[单项选择]Approximately, forty percent of Americans see themselves as shy, while only 20 percent say they have never suffered from shyness at some point in their lives. Shyness occurs when a person’s apprehensions are so great that they (36) his making an expected or desired social response. (37) of shyness can be as minor as (38) to make eye contact when speaking to someone, (39) as major as avoiding conversations whenever possible.
　　"Shy people tend to be too (40) with themselves," said Jonathan Cheek, a psychologist, who is one of those at the forefront of current research on the topic." (41) , for a smooth conversation, you need to pay attention to the other person’s cues, (42) he is saying and doing. But the shy person is full of (43) about how he seems to the other person, and so he often (44) cues he should pick up. The result is an awkward lag in the conversation. Shy people need to stop focusing on (