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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
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 ___4____. Many middle school students now have the same
5 : they can talk about their ideas freely
6 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
7 .
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their
8 , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to.
9 he also gives some advice to students. "During your free time you should
10 more. When you're speaking in public, take it ___11___. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That
12 a fine public speech and you'll feel confident. "
| 小题2: | | A．harder | B．easier | C．better' | D．later |
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| 小题3: | | A．slowly | B．quickly | C．sadly | D．happily |
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| 小题4: | | A．lonely | B．alone | C．only | D．just |
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| 小题5: | | A．answer | B．subject | C．problem | D．question |
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| 小题6: | | A．except | B．beside | C．from | D．with |
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| 小题7: | | A．listening | B．speaking | C．reading | D．singing |
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| 小题8: | | A．mouths | B．eyes | C．minds | D．hearts |
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| 小题10: | | A．play | B．practice | C．write | D．Watch |
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| 小题11: | | A．nervous | B．easy | C．hard | D．funny |
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| 小题12: | | A．reports | B．keeps | C．hears | D．Makes |
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