1. (2023高三上·高县期末) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was younger, I was accustomed to obeying orders. Go to school. Go to play basketball. 1 the parents. One of the most 2 commands was: Be quiet.

So, I learned to stay quiet—about problems, desires and feelings. I developed a rich 3 world and my thoughts were to be 4 mostly to myself.

On the 5 side, that made me more 6. But it also caused that I didn't experience what I wanted, as the wants and the communication both got stopped by a blanket of 7.

It was a long time before I knew it was okay to 8 about needs, desires, and feelings. As I got older, I found people 9 me to open up and share more. That was difficult to do though. I wasn't 10 it. When people wanted to know more about me, 11 felt like they were shining a burning spotlight into my 12. But this left me 13 inside my own thought. I couldn't talk about what I felt, needed, and wanted, no one could help me make 14. Even if people offered 15, it was misguided because they didn't really know what I wanted. They had to 16, but their guesses were wrong.

However, in order to seek for personal 17, I read lots of books and listened to many audio programs. I liked it when other people 18 their stories, goals, ambitions, mistakes, and feelings. Every now and then, I'd come across something that struck me as really 19 and authentic. And I gradually found I really need to 20 my quiet and safe area now.