Question

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 16 classmates.

"I was wrong. It was very different and much 17        than talking to my classmates during play?time ,"Li said. "I tried,but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a muteC? E ) and wanted to leave the classroom 18      ." Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same 19       ：they can talk about their ideas freely 20        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 in?stead of 21       . Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their 22      ,such as speech compe?titions,English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to. 23       he also gives some advice to students. " During your free time,you should 24        more. When you're speaking in public,take it easy. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak out your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That25       a fine public speech and you'll feel confident.”

(   ) 16. A. her   B. my   C. your   D. his

(   ) 17. A. harder   B. easier

   C. better   D. later

(   ) 18. A. slowly   B. quickly

   C. sadly   D. happily

(   ) 19. A. answer   B. subject

   C. problem   D. question

(   ) 20. A. except   B. beside

   C. from   D. with

(   ) 21. A. listening   B. speaking

   C. reading   D. singing

(   ) 22. A. mouths   B. eyes

   C. minds   D. hearts

(   ) 23. A. Or   B. So

   C. And   D. But

(   ) 24. A. play   B. practise

   C. write   D. watch

(   ) 25. A. reports   B. keeps

   C. hears   D. makes

Answer 1

 16-20 DABCD 21 — 25 BACBD