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''Do not tell anyone''. We often hear these words when someone tells us a secret. But keeping a secret is hard. We're often tempted(引诱) to ''spill the beans'', even if we regret it later.
According to the professor, Asim Shah, keeping a secret may well ''become a burden''. This is because people often have an ''eager and anxious urge(冲动) to share it with someone''. An earlier study, led by Anita, a scientist at the University of Notre Dame, US, suggested that keeping a secret could cause stress. People entrusted(托付) with secrets can suffer from depression, anxiety, and body aches, reported the Daily Mail.
Secrets are so often getting out, why do people share them at all? Shah explained that people often feel that it will help them keep a person as a friend. Another reason people share secrets is guilt over keeping it from someone close to them. A sense of distrust can develop when people who are close do not share it with each other. ''Keeping or sharing secrets often puts people in a position of either gaining or losing the trust of someone. '' according to Shah.
He added that talkative people could let secrets slip out. But this doesn't mean that it is a good idea only to share secrets with quiet people. A quiet person may be someone who keeps everything inside. To tell such a person a secret may cause them stress, and make them talk about the secret.
Shah said that to judge whether to tell someone a secret, you'd better put yourself in their position. Think about how you would feel to be told that you mustn't give the information away. Shah also recommended that if you accidentally give up someone's secret you should come clean about it. Let the person know that their secret isn't so secret anymore.
21.What does the underlined phrase ''spill the bean'' in Para 1 mean? ________.
A. tell the truth B. talk nothing
C. eat our words D. let out a secret
22．What can we learn from the passage?
A. Putting yourself in others' shoes helps realize the difficulty of keeping secrets.
B. Sharing secrets helps establish friendship or get over the sense of guilt.
C. Quiet people are more likely to keep the secrets to themselves.
D. A person entrusted with a secret will suffer from psychological problems only.
23．What may be the best title for the passage?
A. Walls have ears. B. Every wall has a crack.
C. Still tongues make wise heads. D. A word spoken is past recalling.
