Now go through TEXT I quickly to answer question 57.
　
Recently I was invited to lecture on anxiety to several hundred mental-health professionals. My talk was scheduled to follow those of a number of prominent psychiatrists. When my turn came, I was especially nervous because the speaker before me had been particularly impressive and charming. As I approached the podium, my heart pounded and my mouth went completely dry. What am I doing here? I asked myself.
　
Making matters worse, my presentation partly dealt with fear of public speaking. To calm myself, I tried an unconventional tactic. I asked the audience, "How many of you feel nervous when you give a speech?" Nearly every hand went up. "Well, that's exactly how I feel right now!"
　
The audience responded with laughter. I relaxed and was able to move into my presentation.
　
At times, we all find ourselves in situations that make us nervous. Perhaps you're afraid of saying foolish things at a cocktail party, stumbling over a presentation at work or having your mind go blank on a test.
　
For some of us, the anxiety is so severe that it is incapacitating. And nearly everyone has experienced mild forms of social anxiety.
　
Over the years, my work with hundreds of patients has taught me that anyone can increase his or her social confidence, even in the most stressful situations. Here are a few simple but helpful tips:
1. Take off the false front. When my wife and I moved into a new neighborhood, our daughter began playing with a girl who lived nearby in a mansion. One night, clad in jeans and an old T-shirt, I stopped by to pick up my daughter. Sue, the friend's mother, who was dressed like a model out of Vogue, invited me into a large hallway filled with expensive antiques and oil paintings. It was like a museum.
　
I felt very awkward. Noticing my uneasiness, Sue asked if something was wrong. I had the urge to deny how I felt but instead confessed, "I'm not used to being in such a fancy house."
　
"Why, I didn't think psychiatrists ever felt insecure," she said with a laugh.
　
I believe my openness made us both feel more comfortable. Denying how I felt would only have added to the tension and made me appear phony. As with the mental-health speech, I was frank about my insecurities. Such frankness is a good way to bring others closer to us.
　
2. Tackle your fears one step at a time. While affiliated with Pennsylvania State University, psychologist J. Mahoney and gymnastics coach Marshall Avener investigated the impact of anxiety on gymnasts at the 1976 U.S. Olympic Team trials. Who do you think experienced more anxiety before competition -- the athletes who went on to win, or those who ended up losing? The researchers discovered that both groups were equally anxious. What distinguished the winners from the losers was how they coped.
　
Less successful dwelled on their fears, arousing themselves to state of near panic as they imagined a disastrous performance. The winners typically ignored their anxiety, concentrating instead on what they had to do: Take a deep breath, or now reach up and grip the bar. They controlled their fears by breaking the task down into a series of small steps. This technique will work with virtually anything you have to accomplish.
　
3. Focus on others. Many of us focused to talk to people in uncomfortable situations. Maybe it's your new boss at a company party or your future in-laws. What do you say when your mind does blank?
　
Make the other person the focus of the conversation. Ask a few questions: "How did you get interested in such-and-such?" or "Will you tell me more about it?"
　
All most people want is for you to pay attention to them. Psychiatrists and psychologists make handsome livings just by nodding their heads knowingly and asking a few questions. If they can get away with it, so can you.
　
4. Turn anxiety into energy. Everybody gets nervous before performing in public, whether making a business presentation or acting in a school play. The trick is to let your nerves work for you.
　
5. Stop comparing yourself. One of our biggest social cripples is the fear of not measuring up. Perhaps you feel you won't impress others because they are more confident , successful, intelligent or attractive than you. Such thinking is wrong-headed. The secret of doing well with others is accepting yourself.　
　
TEXT J

First read the question.　

58. Ghirardelli square is mentioned in the passage to illustrate ____.
A. the construction of new buildings to solve the problem of physical decay of old buildings
B. the demolition of old buildings to make way for new buildings
C. the restoration of old buildings to turn them to commercial purposes
D. the tendency to endow old cities' new identity and character
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