“Er, er, er…… I’m sorry I forget my words.” Tom rushed out of the hall with his face red. People afraid of speaking in public are suffering from “Stage Fright”. Stage fright makes a person
. In that
it can make one's mind go blank(空白) and forget
one ought to say, or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even TV show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or
.
Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to
themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been
to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a terrible experience.
She offers them advice to control the fear. One way is to smile
going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths
helps. Deep
helps you get control of your body.
Miss Nichols asks her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be
. It's
to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and find out what
helped and what did not.As they perform more and more, they will fear
. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to smooth it away
. This is
a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.
| 小题1: | | A．joyful | B．unhappy | C．nervous | D．hopeless |
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| 小题2: | | A．case | B．mood | C．sense | D．condition |
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| 小题3: | | A．when | B．what | C．how | D．whether |
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| 小题4: | | A．others | B．other | C．another | D．the other |
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| 小题5: | | A．cure | B．control | C．hold | D．protect |
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| 小题6: | | A．satisfied | B．happy | C．afraid | D．surprised |
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| 小题7: | | A．since | B．until | C．during | D．before |
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| 小题8: | | A．too | B．as well | C．also | D．either |
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| 小题9: | | A．breathing | B．to breathe | C．to have breathed | D．breathes |
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| 小题10: | | A．perfect | B．fine | C．good | D．pleasant |
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| 小题11: | | A．incorrect | B．important | C．unnecessary | D．all right |
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| 小题12: | | A．people | B．advice | C．words | D．measures |
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| 小题13: | | A．less and less | B．fewer and fewer | C．more and more | D．smaller and smaller |
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| 小题14: | | A．practically | B．easily | C．completely | D．really |
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| 小题15: | | A．why | B．that | C．since | D．because |
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