Mike was a funny student．He loves watching comedies（喜剧）best and hoped to become a comedy（1） one day．
When he heard about the talent show（才艺表演） to be held at his school， Mike （2） ____to take part in． He had never acted on stage （舞台） before， and he was very（3） ， But some students laughed at him，"You are not funny at all． No one will like what you do!" his classmate Ken said to him （4） ．
Mike couldn't understand why he was so unkind to him．For a moment，he thought about（5） the show．But he remembered how much his friends liked his（6） ， and also his teachers said he was very funny． So he started to prepare for the show．
Mike did a great job at the talent show． Everyone（7） his performance （表演），and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud（8） him． Even so，Ken told Mike that he would never succeed．Mike didn't understand why Ken said so，but he realized that it had（9） to do with him． He confidently （自信地） continued to work towards his（10） ．
As the years went on， Mike met more people like Ken． "You'll do a （11） job，" they said to him． Luckily， most people （12） him and some helped him to become even funnier．He got a lot of chances to perform in movies． He was even（13） to appear on television．His fans thanked him（14） his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy．
Now Mike is a comedy star! He is doing what he loves best， and he （15） all day long．
We can learn from Mike that as long as we stick with what we like， we will be successful． So just be yourself!
（1）A． teacher |
B． actor |
C． director |
D． writer |
（2）A． forgot |
B． failed |
C． wanted |
D． continued |
（3）A． excited |
B． angry |
C． bored |
D． satisfied |
（4）A． kindly |
B． loudly |
C． politely |
D． patiently |
（5）A． writing down |
B． putting on |
C． waiting for |
D． giving up |
（6）A． jokes |
B． concerts |
C． books |
D． articles |
（7）A． disliked |
B． minded |
C． doubted |
D． loved |
（8）A． with |
B． at |
C．of |
D． in |
（9）A． something |
B． nothing |
C． everything |
D． anything |
（10）A． dream |
B． trouble |
C． wealth |
D． luck |
（11）A． valuable |
B． wonderful |
C． terrible |
D． meaningful |
（12）A． encouraged |
B． hated |
C． punished |
D． saved |
（13）A． refused |
B． invited |
C． cancelled |
D． told |
（14）A． because |
B． but |
C． before |
D． until |
（15）A． cries |
B． regrets |
C． shouts |
D． laughs |
According to several recent surveys，some people fear public speaking more than anything else．（1） ， this fear can be overcome（克服）with two simple methods：practice and using positive（正面的）energy from the audience．Practicing for a speech is essential．（2） the task of writing the speech is complete， speakers must practice， practice， practice．The more times they practice the speech，the more（3） they are discussing the topic．Using（4） such as mirrors or video recordings as they practice can show speakers what they look and sound like to the audience．Video is particularly helpful as it can be（5） many times， with the presenters focusing（集中） on one part at a time．Another（6） of dealing with public speaking fears is using the audience's positive energy．Speakers need to remember that the audience wants them to（7） ．Something as basic as a small nod or a smile from a member of the audience should give（8） to the presenters behind the podium．While it is easy for nervous speakers to focus only on getting through the presentation，using the audience's（9） will（意愿）helps much in making a speech better．
All in all， these two strategies are sure to help with fear of public speaking．With proper practice and audience empathy（共鸣） ，it is（10） to overcome the fear of public speaking and deliver a successful speech．So there is no need to fear public speaking any more．
（1）A．Luckily |
B．Suddenly |
C．Sadly |
D．Terribly |
（2）A．Unless |
B．After |
C．Until |
D．Before |
（3）A．nervous |
B．scared |
C．comfortable |
D．difficult |
（4）A．objects |
B．activities |
C． signs |
D．instructions |
（5）A．found |
B．sold |
C．cleared |
D．watched |
（6）A．cause |
B．problem |
C．way |
D．purpose |
（7）A．surprise |
B．scream |
C． suppose |
D．succeed |
（8）A．confidence |
B．challenge |
C．humour |
D．service |
（9）A．poor |
B．good |
C．weak |
D．free |
（10）A．necessary |
B．important |
C． interesting |
D．possible |
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（1）Eating too much ice cream may stomach problems．
（2）Avoid your eyes， nose and mouth before washing your hands．
（3）﹣Alice， you weren't in the classroom at four yesterday afternoon．
﹣I English grammar with Linda in the library．
（4）A short drive later， we arrived at a busy， factory． It's full of working machines．
（5）Wang Jicai devoted his life to guarding the island.All the people in my hometown him．
（6）Lisa is leaving for Canada soon by plane． She Toronto on the morning of August 8，won't she？
（7）It's much to understand the words with the help of the dictionary．
（8）Look! The little cat ． How lovely it is!
（9）Over the last ten years， China to green the land．
（10）The boys were so excited about the basketball match that they talking in their bedroom．
Paper﹣cutting is a famous folk art with a long history in China． It was used during （1）f to decorate gates and windows．After hundreds of years' （2）d ， it has become a very popular way of decoration．The main cutting tools are （3）s ﹣ paper and scissors or a knife，but clever and skilled paper﹣cutting artists can make very beautiful artworks．Chinese paper﹣cutting works have these features﹣"Flower in flower，theme in theme．" This means smaller pictures and stories are（4）h in the works．You will be amazed by the wonderful designs when you look at their paper﹣cutting works （5）c ．Through Chinese paper﹣cutting， people express their best wishes．
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