People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may suffer from “stage fright”. Stage fright makes a person   1  . In the worst case, it can make one's mind   2   what one ought to say, or do. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts have   3   stage fright at one time or another.

Bonny Miles is an expert in helping people   4   themselves from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn   5  . Miss Miles says some people have always been afraid to perform before audience. Others, she says, have stage fright after a fearful   6  . She offers them ways to control   7  . One way is to   8   before going into the stage. Taking two deep breaths also helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.

Miss Miles   9   her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be   10  . It's all right to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too cautious(小心的) while they are performing. It is   11   that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they   12   what happened and find out what   13   helped and what did not. As they perform more, they will fear

  14  , by as much as 10%. Miss Miles says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to get rid of it   15  . This is because a little stage fright makes a person more cautious, and improves their performance.

1.A.curious                     B.disappointed          C.hopeless                 D.afraid

2.A.lose                          B.destroy                 C.forget                    D.remember

3.A.learned from              B.suffered from        C.met with                D.kept from

4.A.free                          B.keep                     C.prevent                  D.stop

5.A.self-act                     B.self-control           C.independence          D.courage

6.A.life                            B.accident                C.matter                    D.experience

7.A.spirit                         B.danger                  C.fear                       D.happy

8.A.shout                        B.smile                    C.sing                       D.whisper

9.A.persuades                  B.orders                  C.warns                    D.permits

10.A.mistaken                  B.successful            C.perfect                   D.wrong

11.A.impossible               B.useless                 C.false                      D.useful

12.A.discuss                    B.refer                     C.know                     D.quarreled

13.A.education                 B.advice                  C.instruction              D.information

14.A.more                       B.so                        C.less                        D.much

15.A.partly                B.exactly            C.generally          D.completely

The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she arranged hobby shows for their parents to see as a result.
One morning the teacher told the class to have a holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5p.m. A hobby show would be held the following afternoon.
So in the afternoon, the students with nothing to show did their lessons at school as usual, while the lucky ones had a holiday to go home for their hobby works.
When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there. “I don’t believe Tommy has a hobby,” she thought. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies in glass cases. The teacher liked the samples(标本) very much and put them on a desk in the classroom. But, to her surprise, Tommy picked them up again and began to leave.
“What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must stay here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s when the parents are coming to see them.”
“I know that,” answered Tommy, “and I will bring them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night.”
“But, aren’t the butterflies yours?” asked the teacher.
“No,” answered Tommy. “They are my brother’s”
“But Tommy, you should show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s”
“I know that,” answered Tommy. What surprised her most was the answer, “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”
【小题1】What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?

The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she arranged hobby shows for their parents to see as a result.

One morning the teacher told the class to have a holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5p.m. A hobby show would be held the following afternoon.

So in the afternoon, the students with nothing to show did their lessons at school as usual, while the lucky ones had a holiday to go home for their hobby works.

When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there. “I don’t believe Tommy has a hobby,” she thought. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies in glass cases. The teacher liked the samples(标本) very much and put them on a desk in the classroom. But, to her surprise, Tommy picked them up again and began to leave.

“What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must stay here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s when the parents are coming to see them.”

“I know that,” answered Tommy, “and I will bring them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night.”

“But, aren’t the butterflies yours?” asked the teacher.

“No,” answered Tommy. “They are my brother’s”

“But Tommy, you should show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s”

“I know that,” answered Tommy. What surprised her most was the answer, “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”

1.What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?

A．Unwelcome        B．Hopeless          C．Harmful           D．Important

2.What time did Tommy get back to school that afternoon?

3.What would NOT happen the following afternoon?

A．The parents would enjoy the show in the classroom

B．Tommy would bring the butterflies back

C．The teacher would encourage her students for hobbies

D．The butterflies would fly away

4.Which was the teacher’s greatest surprise?

A．Tommy was not at school as usual

B．Tommy picked the butterflies up again and began to leave

C．Tommy said his hobby was watching his brother collecting butterflies

D．Tommy came back to school before 5 that afternoon

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Important Hobbies                      B．Tommy’s Hobby

C．Different Hobbies                       D．Collecting Butterflies