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Passage One Statuses are marvelous human inventions that ______us to get along with one another and to _____ where we “fit” in society. As we go about our everyday lives, we mentally ______ to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, whether the ______person on our property is thief or a meter reader, and so on. The statuses we assume often vary with the people we _______, and change throughout life. Most of us can, at very high speed, assume the statuses that ______situations require. Much of social _______ consists of identifying and selecting among appropriate ______and allowing other people to assume their statuses in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to those of other people based on a constant mental process of appraisal and interpretation. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others, most of us perform it rather_________. A status has been compared to ready-made clothes. Within certain _______, the buyer can choose ______ and fabric. But an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing presented by our society. Furthermore, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook. Having made a choice within these limits we can have certain ______made, but apart from minor adjustments, we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their racks. Statuses too come ready made, and the _______ of choice among them is limited. A limits B alterations C attempt D style E unfamiliar F range G encounter H effortlessly I various J enable K interaction L determine M statuses Passage Two Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always ______such people, but I also explain that there’s big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most case