In our contemporary culture，the prospect of communicating with-or even looking at-a stranger is virtually unbearable Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones，even without a ___1___ underground It&39;s a sad reality-our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings-because there&39;s ___2___ to be gained from talking to the strange r standing by you. But you wouldn&39;t know it， ___3___ into your phone. This universal armor sends the ___4___ ："Please don&39;t approach me." What is it that makes us feel we need to hide ___5___ our screens? One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach We fear rejection，or that our innocent social advances will be ___6___ as"creep,"We fear we&39;II be ___7___ We fear we&39;II be disruptive Strangers are inherently ___8___ to us，so we are more likely to feel ___9___ when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances To avoid this anxiety, we ___10___ to our phones."Phones become our security blanket，"Wortmann says."They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more ___11___ ." But once we rip off the bandaid，tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up，it doesn&39;t ___12___ so bad. In one 2011 experiment，behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable: Start a ___13___ . They had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow ___14___ . "When Dr.Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to ___15___ how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their ___16___ would be more pleasant if they sat on their own," the New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn&39;t expect a positive experience, after they ___17___ with the experiment, "not a single person reported having been snubbed." ___18___ , these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those sans communication, which makes absolute sense, ___19 ___human beings thrive off of social connections. It&39;s that ___20___ : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected. 1_____ A.ticket B.permit C.signall D.record 2A.nothing B.link C.another D.much 6A.misinterprete B.misapplied C.misadjusted D.mismatched 7A.fired B.judged C.replaced D.delayed 8A.unreasonable B.ungreatful C.unconventional D.unfamiliar 11A.dangerous B.mysterious C.violent D.boring 14A.trainees B.employees C.researchers D.passengers 17A.went through B.did away C.caught up D.put up 19A.unless B.since C.if D.whereas 4A.message B.cede C.notice D.sign 9A.comfortable B.anxious C.confident D.angry 18A.In turn B.In particular C.In fact D.In consequence 20A.funny B.simple C.Iogical D.rare 3A.beaten B.guided C.plugged D.brought 10A.attend B.point C.take D.turn 5A.under B.beyond C.behind D.from 12A.hurt B.resis C.bend D.decay 15A.reveal B.choose C.predictl D.design 13A.lecture B.conversation C.debate D.negotiation 16A.voyage B.flight C.walk D.ride