracy.

　　解析：选C　代词指代题。根据该段中的"you could get away with saying so little about yourself"可知，Tracy只做了非常简短的发言并且没有遭到老师的责骂，这让不善言辞的作者有了自信。

　　Ⅱ.语法填空

　　Sally：Graduation is coming. I have to find a job, but I __1__ (real) don't know how to start. What is your suggestion?

　　Mike：Do you have the feeling __2__ there are lots of jobs out there but it seems you cannot find one?

　　Sally：Yes. How did you know that?

　　Mike：I felt the same when __3__ (hunt) for a job before. The first thing you should do is find out what you're good __4__. Once you've worked out why you're a good match for a job, it will be much __5__ (easy) to make convincing applications.

　　Sally：Then what should I do?

　　Mike：Target the right employers __6__ (reduce) the chance of repeated rejections.

Sally：I hate being rejected，__7__ will make me unconfident.