Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?
Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of   1  classmates.
"I was wrong. It was very different and much  2  than talking to my classmates during playtime," Li said. "I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom   3  "
Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same   4  : they can talk about their ideas freely   5  their best friends after class, but can't speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of  6 .
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their   7 , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to. 8  he also gives some advice to students. "During your free time you should  9  more. When you're speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That   10  a fine public speech and you'll feel confident. "

Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?

     Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of   41   classmates.

     "I was wrong. It was very different and much   42   than talking to my classmates during playtime," Li said. "I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom   43   "

     Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same   44   : they can talk about their ideas freely   45   their best friends after class, but can't speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of  46  .

     Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their   47  , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to.   48   he also gives some advice to students. "During your free time you should  49   more. When you're speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That   50   a fine public speech and you'll feel confident. "

1.A. her         B. my               C. your               D. his

2.A. harder      B. easier             C. better'             D. later

3.A. slowly     B. quickly           C. sadly              D. happily

4.A. answer    B. subject           C. problem           D. question

5.A. except    B. beside            C. from               D. with

6.A. listening  B. speaking      C. reading            D. singing

7.A. mouths   B. eyes        C. minds             D. hearts

8.A. But    B. So        C. And               D. Or

9.A. play    B. practice           C. write               D. watch

10.A. reports   B. keeps    C. hears             D. makes

Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?
Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of1classmates.
"I was wrong. It was very different and much2than talking to my classmates during playtime," Li said. "I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom3"
Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same4: they can talk about their ideas freely5their best friends after class, but can't speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of6.
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their7, such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to.8he also gives some advice to students. "During your free time you should9more. When you're speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That 10a fine public speech and you'11 feel confident. "

1. 1.
   1. A.
      her
   2. B.
      my
   3. C.
      your
   4. D.
      his
2. 2.
   1. A.
      harder
   2. B.
      easier
   3. C.
      better'
   4. D.
      later
3. 3.
   1. A.
      slowly
   2. B.
      quickly
   3. C.
      sadly
   4. D.
      happily
4. 4.
   1. A.
      answer
   2. B.
      subject
   3. C.
      problem
   4. D.
      question
5. 5.
   1. A.
      except
   2. B.
      beside
   3. C.
      from
   4. D.
      with
6. 6.
   1. A.
      listening
   2. B.
      speaking
   3. C.
      reading
   4. D.
      singing
7. 7.
   1. A.
      mouths
   2. B.
      eyes
   3. C.
      minds
   4. D.
      hearts
8. 8.
   1. A.
      But
   2. B.
      So
   3. C.
      And
   4. D.
      Or
9. 9.
   1. A.
      play
   2. B.
      practice
   3. C.
      write
   4. D.
      watch
10. 10.
    1. A.
       reports
    2. B.
       keeps
    3. C.
       hears
    4. D.
       makes

—Are these girls     ?  —No, They’re in a school, but they’re not in a class.

A. classmates               B. students             C. teachers