illionsofpeopleseekhelpfrompsychologistsinpartbecausetheyfeeldifferentfromothers.Buta41AndrewErlichsaysthateveryoneisafreak(怪物)insomeway.Erlich42foracceptanceofdifferencesinhisbook“TheLongShadows”

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illions of people seek help from psychologists in part because they feel different from others. But a 41 Andrew Erlich says that everyone is a freak(怪物) in some way. Erlich 42 for acceptance of differences in his book “The Long Shadows” about an uncle Jake Erlich who overcame prejudice depression and 43 caused by his extreme height.

“Most of us have something that we are embarrassed about. It is like an invisible clubfoot（畸形足）. But for Jake it was 44 . Everybody saw it ” said Andrew. As a clinical psychologist Andrew Erlich helps patients who see themselves as freaks. First he tells them about his uncle. “Here is a man that 45 the challenges and he does it not by 46 who he is but by embracing(拥抱) who he is 47 and expressing it in the visual 48 and in his performances ” he said.

Erlich’s 49 tells about how Jake toured with the circus and then after suffering temporary blindness 50 sculpture and painting. “He found 51 through creativity. I am 52 interested in the creative process in the people that I see and I use Jake as an example and I 53 them his paintings ” said Erlich.

“Jake really wanted to do something 54 . You see a scene and your 55 come through as you see and feel it and you believe he painted it from different 56 ” said Erlich. “People were 57 of human differences and they would 58 walls to protect themselves from those differences and those walls that 59 us are very dangerous ” he said.

Erlich hopes that his uncle’s story will help readers 60 themselves and fulfill their dreams.

41. A. physician B. painter C. writer D. psychologist

42. A. argues B. defines C. prepares D. protests

43. A. disappointment B. loss C. pain D. illness

44. A. pleasant B. present C. sick D. widespread

45. A. fears B. overlooks C. overcomes D. rejects

46. A. avoiding B. admitting C. recognizing D. imagining

47. A. tightly B. quickly C. bravely D. easily

48. A. books B. arts C. actions D. habits

49. A. clinic B. book C. painting D. experiment

50. A. gave up B. thought over C. figured out D. took up

51. A. freedom B. health C. pressure D. sorrow