Haveyoueverfeltlikeafoolforhavingsaidtoomuch?AnitaChowhadoneofthosemoments.

Afewweeksagosheappliedforajobwithacompany.Chowsaidsheisusuallyquietbutduringtheinterviewshetriedhardtoactagainsthernature.Shesmiledalotandtalkedinalivelymanner.Whenaskedwhyshewantedtoworkinthecompanyshesaidthejobwouldenablehertomeetalotofinterestingpeople.Thensheaddedjokingly:"Whoknows? Imightevenmeetmyfuturehusband."

Chowwantedtobeatherselfupthemomentshesteppedoutoftheinterviewroom."It cameoutsowrong"shesays."Nowtheinterviewerswillthinkofmeasoneofthosewomen whodon'thaveanycareerambitionandjustwanttogetmarriedandsettledown."

Sayingtoomuchoroversharinghappenstoeveryoneofus.Inthetimeofsocialmedia sharingeverydetailofyourlifeisalmostexpectedandencouraged.Butitisn'tallsocial media'sfault."Expertssayoversharingoftenhappenswhenwearetryingsubconsciouslyto controlouranxiety"accordingtoaWallStreetJoumalcolumn.Chow'sisatypicalcaseof "self-adjustment"aimedatfightingherownanxiety.Ithappenslikethis:Whenhavinga conversationwewanttosoundamusingandinteresting.Soweusealotofmentalenergytrying tomanagetheotherperson'simpressionofus.Theeffortrequiredtodothisleavesless brainpowertothinkoverwhatwesayandtowhomsaysTheWallStreetJoumal.

Thisexplainswhywesometimessuddenlysayembarrassingthingstopeoplewewantto impressmostwhetherit'safirstdatethebossorourfuturein-laws.Itleadstoembarrassingsituationsandistheperfectmaterialforcomedymovies.

Sohowdoyoustopyourselffromsayingtoomuch? Simple:stopandthinkbeforeyouopen yourmouth.

56.IntheinterviewChowshowedher______.

A.livelymanner B.careeraim

C.unusualability D.richexperience

57.FromParagraph3wecanknowthatChow_______.

A.gavethewronganswer B.regrettedherperformance

C.wantedtogetmarried D.hopedtosettledown

58.ExpertssayChow'sovertalkingwasact